A talented trio of southern netball’s young guns will be immersed in the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel squad next season.  Steel head coach Reinga Bloxham has named three official training partners to join the pre-season phase of the 2018 ANZ Premiership title defence – formidable defender Taneish

As the 2018 installment of New Zealand’s infamous two-wheeled action-sports event – the Farm Jam – approaches, organisers are working overtime to ensure February 3 will build on the raging success of the last version in 2016. With a number of the world’s best riders confirmed, revamped courses and n

A Controlled Area notice has been issued for an area of Breaksea Sound in Fiordland to prevent further spread of the Asian seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria). Environment Southland biosecurity manager Richard Bowman said the notice issued for Breaksea Sound will not prevent access to the area, bu

Question: What do global digital information giants such as Google and Facebook have in common with the Southern Steel netball franchise? Answer: Brainpower. Or, more precisely, computer power. Companies such as Google, Facebook and Uber have used machine learning to understand human behaviour. So,

All the big guns of New Zealand motorsport as well as some of the most exciting young single seater talents from around the globe will return to Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 19-21 January 2018. The Speedworks Events MSNZ Championship event will showcase the premier classes of N

Angee Shand’s unwavering passion for the city augurs well for her new role as the Invercargill Licensing Trust’s Sales and Marketing Manager. With incumbent Chris Ramsay succeeding Greg Mulvey as chief executive from December 31, Shand starts with the Trust on January 22. “I’m incredibly excited. In

The Southland Sharks face a tough start to next year’s New Zealand National Basketball League, with two away back-to-back double header weekends to open the 2018 season. The NBL today released the draw for next season with the SIT Zero Fees-sponsored Sharks scheduled to play the 2018 NBL season-open

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be incorporating Tai Poutini Polytechnic’s (TPP) Music and Audio Institute of NZ (MAINZ) under the SIT umbrella as of 2018. Since early November, SIT and TPP have undergone a process of discussion to determine the best option for TPP delivering tertiary vo