Rugby Southland and its board of directors are pleased to announce Dale Macleod has accepted the role of Southland Stags Head Coach/Director Of Coaching. He has been contracted for the 2020 and 2021 Mitre 10 Cup seasons, with an optional renewal in 2022. The selection process was thorough, with the

New Zealanders will almost certainly face a referendum next year on whether to legalise voluntary euthanasia after a make-or-break vote in Parliament cleared the way. MPs have voted 63 to 57 for the End of Life Choice Bill to go to a public vote at the next election. The legislation still needs to p

Hi there team, sorry but I’ve been running against the wind so to speak this week. Seeing its Rocktober lets have one of the all time great rock tracks – Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water. Some great stories about how the song came about and how Richie Blackmore came up with that distinctive riff […]

This week Sheree takes us to a great little 2 bed home that will get you on the property ladder. Invest In Southland. What a fantastic opportunity to get onto the property ladder whether you are looking for a home or investment. This 2 bedroom attached unit is the perfect start, or to add to […]

A Bluff business will once again be able to offer tourists a unique experience thanks to The Supreme Court setting aside a ruling from the Court of Appeal. Shark Experience had been taking people onto Foveaux Strait and attracting great white sharks to the boat using chum and bait. Mike Haines, who

A Southland man is facing terminal cancer after major delays in treatment at Southern District Health Board. The DHB has been forced to apologise to four urology patients for falling short in their treatment and care, after a scathing report from the Health and Disability Commissioner. The report sa

Post Office Square was once a vital and vibrant hub of old Invercargill and gave the City a sheltered functional town center until 1938 when the NZ government decided Invercargill would put a new post office on this land instead. Decades following this decision Invercargill has struggled to establis

Multinational metal and mining corporation Rio Tinto has today announced it would be reviewing the viability of the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter at Tiwai Point, near Bluff. According to a Rio Tinto spokesperson, high energy costs and aluminium industry challenges have meant that the smelter, as an