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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

The Southland Mayoral Forum is going out to consult with Southlanders on a proposal for the creation of a council controlled organisation (CCO) to champion and lead regional development in the region. The proposal, which has been agreed to by all Southland councils – Environment Southland, Invercarg

After a frosty start to the day the riders were optimistic that the sun was out to stay, just as they were called to the start line the weather gods proved them wrong with rain from Gore to Mataura. This didn’t deter 2nd Limit who made up the 3mins head start Limit had on them […]

Two Lotto players from Te Kuiti and Christchurch will be starting spring with some good news after winning $500,000 each in Saturday’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at New World Te Kuiti in Te Kuiti and Wainoni Pak N Save in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck this evening and ha

The race conditioning of two leading Southland cyclists could be the deciding factor in the Gore to Waikiwi Classic cycle race on Saturday. Luke Macpherson and Matt Zenovich are preparing for a tilt at the SBS Bank Tour of Southland later this year, and will use the handicapped weekend race as valua