The Riverton Trotting Club come to town this Saturday as they hold the 32nd running of the $15,000 DT King’s Transport Ltd Riverton Cup at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill. The Cup, won last year by star pacer U May Cullect, features a stake of $20,000 and will be run over a distance of 2700m. […]

The Southland Sharks today added a new name ahead of this year’s New Zealand National Basketball League with confirmation of Jaylen Gerrand’s signing for the 2022 competition. Gerrand is no stranger to the NBL, entering his seventh season in the league having debuted for the Supercity Rangers in 201

Police can now name the person who died following a motorcycle crash in Otautau on Monday 7th February. He was 27-year-old Jeremy Dowling. Police’s thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his whānau and friends at this difficult time. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

World Tour cyclist Tom Scully had a Polish chef to thank for his fifth appearance in a Grand Tour earlier this year. The 2019 Southland Sportsperson of the Year is home for his first decent New Zealand summer in three years, nabbing one of the final two-week MIQ spots in order to be back in […]

Lessons learnt as one of New Zealand’s most promising long jumpers are standing Sam Colyer in good stead as he leaps into the next phase of his life. The former SBS Bank Academy Southland athlete has been working at SBS Bank’s Invercargill branch since last November as a Service Consultant, learning

Performance, Policy and Partnerships Committee Meeting held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill on Tuesday 08 February 2022 at 3.00 pm. Read the meeting agenda here.

Body located in Clutha River  A body was located and recovered from the Clutha River yesterday afternoon. The body was initially seen by members of the public in the river near Teviot who notified Police at about 4.30pm. While a post mortem and formal identification process is yet to be completed, i

Cancer Society calls on supporters to stay the course and Relay Your Way Last week, the Cancer Society of New Zealand announces an alternative to traditional Relay For Life events. It comes after Covid forced the cancellation of the organisation’s iconic street collection on Daffodil Day in August.