Two of New Zealand’s finest musical performers will be rocking the boards at February’s Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool-handling Championships in Invercargill. Celebrated New Zealand musician Jason Kerrison is returning to his home town to perform at the championships, which runfrom February 9

PowerNet has won a national award for its community sponsorship of St John in Southland. The Southland-based electricity management company’s entry was judged the best of four finalists in the national Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards community initiative category at a black-tie event in Auckland t

Police have conducted an operation in Southland to increase safety for all road users. Staff stopped more than 1,000 vehicles from 4 – 7 August 2016, with a focus on reducing drink-driving. Over the four days Police patrolled both rural and urban areas of Invercargill, and eastern and western Southl

“Resolution to Queenstown Airport bomb scare” Queenstown Police have now identified and spoken to the person responsible for the threatening note found on board Qantas Flight QF121 from Sydney, which landed at Queenstown Airport on Sunday 24 July 2016. The note had been located during a routine turn

Southland stars and experienced dancers are set to rock this October as the hugely successful fundraiser “Rocking with the Stars” is back! Ronald McDonald Family Room, Southland Hospital are the chosen charity at this year’s Rocking with the Stars to be held on Saturday 29 th October at ILT Stadium

Invercargill driver Vaughan Edie won the 2016 Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday in slippery conditions. Edie and co-driver Tony Johnston, the twentieth seeds, took their Mitsubishi EVO 8 into the lead after competitors’ encountered snow. They emerged from the second stage with a lead of almost a minut

Five Southland marine locations identified as having aquaculture potential are undergoing research and evaluation as part of a collaborative regional development project. The Southland Regional Development Strategy (SoRDS) programme has promoted undertaking preliminary research at these locations to

Southland Sports Car Club officials are delighted that New Zealand’s premier motor racing categories will return to Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 21/22 January 2017. Only two South Island circuits receive rounds each year and with four circuits in the south it is a boost that th