Race 3 on the card at the recent Invercargill Harness Racing Club meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill, the “Terry Frisby Is Awesome Mobile Pace”, generated a lot of interest throughout New Zealand. It came about after the Invercargill Harness Racing Club introduced a new initiative this se

Police are seeking information in relation to a home invasion at a property in Eastern Bush near Clifden, Southland yesterday. We are appealing for sightings of a vehicle similar to an older model blue-coloured Ford Courier or Mazda Bounty, with possibly a raised suspension, mud tyres, roof racks an

The Murihiku Trades Academy capped off a year of achievements with their graduation ceremony recently, providing an opportunity for staff, teachers, students, family and whanau to come together in celebration of their successes. Held on the 30th October at Hansen Hall, Southern Institute of Technolo

World youth championship archer Ryan Jones and top Southland golfer Liam Hewitt have been recognised at the annual Academy Southland celebration evening tonight. Jones, who is in the second year of the Academy Southland programme, is the first archer to be selected for the two-year programme. Hewitt

The Winton Harness Racing Club hold their first weekend meeting of the season at Central Southland Raceway in Winton this Sunday (15 November). The first race is timed to start at 12 noon with one of the highlights of the day the Gold Chip Handicap Trot Final for a stake of $12,000 over a distance [

Admission is free at Teretonga Park this Sunday (15 November) with two classes competing throughout the afternoon in a quickfire programme of races. The Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Saloons and Sports & Racing cars have the programme all to themselves at the event presented by Downer. The on-trac

Rural contractors warn crops will die in fields and stock could go unfed, if the government can’t make room in managed isolation hotels for skilled migrant workers. Travellers with face masks at Auckland Airport international arrivals during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak on 20/3/2020. One week s

They sold out of curly fries, fried chicken and garden art. To say the Southern Crafters Christmas Market was a huge success was an understatement. President Wayne Melville said Saturday’s market day in particular had huge numbers of people through — so many in fact, that one of the stall holders di