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The Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) is pleased to announce the 2020 Oceania Track Cycling Championships will be held in Invercargill, New Zealand, October 16-19, 2019. Having last hosted the Championships in 2015, Oceania’s best track cyclists will return to the world’s southern-most velodrome i

Hannah Morgan a Otago University student from Southland has crossed the challenging waters of Foveaux Strait and also raising awareness about mental health. Her official time was 8 hours 43 minutes for the approximate 32km sea crossing. Departing Saddle Point on Stewart Island at about 6:20am and ar

Southland District Mayor Gary Tong says he has no concerns about his relationship with the Chao Shan Association of New Zealand. The group’s chair, Yikun Zhang, has been under media scrutiny following allegations by former National MP Jami-Lee Ross about a $100,000 donation to the National Party. Th

While proven stars Eddie Dawkins and Natasha Hansen sprinted to the top of the podium, Southland teenager Corbin Strong upset more experienced rivals in an exciting points race on the second night of finals at the national track cycling championships in Cambridge. Strong, a member of the champion te

The operating performance for the half year was strong with total revenue increasing by 7.4% to $20.90 million. However increased repairs and maintenance, including the scheduled five yearly dry docking of the tug Hauroko ($838K expenditure) led to a reduction of 7.1% in net profit after tax. South

The Gore District Council is moving to level 2 water restrictions for Gore, effective from tomorrow (Tuesday 12 February). With the new water restriction regime now in place, level 2 means residents can still water their vegetable gardens using any method. However, they are limited to a maximum of t

Invercargill Police are investigating an incident where a 12-year-old walking to school was approached by an unknown person. The incident occurred between 8 – 8.30am on Monday 4 February, near a park on Iona Street. The person was on foot and was described as wearing dark clothing, dark shoes and da

Two long-serving members of the board overseeing the FMG Young Farmer of the Year are set to retire. Cole Groves, 32, and Dean Rabbidge, 33, will step down from the NZ Young Farmers Contest Board in July. The pair first joined the committee in 2014, and both have a long history with the national agr