The average asking price of property in Southland has hit the $500,000 mark, but it hasn’t put off first home owners from purchasing. Southland is one of just four regions where the average asking price for residential properties increased from October to November, data from realestate.co.nz shows.

It will be a massive start to 2023 at Teretonga Park with three big events at the circuit to start the year. International motor racing returns from 19-22 January with the Castrol Toyota Racing Series paying its first visit to Teretonga Park since 2020 due to border closures. The series is part of t

Invercargill Police are making enquiries after a firearms incident on Earn Street, Invercargill at about 7.20pm last night. One person later presented at hospital with injuries and is expected to be discharged later today. The Armed Offenders Squad attended the incident as a precautionary measure. M

Southland’s Corbin Strong showed his class as the cream rose to the top in the elite men’s omnium championship on day two of the Aon Cambridge 3-Day cycling competition. Strong, a world championship medallist in the elimination race, was impressive to edge out his fellow Commonwealth Games gold meda

When Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel shooter Georgia Heffernan was named Aspiring Silver Fern at the New Zealand Netball Awards tonight, you can bet no one was prouder than her twin sister Kate. And the roles were soon reversed with Kate announced as the Silver Ferns Fan Favourite – cementing the pa

60 of the region’s leading trade graduates have been awarded a trade scholarship through a joint ILT and SIT initiative. The formal presentation function was held on Wednesday 14 December at Ascot Park Hotel, to celebrate the students’ achievements following the completion of their courses through S

Invercargill Police are responding to a disorder incident on Earn Street, where a firearm has allegedly been discharged. Police were called about 7.20pm to a report of people fighting. At this stage Police on scene are working to establish what has occurred, including whether anyone has been injured

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