The Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s massive Christmas meeting featuring the Group 1 Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup returns this year on Friday 20 December. Since attaining Group 1 status and receiving a pre-Christmas date the meeting has gone from strength to strength with large crowds attending each year including

Opinion: Aquaculture has the potential to transform Southland’s economy, and I am a keen advocate of this new and exciting sector. It’s important for this province’s economic future that we boost export industries and create new jobs, and aquaculture has the potential to achieve this. In the

Two days of motor racing at Teretonga Park in Invercargill provided plenty of excitement over the weekend. Conditions ranged from warm and dry to a small number of wet races early on Sunday but no matter what the conditions the racing was superb. Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar

Katie Morgan overcame some stumbles and the unknown to secure her third straight Kepler Challenge title in Te Anau today (December 7). The English-born New Zealand mountain running representative from Wanaka comfortably won the 60km lap around the Kepler Track in 5hr 48min, finishing 15 minutes ahead of Frances Redmond

Two days of motor racing action at Teretonga Park in Invercargill commenced today (Saturday) with most races resulting in extremely close finishes. Of today’s ten races only three had a winning margin of greater than one second. The main exception was in the OSCA Super Saloon class where an

* Katie Morgan seeks third consecutive Kepler Challenge win in Te Anau on Saturday. * Kepler Challenge attracts 450 runners, with 15% of participants from international locations. * Track conditions look favourable, promising a competitive and exciting race weekend. Wanaka’s Katie Morgan has confirmed her late entry into the Kepler Challenge, aiming

The much-loved Christmas Lights are back, spreading joy across Invercargill and beyond! This year’s 2024 Professionals Invercargill Christmas Lights Community Showcase features a stunning array of homes throughout our neighbourhoods, from Lorneville to Otatara and even Bluff. Related: Something For Everyone At The Southland Santa Parade Plan your journey

* Fonterra raises FY25 Farmgate Milk Price midpoint to $10 per kgMS, citing strong demand. * Strategic investments include new UHT cream plant and protein production upgrades in New Zealand. * Q1 profit of $263 million reported, with focus on high-value products and operational efficiency. Fonterra Co-operative Group has raised the forecast Farmgate