It’s that time again. The running of the the race that stops two nations, The Melbourne Cup. There must’ve been plenty of doubts as to whether this race would go ahead especially when Victoria was in the grips of the Covid pandemic. But go ahead it will, how ever the stands and embankments at Flemin

One of the biggest winners of today’s Cabinet announcement is newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta – not only the first woman, but also the first Māori woman, to ever hold the role. It is not the first time she’s trailblazed for Māori wāhine either – last Parliamentary term she was

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed her new Cabinet line-up and says it is focused on Covid-19 recovery. Ardern says experienced ministers will hold key economic recovery and ongoing Covid response portfolios. “The next three years will be very challenging for New Zealand. With the global out

Former winner Aaron Gate and his strong Black Spoke team have laid down an early challenge on the opening stage of the 2020 SBS Bank Tour of Southland. Gate executed the winning move late in the 151km stage from Invercargill to Gore, beating the peloton home in a bunch sprint to take stage honours a

A Southland teenage musician who has just released his first single  says he’s using the region’s binge drinking culture for inspiration. Alex Dykes, of Central Southland, who is currently studying politics at Otago University, said while most young people were responsible in their alcohol consumpti

Some sad news to round off the weekend from the entertainment world. Sir Thomas Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who transformed the James Bond franchise died over the weekend aged 90. The actor from Fountainbridge, Edinburgh was the first actor to play Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films bet

Three people received moderate injuries in a single vehicle crash on the Lumsden-Dipton Highway this evening. Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 6.30pm. The three injured people were transported by helicopter to Southland Hospital. Police are making enquiries into the circumstances of t

UPDATE The road is now open to one lane. Drive with care. SH6 JOSEPHVILLE, SOUTHLAND – SERIOUS CRASH – 7:45PM Due to a serious #crash near SH6 Lumsden-Dipton Highway and Josephville Glenure Rd. The road is now CLOSED in both directions to allow a helicopter to land. There is no detour available, so