Heavy rain and severe northwest gales for parts of the South Island, and severe northwest gales possible for lower North Island. An active front is forecast to move northeast across the South Island today and on Sunday, and weaken as it approaches the lower North Island early Monday. The front is ex

Update: Update: Serious crash, Queenstown – Frankton Road, Queenstown – Southern” Frankton Road has reopened following a serious crash this morning. The three-car crash occurred about 7:25am. One person was critically injured and another sustained minor injuries. Police would like to thank motorists

Southland District Council has granted resource consent for a commercial rafting operation on the Mataura and Oreti rivers. Team leader resource management Marcus Roy confirmed consent had been approved for Phillip and Rachael Joostens, of Mataura, subject to a range of conditions which would be mon

Sad to report that we’ve lost another. Mental As Anything frontman  Andrew McArthur “Greedy ” Smith died after suffering a heart attack. Greedy was on the road with the current line up of the Mental’s when he past away. I’m pretty sure that Mental As Anything performed on this side of the Tasman on

Jess Terrill is the ideal person to conduct lessons at the upcoming Southland Boardriders Association Have A Go days on both Sunday 12th and Sunday 19th January. NOTE: Due to weather Sunday 12th has been cancelled. Jess, of the Southland Surf School, is a former South Island, New Zealand and two-tim

All is ready for the opening round of the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Downhill Series which will take place on Bluff Hill on Sunday 12 January. Competitors from all over the country are descending on Bluff for the event. Spectators are most welcome to come and take in the action on the day wi

Nearly $250,000 has been donated back to the Te Anau community through the fundraising efforts of the Kepler Challenge. Considered one of the best events on the New Zealand trail running calendar, the annual 60km mountain race around Fiordland’s famous Kepler track has been running since 1988. Keple

The $15m realignment of State Highway 1 (SH1) around Edendale township to reduce travel times between Gore and Invercargill, and improve safety from the increasing number of heavy vehicles using this road.bypass is now complete and open. Video: youtube