Fonterra has confirmed all of its staff in New Zealand are safe following the earthquake overnight and there is no major damage to any of its manufacturing sites. It does expect some milk collection disruption due to road closures and other issues accessing farms in the top of the South Island. “We’

Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of Willis and Ross streets in Grasmere, where five people have been injured in a crash involving a ute, a car, and a power pole. A St John Ambulance spokesman said two ambulances were sent to the scene, with one person taken to hospital

Brando ‘Wildboy’ Yelavich embarks on new adventure walking the coastline of Stewart Island Brando Yelavich aka Wildboy, is set to embark on his next challenging adventure circumnavigating his way around the wild coast of Stewart Island, south of New Zealand. Setting off on November 10, this solo jou

Alliance Group’s business strategy is paying dividends with a $9.8 million distribution to farmer shareholders on the back of an improved financial result. The 100% farmer-owned co-operative has reported a pre-tax profit of $10.1 million for the year ending 30 September 2016, compared to a $7.9 mill

A record number of entries will ensure superbike fans will more than get their fix out of this year’s Burt Munro Challenge. The Invercargill street racing and Teretonga experience plus the opportunity to compete with internationally renowned world record holding speedster Guy Martin, are said to be

It was a tough introduction to the NZ Touring Car Championship at Pukekohe Park Raceway, south of Auckland, for Invercargill driver Jamie Conroy at the weekend. In his championship debut several mechanical problems conspired to rob Conroy of any meaningful running early in the weekend. In a new car

The cycling season is open and the Lumsden community intend to celebrate it with the inaugural Northern Southland Cycle and Celebrate on 12 November. The event is a family focused one with a competitive twist with three races on the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail covering all fitness levels. The l

Five of Southland’s young digital leaders have been selected to attend the SingularityU New Zealand Summit in Christchurch 12 – 14 November. The SingularityU NZ Summit brings the world’s top speakers and experts on exponentially accelerating technologies together with New Zealands and Australias lea