Congratulation to all the winners. King Rig Awards * KING RIG: Hayden Brookland, Eden Haulage * Runner-Up: Nick Young, Southern Transport Best New Truck Awards * Under 20,000 Kms: Darien Hopkins, Kings Log Transport * 20,000 - 100,000 Kms: Craig Porter, Eden Haulage Ltd * 100,000 - 300,000 Kms: Ross

Drivers will gather their trucks at the New Zealand Woolhandler yard (previously Avenal Wool Store) on Fox Street, Invercargill, from 8am this Sunday. The public is welcome to attend and inspect the trucks around the Fox Street-Bill Richardson Drive area. Onsite facilities, including food and toilets, will be available. Related:

The Highlanders are set to face off against the Crusaders in a highly anticipated preseason clash at Rugby Park, Invercargill, on Waitangi Day (Thursday, 6th February). This will be the final warm-up match for the Highlanders ahead of their opening game in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition. This annual

Work will commence this week on critical flood protection measures for Otautau. The project, covering 19 kilometres of stop banks from Otautau to Wreys Bush, includes erosion control, stop bank improvements, and removing crack willow from the Otautau Stream. According to Environment Southland catchment operations manager Randal Beal, although the

There will be trains, boats and RC buggies of all shapes and sizes at this weekend’s annual Southland Society of Model Engineers ‘Great Little Train Show.’ The club’s major fundraiser for the year at the Southland Badminton Hall attracts up to 5000 people, and the ride on trains

A Powerball player from Auckland is celebrating after winning an impressive $30.2 million in tonight’s Lotto draw. The winning ticket, sold at Albany Central Superette, was made up of $30 million from Powerball First Division and $200,000 from Lotto First Division. The Auckland winner is now the

The next chapter of SPW Wrestling is coming to Invercargill this Saturday night, and it’s looking like a sellout show. Co-organiser Kane Bates (aka K-9) said the annual Halloween Haunting show, which is being held at the Corinthians Centre a week early, always attracts a great crowd. “The crowd

They say Southerners really know how to party, but a local father has taken it one step further and introduced the ultimate taxi. Truck driver Steve Acker first set up his party bus last year as a one-off fundraiser for his daughter’s ‘Empire Aerobics’ team, to attend the World