It’s been 40 years since Southland log truck driver Pam Bennett began her long association with Nightcaps Young Farmers. She joined the club when she was 15. “I signed up when I was working at Wether Hill Station out the back of Ohai,” said the 55-year-old who lives at Manapouri. “We used to hold ou

The honour of naming ILT’s new hotel will be given to someone in the community. With site preparation now underway, the focus has turned to selecting a moniker for the extensive inner-city development. ILT chief executive Chris Ramsay said public input was being sought with all sectors of the commun

Today (Thursday 14 Feb) the Council started emergency pumping from the Mataura River to supplement water levels in the No.1 Cooper’s Well, which is extremely low. The emergency pumping process involves feeding river water into a disused well at the Cooper’s Wells site. It goes into the aquifer, whic

Cars and drivers from around the world are set to descend on Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend for one of the most popular events of the season – the Evolution Motorsport Classic SpeedFest. SpeedFest never fails to bring a fantastic array of rare, historic and exotic race cars from all ove

Entries are now open for the 2019 ICC Surf to City. The largest event on the Sport Southland calendar, the ICC Surf to City attracts about 3500 entrants and will this year be held on Sunday, March 10. Naming rights sponsor the Invercargill City Council has again put its support behind this iconic ev

Hi all. A Valentine’s Day special with Little Fire Music Works Hopefully you received something special  from someone special, whether you know them or not. Or maybe there is something special still to come, the day is still young isn’t it? What’s the best love song to mark the day?  Well there’s a

Hi team, another track from our ongoing Sounds Of Summer series with Little Fire Music Works, the only true music shop in town. Hands up those who saw Phil Collins last week either here or in Australia? This clip is from one of his Sydney shows with son Nicholas on drums and long time side […]

An Invercargill garage is in trouble over warrants of fitness affecting more than 3500 vehicle owners. The Transport Agency has revoked the inspecting authority of mechanic Donald McLean, and of his garage The WOF Man Limited. “Mr McLean has a history of compliance issues and upheld customer complai