Southland

The campaigner for better care for cancer patients, Blair Vining, has died aged 39. In a Facebook post, his family described him as an extraordinary man who had turned his personal tragedy into a battle for better cancer care for all New Zealanders. “He was the epitome of a humble Southland man who

The Southland Men’s Masters team has finished fourth at the South Island Interprovincial, played at Timaru at the weekend, but still managed to come home with a trophy. Southland lost to Canterbury 5 ½ – ½, to Aorangi 4-2, and halved with Tasman 3-all; and defeated Otago 4-2 to win the Paul Adams Tr

Powerball was not struck on Wednesday evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $32 million. “Saturday’s $32 million Powerball jackpot is one of the largest in New Zealand history,” said Kirsten Robinson, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Lotto NZ. “If a singl

Local shoe and apparel retailer Soled Out has donated 25 pairs of shoes to the Red Cross to be distributed to Invercargill refugee families. Soled Out’s Kevin Downie and Chris Montgomery, with Laurie Blyth from Frontrunner (NZ), presented the shoes to Mauricio from the Red Cross on Sunday 6 October.

The 49th South Island Clubs Table Tennis Tournament is being held at Stadium Southland in Invercargill on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 September. The tournament starts on Friday 20th September at 8.00am with the finals scheduled for Saturday 21st starting at 12.45pm. Play will be graded with competitio

It’s official – for the first time in more than 70 years, the kākāpō population is a record 213 birds. The youngest chick of the bumper 2018/19 breeding season, Stella-3-B-2019, has today turned 150 days old – the age at which all chicks are deemed to be “juvenile” and officially added to the adult

Police have arrested a 43-year-old man in relation to a number of thefts from vehicles around Invercargill, including recreation areas and reserves. He appeared before the Invercargill District Court today on charges including theft from a vehicle and unlawful interference with a vehicle, and has be

At half time with a score of 26/7 to the Stags hopes of them breaking their losing streak evapourated with a full time defeat of 26/31 with the win to Manawatu. Action photos by Richard Dimmock Photography. Let’s get out and support the boys next Saturday 21st September when they go up against Count