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It is with great sadness that today we mourn the loss of a true Southland rugby legend, Ray Harper. Ray passed away Thursday morning following a three year battle with cancer. Ray was the driving force behind getting Stadium Southland built. If you ask anyone about Ray, they will all say the same th

The inaugural Vital Signs Fight for Yellow two day tour was held over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of March. The Tour was developed from Mike and Tania of Vital Signs desire to see that a tour was available after the long running Tour de Lakes finished last year. Matt Zenovich was also […]

Police can now release the names of two people who died in separate crashes in Southland last month. Motorcyclist James Keith Heathcote, 60, of Invercargill died following a crash on Tiwai Road, Invercargill on March 19.  >>Read Funeral Notice>> Kieran Atirau Mahuika, 28, also of Invercargill, died

In another strong move for the Sal’s NBL, two new faces have been added to the National Basketball League Limited (NBLL) Board with Southland Sharks General Manager Jill Bolger and former Tall Black and NBL star Dillon Boucher joining the now 7-member group. “It’s a really good move for the League,

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of the toxic algae in the Aparima River at Thornbury and the Oreti River at Winton Bridge. Environment Southland science strategy and investigations manager Dr Elaine Moriarty advised that there are already alerts in place for sever

Police are investigating a crash involving which occurred on Tiwai Road, around midnight last night. It is understood that this was a single vehicle car crash. The driver of the vehicle died at the scene. The passenger was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but is now in a moderate, stable c

In the faceoff that fans had been waiting six months for, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse have avenged last season’s Grand Final with a 54-50 victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel. It didn’t go the Pulse’s way for the full 60 minutes – the dogged Steel were leading by up to seven goals […]

Nine New Zealand and two Championship records fell on day one of the Vantage Age Group Track Cycling National Championships in Cambridge. Southland’s James Jubb produced a stunning ride to lower the 1000m Time Trial record with a time of 1:07.961 in the men’s masters one category, while Adam Hamlin