A series of road closures and water shutdowns are scheduled across the Southland region this week, with works affecting several towns and highways. An emergency road closure has been put in place outside 88 Birchwood Road. From Tuesday 16 September until Friday 17 October, the section of road will be

After a tough stretch of races and an ongoing recovery from injury, New Zealand Moto3 rider Cormac Buchanan showed strong signs of progress at Misano during the 16th round of the World Championship. The 18-year-old from Southland had been struggling to find form since a knee injury at the Czech

Police have named the young man who died in a crash on Bluff Highway last week as Caleb Wilson Moss, 19, from Invercargill. Emergency services were called to the crash just after 6am on Thursday 11 September. It happened near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Kew Road. Tragically,

Southland’s best in athletics were celebrated on Friday night, as the region came together for the second annual Athletics Achievement Awards. The evening, now a firm fixture on the athletics calendar, recognised excellence across a range of events, from youth to masters level, with notable winners including some of

The structural steel frames that will hold Museum of Southland’s double-hulled waka are now in place. Designed to give the impression of floating above the museum’s central foyer, the waka will become a striking centrepiece, visually linking the western experience hall with the eastern building, which will house

Invercargill’s Queens Park now has a new attraction for locals and visitors, with the recent installation of a giant outdoor chess set beside the Cheeky Llama Café. Completed this week by the Invercargill City Council’s Parks and Recreation team, the life-sized board is already proving popular. On the

Southland and Invercargill have been battered by severe weather this morning, with the region experiencing a combination of heavy rain, hail, and a significant amount of thunder and lightning. A strong wind warning remains in effect, driven by a low-pressure system moving across the Tasman Sea. Strong Wind Warning: An

Josh Cooper, formerly of Invercargill but now based in Cromwell where he works for the Paddon Racing Group, is the 2024/2025 Eastern Southland Car Club’s Champion, a feat that was officially recognised at the club’s prizegiving recently. Cooper ended the season with 169 points with Brendon Mitchell