Southland

The 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s first Mexican rider has made an emphatic statement at the midway point of this year’s race. Kia Motors-Ascot Park Hotel rider Eder Frayre holds a 28sec lead over Southland’s Corbin Strong, with defending champion Michael Vink trailing by 33sec after today’s Quee

Mataura Police are investigating after a number of windows were broken on Bridge Street, Mataura, on Monday 28 October. At around 7.30pm that day, a group of youths were throwing stones at vehicles on Bridge Street, near Main Street. A silver hatchback stopped, and an altercation took place between

World omnium champion Cambell Stewart has sprinted his way into the yellow jersey in his debut SBS Bank Tour of Southland. For the second stage in a row it was the young legs who finished fastest as Stewart just edged out his New Zealand track endurance squad mate Corbin Strong and previous tour lea

The Invercargill Licensing Trust takes great pride in supporting today’s students; tomorrow’s leaders. They do this through the ILT Tertiary Education Scholarship Programme, which was introduced in 2007. The latest recipients have now been chosen, and 60 students will receive a scholarship to attend

Police enquiries into the homicide in Otautau are continuing. The forensic examination of two scenes in Otautau has been completed and they have now been blessed and released. A Police presence in the town will continue with a focus on reassurance. A large area canvas was completed over the weekend

The 2019 SBS Bank Tour of Southland’s opening road stage has provided a genuine test for the 108-rider field. Australian teenager Jensen Plowright eventually took stage honours in a select sprint down the main street of Lumsden after a challenging 170km stage, the longest of this year’s race. Plowri

The 2019 Alex Lindsay Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to Lewis Thomson and Brendan Peters from Invercargill. Brendan is studying towards his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance and Lewis is planning to continue his violin studies and achieve his ATCL. The Alex Lindsay Memorial Scholarship

The second of two Police-issued Glock pistols stolen during a serious incident in Gore on Wednesday 14 August has been recovered. The first of the stolen Glocks was recovered soon after the incident. The second firearm will be subject to a forensic examination as part of the ongoing investigation. T