The Balclutha Bridge, on SH1 in Balclutha, will be closed overnight on Wednesday 9 November, Thursday 10 November and Sunday 13 November from 8pm to 6am the following day. The northern approaches to the bridge will be resurfaced with fresh asphalt ahead of summer to provide a smoother journey for ro

Southland’s Josh Burnett has ridden the hardest 15km of his life to put himself in with a chance of making history on the 2022 Tour of Southland. The 22-year-old, riding his home tour for just the second time, could become the first Southlander to win New Zealand’s most prestigious stage race since

Fire and Emergency NZ will once again answer all 111 for Fire calls during the career firefighters’ full strike between 11am and 12pm on Friday 4 November. “We will provide a response to fires in affected areas,” says National Commander Russell Wood. “I want to reassure people this strike action wil

Mercury’s GM Portfolio Phil Gibson and Mayor-Elect of Gore District Council Ben Bell, used a yellow spade to celebrate the start of construction of Stage I of Mercury’s $115m Kaiwera wind farm near Gore. The ceremony, attended by Council, community members and landowners formally marked the start of

Once again the Tour of Southland’s Bluff Hill stage has provided plenty of drama and helped to set up a fascinating second half to this year’s race. On a day where the peloton was tested by the weather and rolling terrain before even starting what is arguably New Zealand cycling’s most famous climb,

Invercargill Police have now completed their investigation into a hit and run crash on Marama Avenue, South Otatara on 25 September 2022 that resulted in a 19-year-old man receiving serious injuries. A 22-year-old local man has now been summonsed to appear in the Invercargill District Court on 17 No

Southland teenage motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan will compete in the 2023 JuniorGP World Championship in Europe. Buchanan, 16, has re-signed with leading Spanish team AGR Racing and is excited at the prospect of a full campaign in the sport’s elite international ranks. Based in Spain since March,

Gore District mayor-elect Ben Bell today welcomed the decision by a District Court Judge to decline an application for a mayoral vote recount. The recount had been sought by Tracy Hicks, who lost the mayoralty in October’s election by eight votes to Team Hokonui candidate Ben Bell. At 23 years of ag