It was a car enthusiast dream come true on Saturday with the huge range of cars on display at the Southern Grilles and Gasoline Car Show at Collegiate rugby club ground.   Photos by Vanessa Adcock Photography.

Now that I’m on council, I would like feedback on whether there is any other facility you would like us (ICC) to close before we start to digest how we can re open any of the following list: Andesons Park – closed for 4-5 years with no resolution Museum – closed for 2 years with […]

One lucky Strike player from the Bay of Plenty will be celebrating after winning $200,000with Strike Four in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold to a MyLotto player from the Bay of Plenty. Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night where the jackp

High winds are causing havoc across Southland, with flying trampolines, loose building materials, and power outages being reported since Thursday evening. There have also been reports of damage to the Southland District Council building on Forth Street. PowerNet chief operating officer, Justin Peter

The Gore District Council is asking Gore residents to conserve water as the level of the Mataura River continues to drop. The water flow in the river, at Gore, was today down to 18 cubic metres per second (cumecs). When the flow gets below 17cumecs the Council has to instigate water conservation mea

“The deep-south has been largely ignored in the Government’s spend up with Invercargill getting no money for roading improvements, MP for Invercargill Sarah Dowie says. “It’s hard to see how the Government’s transport plans won’t come at the expense of transport investment in the deep south when bil

Entries for the Maxis Projects 6+6 Adventure Race open February 1. Despite the 2020 edition being just the third running of the Sandy Point-based event, the 6+6 has quickly become a much-anticipated date on the local events calendar. Last year nearly 40 teams took part, with the Southland Triathlon

A relic of New Zealand’s rail past has emerged from the mud 93 years after being dumped in a Southland River. A crowd gathered today as the recovered locomotive was placed in front of the Lumsden Railway Precinct – a tribute to a bygone era. The Lumsden Heritage Trust has been campaigning to retriev