Groundswell NZ has a new radio show and broadcast legend Peter Williams is the host. Peter toured with Groundswell NZ last year throughout the South Island when the rural lobby  group held public meetings in Invercargill, Gore, Alexandra and Balclutha. He currently lives near Bendigo in Central Otag

There was plenty of banter as a generation game challenge loomed at Teretonga Park in Invercargill ahead of the annual A1 Auto Services 1 Hour Endurance race recently. It is a race Boyd Wilson won in a Ford Falcon alongside Jordan Michels in 2018 while in 2021 Boyd and son Harry finished third in th

There’s an elephant in the room in the Invercargill City Council chambers, and it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. An empty seat where councillor Nigel Skelt should be was the obvious sign at today’s Infrastructure Committee meeting.   Chair Ian Pottinger read out Skelt’s apology for not

Cycling New Zealand has selected a nine-strong group of promising teenagers to compete in the UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships in South America in August. The eight endurance riders and one sprinter show the spread of cycling talent throughout New Zealand with riders from Southland, Otag

As part of the 2023/2024 Environment Southland Annual Plan process to consider the work programme and budgets, Councillors will set the rates for the 2023-2024 financial year at next week’s Council meeting (Wednesday 3 May). There are no significant changes to the work programme from the Long-term P

The Southland Sharks finished their first road double-header weekend with a win and a loss after a withering second half comeback saw the southerners claim a 97-89 victory over the Hawke’s Bay Hawks on Sunday afternoon. After being soundly beaten on Friday night at Cowles Stadium in Christchurch by

Invercargill will mark the King’s Coronation by planting a Rimu in Queens Park’s Ron Petrie NZ Plant Garden. Invercargill City Council, along with other councils throughout New Zealand, has been invited to take part in the national celebration and commemoration of the Coronation of Their Majesties K

Eleven lucky Lotto players will be on cloud nine after each winning $21,839 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw, including Invercargill again.  Related: Invercargill’s Newest Multi-Millionaires: Couple Stunned by $17.25 Million Powerball Jackpot One lucky player also won P