A lucky Powerball player from Twizel will be finishing the year with a bang after winning $17.1 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at The Market Store in Twizel and is made up of $17 million from Powerball First Division and $166,667 from

Southland’s future labour market has received a boost thanks to a cash injection from the Provincial Growth Fund. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones today announced $1.55 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to support the extension of Southland Youth Futures – a regional careers

More than 1600 children from around Southland took on the Mitre 10 Mega Invercargill Tough Kid event at Rugby Park Stadium on Wednesday 4th December. Presented by Sport Southland, Tough Kid involves a 1km long purpose-built obstacle course and is one of the most highly-anticipated events on the scho

It is with great excitement Rugby Southland announce that Tony Lamborn will be returning to the SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags for the 2020 season. Tony was a valued member of the Stags 2018 squad but was unable to commit for the 2019 season because of his commitments at the Rugby World Cup with the

Hi team, like a couple of things, news of Marie Fredriksson’s passing came as a bolt from the blue this week. Marie was the sound and the look of Swedish power band Roxette and passed away following several years of ill health. Her band mate and co Roxette creator Per Gessle paid tribute simply by [

The Southland Boardriders Association are offering a fantastic opportunity to allow those who have not tried the sport of surfing to give it a go! On both Sunday 12th and Sunday 19th January the club is holding Have A Go Days for beginners of any age, with Jess Terrill of the Southland Surf School a

While the holiday season may be on your mind – it’s not time to relax when it comes to keeping your home and property secure. Southern Police see an increase in burglaries, thefts and dishonesty offences from residential properties over the summer months. Detective Sergeant Sean Cairns, Invercargill

Large fields made for a top weekend of motor racing action presented by Downer at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, this weekend. Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar XK8 TraNZam was the standout in the OSCA Super Saloons winning three of the four races to top the podium for the weekend with Kris Brown o