Clean energy industries are at the core of a new government plan for how Southland will cope with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shutting down. Release of the plan was delayed for several months but Minister of Energy and Resources Megan Woods said efforts to move Southland away from reliance on the

New Zealanders in Australia will be able to return home by the end of the month under a five-stage reopening plan announced by the government today. The first stages of the plan would see returning vaccinated New Zealanders able to go into self-isolation and taking a test on arrival, rather than goi

A car that ran at Teretonga Park in Invercargill back in 1970 in the Mercury 1000 Series is returning to the country’s oldest motor racing circuit when the Mobil 1 Classic SpeedFest takes place over the weekend of 19/20 February….52 years later John McKechnie will bring the Team Cambridge Monaro sou

Liam MacDonald of Invercargill maintained his lead in both the Motorkhana and Sprint Championships at the penultimate round of the Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. MacDonald had won three of the four Motorkhana Championship rounds prior to this round and added

Cycling Southland played host to a big weekend of bicycles racing with three big events taking place, featuring some top local and regional talent on road and track. The weekend kicked off with the ILT New Year Track Carnival at the SIT ZeroFees Velodrome, which was contested over two evenings.  Rac

Cruickshank Pryde Lawyers are proud to announce the promotion of Kylie McNeilly to an Associate from 1 January 2022. Born and raised in Riverton, Kylie was admitted to the bar in 2014 before heading overseas for 7 years. During this time she worked in Perth, Sydney and London, before realising there

Crash at the Bainfield & North Road intersection. South bound traffic being diverted onto Bainfield Road. No reported injuries. Avoid the area if possible.

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid ‘SCRAPS plans’ to make Covid jabs mandatory for NHS staff amid fears it could force the health service to sack 80,000 people. Health Secretary Sajid Javid expected to meet ministers to finalise U-Turn The decision to scrap controversial mandatory vaccination policy co