It is a special year for the Catlins Coast Rally this year as the Eastern Southland Car Club hold the 20th edition of the event on Saturday 8 August. Amongst the eighty-four entries are two drivers, Andrew Graves of Gore and Barry Mills of BaIclutha, who have competed in every single one – with a […

Stewart Island provides a glimpse into a simpler, slower lifestyle and thanks to telehealth consultations, Oncology patient Gary Cocker can continue to enjoy this little piece of paradise 30 kilometres off the South Island. Diagnosed with Stage IV (Metastatic) Lung Cancer in 2016, Gary has made many

The Catlins Coast Rally celebrates twenty years of action this Saturday and the spectacular entry list of more than eighty competitors is appropriate for such a momentous occasion. Spectators will see some of the biggest names in New Zealand rallying with no less a driver than Hayden Paddon running

An innovative social media campaign has been created to encourage Southland parents not to shy away from those awkward conversations with their children and other parents about alcohol and parties. Are Your Blinders On? has been developed by Healthy Attitudes Towards Alcohol (HATA), a collective of

A bill aimed at improving transparency and boosting competition in the wholesale fuel market has passed its final reading. The Fuel Industry Bill is the government’s response to recommendations to the Commerce Commission’s fuel market study. Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said it would de

The Sport NZ Community Resilience Fund Phase 2 opens today and will be administered through New Zealand’s 14 regional sports trusts due to the strength of their networks into their local sport and recreation communities. Eligible organisations can apply for a maximum of $25,000. Southland’s play, ac

The Southland Charity Hospital has partnered with SBS Bank to ensure everybody in the southern community can get behind its wildly successful ‘Buy A Brick’ fundraising campaign. Media and communications manager Alana Dixon-Calder says the charity hospital team is thrilled to have the support of the

Rumours of Tiwai Aluminium Smelter’s Pot Line #4 being re-opened are circulating around Invercargill and the media, NZ Herald has a story behind their paywall. Saying “Less than a month after signalling that it could close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, there are signs the owner may be preparing