Bluff will become the Cheese Roll capital of New Zealand on Sunday 20 September when the New Zealand Red Cross holds the first ever Southland Cheese Roll down Bluff’s Lee Street. It will be a heap of fun and anyone can enter. All you need to do is come up with a contraption, either one […]

One Bay down, one to go! Rugby Southland released the Stags team for this weekends match against Bay Of Plenty. Our SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags take on Bay Of Plenty this Saturday in Rotorua Kick Off 7.05pm Live Sky Sport 1 The team: Joe Walsh Greg Pleasants-Tate Siate Tokolahi Raymond Tatafu Mana

Police are providing few details about the incident other than revealing charges have been brought over production of the class B substance. Emergency services were called to the Rothesay Place house in the suburb of Rockdale shortly before 1.30pm last Wednesday following reports of an explosion. Fi

There are seven new cases of Covid-19 today, all in managed isolation facilities. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Health says there are no new community cases. It says with the exception of one arrival from Uzbekistan, all new cases were detected as a result of day 3 testing and are n

The economy has shrunk by a record amount and fell into its first recession in a decade as it was battered by the government’s moves to eliminate Covid-19, but it will already be on the road to recovery. Official numbers show gross domestic product (GDP) fell a seasonally adjusted 12.2 percent for t

New Zealand First’s Winston Peters has joined National and ACT in criticising Labour and the Greens’ economic plans for Covid-19 recovery as risky, wasteful spending. Labour argues a balance is required between spending to boost the economy, managing the books responsibly, and without cutting key co

Southland’s Milford Sound Piopiotahi highway, SH94, had its third day of full closure today (Wednesday) with snow blanketing the area and the Homer Tunnel portals. The avalanche risk has also been assessed as high, says Kevin Thompson, Milford Road Alliance Manager for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agenc

This Story Contains Graphic Content – Another ugly case of animal cruelty has surfaced in the south. Eight little puppies have been discovered dead with their throats cut last week. The ghastly discovery was made by Invercargill woman Kim Durry last Friday. Mrs Durry and her husband Errol were walki