Brendon Leitch has made a good start to Round 4 of the 2017 Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park at Taupo. Leitch, originally from Invercargill but now based in Cromwell, has endured a tough start to this year’s series after finishing third last season. Southland’s Brendon L

A display of classic cars will complement the racing at the Wyndham Harness Racing Club meeting at Young Quinn Raceway at Wyndham on Sunday. Any owners of classic cars are invited to be part of the display for which there will be a prize for the best presented car. More information can be gained fro

The 2017 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships is truly an international event with 32 countries from all over the globe descending on Invercargill from next Wednesday to vie for world titles. The 40th anniversary championships will make history as the first instance the event has been hoste

Southland will benefit from a significant Government investment in police and the wider justice sector to reduce crime and keep our communities safe, says local MP Sarah Dowie. “Knowing there’s a nearby police presence at all times is something our community expects,” says Sarah Dowie. “As the daugh

A new permanent Pork Pie exhibit was launched at Bill Richardson Transport World this morning. In what was a great event, those attending were treated to breakfast, an opportunity to meet the stars of the film and to grab a first look of the new permanent Pork Pie exhibit. Tourism Operations Manager

Olympic medallists, world champions and the future stars of New Zealand track cycling will take centre stage in Invercargill this weekend starting today. Invercargill hosts the VANTAGE Window and Doors Elite and U19 Track National Championships this week (February 2-5), with 74 elite riders, 59 unde

Southern District Police can now name the man who died in a car crash in Gore on Saturday night. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating and the matter has been referred to the Coroner. Sergeant Clint Wright said the man was driving a Toyota Hilux, which rolled on Donald Rd at Maitland, about 17km f

Chris Fleming has been appointed Southern DHB Chief Executive, Commissioner Kathy Grant announced today. The Nelson Marlborough Health Chief Executive had been seconded to the role of interim Chief Executive at Southern DHB since September, while the Commissioner team undertook an extensive recruitm