Groundswell NZ is interested to see what direction the incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will take on some of the rural policies they have been protesting over the past few years. Founders Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson met with Jacinda Ardern on December 15 after a two-year wait, and were s

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is heading South and will hold a public meeting in the city on Friday, Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “Mr Luxon will be at Transport World, from 3.00pm, with the doors opening at 2.30pm. “This meeting will be a good chance for people to hear from Christo

A National Government would scrap Three-Waters because it believes in localism, not centralisation, that was one of the messages National Party leader Chris Luxon gave the hundreds of Southlanders who turned out in Invercargill today/yesterday to hear him speak. “We will repeal Three Waters and work

Award-winning administrator Sonya Fleming has been appointed chief executive of Netball South Zone Inc and the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel franchise. Fleming, an integral part of the organisation for the past 15 years, replaces Lana Winders at the helm. “It is an honour and a privilege to now le

It’s not been the best way to start a new year with more than a few top names leaving us for the great gig in the sky. Here in good ol’ NZ we lost Larry Morris . Larry was the biz in the 60’s (older followers will recall) as front man for top band Larry’s […]

Magnus Jamieson sprinted to the win in the Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill Classic yesterday. The event, organised by Cycling Southland, was contested over a 71km course in near perfect weather conditions, with riders starting from the Gore Town and Country Club and finishing opposite McQuarrie

The Star Insure Classic SpeedFest 2023 takes place at Teretonga Park from 17-19 February and while it celebrates classic and historic vehicles from some of the great eras of motor racing you don’t always have to go back too far to reminisce over a great period in the sport. The NZV8’s Championship w

Crank Up Day 2023 is getting close and it’s the big weekend of the year that puts Edendale on the map. New Zealand’s biggest annual vintage machinery weekend will be celebrating 35 years this Friday and Saturday, and it also co-incides with the 120-year anniversary of the International Harvester Com