The On the Fly Mataura River Festival is returning for its third year on Sunday 19 March, celebrating Gore’s world-famous river with a day full of fly-fishing, delicious food, free children’s activities, and live entertainment. The event has been granted a group licence for the day, which allows any

National List MP Paul Goldsmith, who is Opposition Spokesperson for Justice, said Invercargill’s courthouse was more efficient than most he had seen around the country. Speaking to What’s on Invers founder Mike Sanford on Thursday afternoon, Paul was in town talking to business owners who had been a

Brendon Ferguson, a skilled excavator operator from Invercargill, was getting ready to compete in the Civil Contractors NZ CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition for the third time. With over 20 years of experience in his field, Brendon was confident in his abilities and hoped to secure

A personal-best performance by Maia Wilson and a memorable 50th match for Elle Temu were the highlights of the Robinhood Stars’ 74-40 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel at Takanini. A run of eight goals by the Stars in the midst of the second quarter turned out to be the toughest blow for the […]

With a masterclass of defensive pressure, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse defender Kelly Jury played a major role in handing the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel their second straight loss of the season. The Pulse co-captain picked up a wealth of possession for the hosts, her team going on to win 57-37 at

Police have made two arrests in relation to an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred in Queens Park, Mataura on March 5th. Southland Police executed three pre-planned search warrants in Mataura, with two on Albion Street and one on Forth Street. The Armed Offenders Squad was utilized to execute t

Update: NZTA advise the road is now fully open. Emergency services were called to Main Street in Gore at approximately 5:40 pm after a two-vehicle crash was reported to the police. The incident left one person with serious injuries, while three others sustained minor injuries. The southbound lane of

At approximately 9am (we have had varying times 7:45-9am) this morning, emergency services were called to Miller Street in response to a fire that had broken out in the area. Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and were able to extinguish the flames. At this time, it is unclear what caused the