A new, unmanned, information kiosk in Bluff was opened on Thursday after a collaborative community effort worked tirelessly to bring the project to fruition. “Stunning” was one description of the kiosk which is housed in a former shipping container in keeping with the maritime theme of the town. Mic

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Ben Oliver has earned first use of the Tour of Southland’s yellow jersey after an impressive ride on day one. The 25-year-old, who finished second behind compatriot Sam Gaze in the cross country mountainbike in Birmingham earlier this year, capped an outstanding d

rewritten with thanks from the Greymouth Evening Star. Former Southlander Harry Bell has written a book about his time as chief mines inspector around New Zealand – including at Ohai. Starting as a young rope boy at Liverpool No 2 coalmine near Greymouth in 1948, he went on to  manage other mines ar

Invercargill’s new prominent HWR Tower building on the corner of Esk and Dee Street is starting to look impressive, moving into the final five months of the project.  Project manager Geoff Cotton said the tower crane will be removed next week, weather dependant, so they can then put the roof on the

Sad news today with the passing of  Jerry Lee Lewis. Jerry Lee passed away aged 87 due to natural causes. Nicknamed “the Killer“, he was described as “Rock and roll‘s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. From Wikipedia His life was far from black and whi

After two Covid-affected years a strong 21-team field will assemble for this week’s SBS Bank Tour of Southland. New Zealand cycling’s longest-running and most prestigious stage race welcomes back riders from across the country and the globe in 2023, something race director Sally Marr is excited and

At Environment Southland’s inaugural meeting of Council this afternoon, Nicol Horrell was voted in as chairman, uncontested. This is his third consecutive term in the role. In the recent local government elections Chairman Horrell was uncontested in the Western constituency. This is his sixth term o

Mike & About: This week we had an exclusive chat with new Invercargill City Council Mayor Nobby Clark. We had a few laughs and jokes recording this with our new Mayor.