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Over the last 5 days a little piece of Southland Sporting History, sending the very first Southland Mixed Team to the New Zealand Mens and Mixed Netball Association Mixed Netball Nationals. After a slower start on day one (that we are putting down to Jet Lag), the team won 7 games on the trot to […]

The game was a joint fundraiser for Garston School (Funds to fit seatbelts in their school bus) and also to the Blair Vining Foundation. The game was played in great conditions and drew a crowd of about 500. Scotty “ Sumo “ Stevenson commentated the game with a slant on providing a humorous commenta

The Reserve Bank is warning Canterbury businesses to look closely at the cash they are offered. In the past fortnight, retailers there have accepted up to 50 fake banknotes of different values. Typically, one or two counterfeit notes turn up in the banking system each month. Reserve Bank spokesperso

Alliance Group has launched an innovative mental health programme to raise awareness about suicide in the workplace and make it easy for staff to seek help. The co-operative’s Mates at the Gate programme encourages staff to ask for support at an early stage and also educates employees on the signs t

This afternoon, the Stand Up For SIT campaign lodged more than 700 submissions on the Reform of Vocational Education. The Reform of Vocational Education is a series of proposals to overhaul the vocational education sector and how that education is delivered. It proposes to merge New Zealand’s 16 Ins

Plans are afoot to reinstate one of Invercargill’s lost tourist experiences, with a report coming before the Invercargill City Council next week ( Monday April 8) looking at options to carry out the earthquake strengthening work on the city’s landmark Water Tower. This work is needed to bring the bu

It is with great sadness that today we mourn the loss of a true Southland rugby legend, Ray Harper. Ray passed away Thursday morning following a three year battle with cancer. Ray was the driving force behind getting Stadium Southland built. If you ask anyone about Ray, they will all say the same th

After a very successful Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship, the Southland Sports Car Club is wrapping up their season in style with a non-championship clubsport event to celebrate the season with a fun day at Teretonga Park on Saturday 6 April. The Evolution Motorsport Clubsport End Of Seas