Invercargill Central shopping centre is thrilled to celebrate its second anniversary, marking two years of remarkable growth and community support.  Since opening in stages, the centre has been warmly embraced by the local community, contributing to its impressive success.  Visitor numbers and sales

The celebrations for Star rugby club continued all weekend after their impressive premier win against Pirates Old Boys on Saturday. It was also captain Jordan Stewart’s 100th match for the club, and he said he woke up on Sunday with the Galbraith shield beside him, and still wearing his blazer. Rela

After a very successful inaugural event last year the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally will take place again this year on Saturday 10 August. The rally was instigated last year by the Eastern Southland Car Club to remember Robinson, a South Island rally legend, who passed away in March 2022

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel has teamed up with the Hawthorndale Care Village, an innovative dementia care facility, to promote community wellbeing. Set to open in Invercargill in June 2025, the village draws inspiration from the world-renowned Dutch dementia village De Hogeweyk. This unique

Two young people have been charged, and Police are seeking further information following a series of motor vehicle thefts and tampering incidents in Southland. The arrests occurred in Balclutha after Police found a vehicle stolen from Flemington Road, Woodlands Invercargill, parked outside a dairy o

On Saturday night, at around 5.30pm, Police were alerted to two missing hunters in Longwoods Forest, Southland. The hunters lost their trail in the dark near the top of the Longwood Range. “Police were able to establish communication with the hunters and their exact location via cell phone,” said Se

A whale so rare that only six specimens have ever been documented has washed ashore on an Otago beach. On Thursday, 4 July, the Department of Conservation (DOC) staff received reports of a beaked whale, approximately 5 metres long, near Taiari Mouth. After inspection and consultation with marine mam

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel head coach Reinga Bloxham has resigned to pursue opportunities internationally. Bloxham has been an integral part of the Steel’s coaching ranks for the past 11 seasons, including the past eight at the helm where she guided the team to two ANZ Premiership titles in 201