Leading food company Alliance is to invest $1.7 million in its Pukeuri plant in Oamaru and Lorneville near Invercargill as it seeks to capture more value from its products. The investment will improve the recovery of offal at Pukeuri in North Otago, which at its peak employs more than 920 people. Th

Six more prominent Southland musicians will be honoured with induction in the Southland Musicians Club Southland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a special show in October. This year’s inductees are: Francis Kerrison Pat Houlihan Ross Turner Terry Bradshaw Jeff Ross Nick Tansley Francis Kerrison will b

Talented musician Jenny Mitchell has had a year she will forever remember and the Invercargill public will get a rare chance to celebrate with her in October. Mitchell was this year named Southland’s Entertainer of the Year and not long after was crowned the New Zealand Gold Guitar winner. “This yea

A Southland sporting organisation has taken the healthy approach to rewarding its budding young players. Southland Basketball, in partnership with Healthy Families Invercargill and Splash Palace, have adopted new Player of the Day prizes for its miniball competition which include two for one voucher

Porsche, Lotus and Mercedes – there will be some sensational cars on the grid when the 2017/18 motor racing season begins at Teretonga Park near Invercargill this weekend. The opening round of the 2017 Carters Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series heads the action on Saturday with the 1 Hour ra

A logging truck and train collided at the Lake street rail intersection on Monday with the occupants having a lucky escape with no serious injuries reported. Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Lake St about 11.15am Police said it was unclear how both the truck & train had collided, t

Another sad day from the world of music….Walter Becker, one half of the nucleus of Steely Dan has passed away. Becker and Donald Fagan created so much wonderful music in the 70’s which stands the test of time today. In fact it’s embellished with age. Becker and Fagan used the best cats around when t

Help is on hand for Southlanders starting out in the workforce or looking toward a career change. The Southland Pop Up Job Shop, opened today (Monday 4th September) on Tay Street, is a place where job seekers can get free advice on careers, CVs, tips about what employers are looking for when recruit