Mal’s Monday Musical Memory…couldn’t go past this gem. In honour of Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball who passed away over the weekend after battling that dreadful Alzheimer’s disease for several years. I first saw the movie when I was living in Gisborne, where did you first see it? RIP Murray Mal M

Invercargill driver Jamie Conroy has sealed third place overall in Class 2 of the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park in North Waikato this weekend. A win in the final race of the championship confirmed his third place in the standings as he battled for the

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald is the 2016/2017 BNT NZ Touring Car Class 2 Champion. MacDonald took the championship when he crossed the line in his GT Radial NZ Falcon to win the opening race of the final round, his 50 th national race start, at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park in No

Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball has died, aged 78. Ball was born in Feilding. He worked on the Manawatu Times and The Dominion, then as a freelance cartoonist in the United Kingdom. His most successful cartoon strips were the caveman ‘Stanley’ which appeared in Punch and the colonial ruffian ‘Bruc

A Powerball player from Gisborne has just won $6.5 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. One other Lotto player also won $500,000 tonight. The winning Lotto ticket was sold at Collingwood Foodcentre in Invercargill.Collingwood Foodcentre on North Road, sold $500,000 Lot

Queenstown Police are investigating after a man entered a hotel room in the town and stole cash. Two women were asleep in their room at the Holiday Inn at around 4.30am today when the man entered the room and woke one of the women. The man then left the room and the woman discovered an […]

In an amazing coincidence a husband and wife, Don and Lesley Marshall, will receive a couple of great prizes at the Northern Southland Trotting Club meeting at Ascot Park Raceway on Saturday. The Northern Southland Trotting Club run a competition at all three of their meetings each season making a l

Invercargill Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a residential address in Ettrick Street, Invercargill. Emergency services were called to the house at about 8pm on Monday 6 March 2017. The house was unoccupied at the time and no-one was injured. Police would like to hear from anyone who ma