On Thursday afternoon in Invercargill, a train collided with a car at the Renfrew Street railway crossing. Initial reports indicate that at least one person was seriously injured in the accident. A police spokeswoman confirmed that officers were called to the scene at 3.40pm and that Fire and Emerge

It will be a big weekend of cycling on road and track this weekend as Cycling Southland hosts three events over four days. Longest running club classic in the country, The Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill Classic will kick things off on Thursday, with riders in the open classic handicap race tak

Two lucky Lotto players from Porirua and Otago will be dancing in their living rooms after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Pak N Save Porirua and on MyLotto to a player from Otago. Powerball was not struck this evening an

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The Wairio Trotting Club host their annual Cup Day at Central Southland Raceway in Winton on Saturday in a departure from the regular date which in past years was prior to Christmas. The Otautau Four Square Supermarket Wairio Cup for a stake of $20,000 over a distance of 2400 metres is the feature r

Environment Southland’s latest monitoring has found elevated levels of toxic algae in the Waiau River near the Excelsior Creek inflow. Toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) can be recognised in rivers and streams as a dark green/brown slime on rocks, or dark brown/black mats at the water’s edge. Sever

The next step has been taken towards a $4.2 million project which will allow South Invercargill’s community to further connect, communicate and collaborate. The Invercargill Community Connections Charitable Trust (IC2) officially launched The Grace Street Project today after securing ownership of th

A pillion is a secondary pad, cushion, or seat behind the main seat or saddle on a horse, motorcycle, bicycle or moped. A passenger in this seat is said to “ride pillion” Cartoon of the Day: Thanks to Garrick Tremain. https://garricktremain.nz/cartoons