Telford students swapped their Red Band gumboots for formalwear last Thursday to celebrate their academic and training achievements at the 2025 graduation ceremony in Balclutha. After a wet morning, the skies cleared just in time for the afternoon event. The ceremony began with a lively procession through the town’s

Gideon Naboye is a cosmetic injector at The Cosmetic Clinic in Invercargill, and brings an extensive medical background to his role. “I find nursing the combination of profession, career and a calling so regardless of the nursing role that I do, I always find it rewarding.  In my current role

After wild weather over the last few months on Saturday the weather played nice for the 2025 Southland Santa Parade. Check out the photos from Invercargill City Council below.

Organisers of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland have confirmed a revised route for the 69th edition of the iconic cycling race, following damage to the traditional Queens Park course and upcoming road works in the area. The adjustments affect both the opening team time trial and the final stage,

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, lifting the total prize pool for Wednesday to $11.7 million. With no winner in tonight’s Powerball draw, the jackpot has grown to $10 million. Lotto First Division remains at $1 million, and Strike Four has climbed to $700,000. Meanwhile,

After 64 years in New Zealand’s meat industry, Otatara’s Ken McLeod has officially hung up his knife, marking the end of what is believed to be the country’s longest-serving career in the sector. McLeod, now 80, began his journey at the Makarewa Meatworks in Southland in 1962

Council reviews first performance report for 2025/2026 Work on key Invercargill City Council infrastructure projects is tracking well, its Finance and Policy Committee has heard. The committee met for the first time following local government elections in October, with a report on the first quarter of the financial year

Long-distance passenger rail is set to return to the South Island, with a new service scheduled to reconnect Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill for the first time in decades. The service, known as The Mainlander, will operate along the east coast and is being delivered by New Zealand-owned Rail and Tourism