A magic night at the recently refurbished Southland Musicians Club. First on stage were local band Tonguecutter. These clad-in-black berserkers showed off their masterful dynamics, hypnotic rhythms, and enough soaring vocals to summon Odin himself. It was all over too soon. Next up were the darkly d
Environment Southland’s latest check for toxic algae at the Aparima River at Thornbury has detected elevated levels of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. Also known as benthic cyanobacteria, which forms in lakes and streams, these algae produce toxins that can be harmful to people and animals if swall
Here we are with another Mal’s Music Memory…and seeing it’s Christmas time we’ll haul out a few festive tunes to get us to the big day ! Here’s one from days long gone by , The Drifters doing White Christmas. Their version is great but the animation really takes it to another level in my […]
The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks today announced a 14-man local pre-season training squad which will prepare for the 2018 National Basketball League season in the New Year. The squad consists of players selected from the recent Sharks Summer League and will commence training from February, with pl
Two women have been arrested following a joint operation between the Dunedin Police Organised Crime Squad and Customs targeting an organised crime group importing methamphetamine into Dunedin and Nelson. A search warrant was carried out in Dunedin on Thursday 7 December and two women, aged 40 and 28
A magic night at the recently refurbished Southland Musicians Club. First on stage were local band Tonguecutter. These clad-in-black berserkers showed off their masterful dynamics, hypnotic rhythms, and enough soaring vocals to summon Odin himself. It was all over too soon. Next up were the darkly d
A Nightcaps music teacher's songs, written nearly two decades ago and largely sitting in a drawer, are now animated videos watched by children across the country — thanks to a collaboration with SIT's screen arts programme in Invercargill.
Nicky Fryer, a teacher aide and music teacher at
Three months out from the election, the government is clinging to a two-seat majority — and a new party just made things considerably more complicated.
The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll has the Opportunity Party breaking five percent in a mainstream public poll for the first time, landing on 6.1
New Zealand's top one percent of earners pay more income tax than the entire bottom half of the country. That's the central claim in a new handbook from the Taxpayers' Union, released this week as the 2026 election campaign heats up.
The group says its
The Southland Sharks are national basketball champions, beating the Wellington Saints 104-101 in overtime in Invercargill.
Last year the Saints ended the Sharks' season at the same stage. Saturday's result was payback — hard-fought, down to the wire, and settled only in extra time.
Sharks captain Sam Timmins
A magic night at the recently refurbished Southland Musicians Club. First on stage were local band Tonguecutter. These clad-in-black berserkers showed off their masterful dynamics, hypnotic rhythms, and enough soaring vocals to summon Odin himself. It was all over too soon. Next up were the darkly d
Action photos from the Southland Motor Cycle Club meeting held at Teretonga Park on Sunday 10th December by Dave Loudon Photography. It was a club race meeting and also the Paul Nixon Memorial Endurance Races. Their next race meeting will take place during the Burt Munro Challenge week in Feb 2018.
Academy Southland sports programme was celebrated on Monday evening (December 11) The two-year programme includes Foundation and Leadership years and provides advice and guidance around mental skills, performance nutrition, athlete life and strength and conditioning. Badminton player Ella Smith and
UPDATE: The scrub fire burning at the intersection of State Highway 8 and Springvale Road, Clyde, is now under control. Police have left the scene and SH8 and Springvale Road are operating as normal. — Emergency services are currently attending to a scrub fire at the intersection of SH8 and Springva
Environment Southland’s latest check for toxic algae at the Aparima River at Thornbury has detected elevated levels of potentially toxic cyanobacteria. Also known as benthic cyanobacteria, which forms in lakes and streams, these algae produce toxins that can be harmful to people and animals if swall
Here we are with another Mal’s Music Memory…and seeing it’s Christmas time we’ll haul out a few festive tunes to get us to the big day ! Here’s one from days long gone by , The Drifters doing White Christmas. Their version is great but the animation really takes it to another level in my […]
The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks today announced a 14-man local pre-season training squad which will prepare for the 2018 National Basketball League season in the New Year. The squad consists of players selected from the recent Sharks Summer League and will commence training from February, with pl
Two women have been arrested following a joint operation between the Dunedin Police Organised Crime Squad and Customs targeting an organised crime group importing methamphetamine into Dunedin and Nelson. A search warrant was carried out in Dunedin on Thursday 7 December and two women, aged 40 and 28
