Mid Canterbury reinsman Ricky May was in dominant form at the Downbytheseaside Battle Of The Sexes Drivers Challenge at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill last Wednesday. The Invercargill Harness Racing Club has been running a driver’s challenge with the support of Woodlands Stud since 1989 and in a

Northwest gales for parts of central and southern New Zealand A front over the south Tasman Sea is forecast to move east over the South Island today (Wednesday) and then weaken as it crosses the North Island on Thursday. This front is preceded by a strong north to northwest flow, and followed by str

A chilly bin-stashing drug dealer has been put on ice thanks to a humble roadside police checkpoint. Officers conducting the checkpoint on State Highway 94 near Lumsden got more than they bargained for when they stopped the 29-year-old on Friday. Operation West was meant to be a simple road policing

The Gore District Council has today presented a concept plan to transform a tired, but much loved building, into a legacy space for generations to come. The Gore Library and Community Spaces Redevelopment project will see the James Cumming Wing become the permanent home of the Gore Library as well a

Saturday’s Santa Parade went off without a hitch, in the words of event organiser Alice Pottinger. The Southland Christmas Parade Charitable Trust has been running the event since 1999 and now organisers and volunteers just know what needs to be done, she said. Alice said the weather was the big hig

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway on 20 November. He was 47-year-old Gregory James Olsen from Wrights Bush. Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash and ask that any witnesses who have not yet spoken to Police ca

Interest is growing in entry level motorsport in the south and it continued to show at Round 4 of the 2020/2021 Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Four new faces contested the Motorkhana, held in the morning, and they included 15-year-old Carter Dougherty who dr

Invercargill marketing agency Market South is proud to once again showcase the heroes of the south, with the release of edition 8 of The Life magazine. The Life is an annual culture and lifestyle magazine, celebrating the people, places and more in the south. The theme of edition 8 is kindness and r