24 of Southland BMX riders took part in the South Island BMX championships. The event, held at Dunedin’s Forrester Park over the weekend, attracted 295 riders from around the country and several from Australia. 12 of the Southland riders were lucky enough to get top 8 rackings, and the rest rode rea

The Toyota 86 Championship heads to Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend four Round 4 after three incredibly hard fought rounds two at Pukekohe Park on different circuit configurations and last weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Fans will recall young Callum Hedge for his darin

Blair Vining Black Tie Evening in Winton on Saturday  attended by 500 guests has raised almost $100,000 from about auctions held during the night. The black tie event followed the Bucket list rugby game on Saturday afternoon with an estimated 3,500 crowd watching the game at Midlands Rugby Club grou

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says he is incredibly disappointed with Fish & Game’s continued attack on farmers. Last month, Mr Walker wrote to Fish & Game chief executive Martin Taylor expressing his disappointment in Mr Taylor’s actions. “Mr Taylor’s attack on farmers and Environment Southland

Invercargill’s newest restaurant promising ‘Simply authentic Vietnamese cuisine’ opened in its Spey St location late last year. Centrally located in the heart of the CBD, Viet Kitchen was established by friends Lucy, Chi and Annie Nguyen and Thanh Vo, who all felt the city needed a hint of Vietnames

The Invercargill City Council is seeking expressions of interest from individuals or businesses which may be interested in purchasing the site known as Kew Bowl, the former outdoor velodrome. Council purchased the property from the Southland Amateur Cycling Association in 2006 as a way of assisting

A positive meeting was held today at the Clutha District Council to discuss the future of Telford. In attendance at the meeting were Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan, MP’s Mark Patterson and Hamish Walker, members of the Telford Farm Board, representatives from SIT, Tertiary Education Commission,

The Gore District Council is aiming to award the contract for construction of a new Pyramid Bridge within the next five months. This follows funding approval from the New Zealand Transport Agency last month. NZTA will provide a 73.63% subsidy for the project. The remaining cost will be equally funde