Mike & About: Join me as I take spin through the Invercargill Central carpark, showing how easy it is to park, shop and pay. Currently your first hour is free, then $3 per hour Pay by Paywave at the handy kiosk’s located at each elevator level.

Ohaupo rider Boris Clark was as surprised as anyone to be wearing the yellow jersey after today’s second stage of the Tour of Southland. Riding in his fourth lap of the south, Clark (Quality Foods Southland) was happily preparing to collect the Most Combative jersey after being part of the breakaway

Southern Institute of Technology’s recently released Economic Impact Report (EIR) produced by BERL – Business and Economic Research Limited, highlights the significant role the institution has on Southland’s economy, both in generating gross domestic product (GDP) and employment; the report outlines

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