The Gore District Council has installed blue flashing warning lights on a section of road renown for becoming icy in winter in a bid to improve motorists’ safety. Specialised raised pavement markers were installed last week on either side of a 100m section of Crawford Road, near Mataura. The markers

Most fans of rallying have a favourite era where the cars and drivers of that time really caught the imagination. For Tony Gosling of Christchurch, who will compete in the Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 11 August, that time was the early 1990’s when Group A cars such as Subaru Legacy’s and Mazda 32

Nick Cassidy and his co-driver Ryo Hirakawa have leapt into the lead of Japan’s Super GT series after finishing second in the Fuji 500 miles, the longest race of the championship, in their Lexus LC500. “It was a great result after we only qualified seventh,” said the 23-year-old Aucklander and defen

Hey there whatsoninvers peeps and welcome to August. Hopefully the worst of winter is behind us. As we mentioned last week we are doing Unplugged In August here on Mal’s Music Memory with our friends Haydon and Toni at Little Fire Music Works. On doing a spot of research I didn’t realise just how ma

A 24-year-old wanted man has been arrested in Invercargill. The AOS assisted with the arrest warrant on Miller Street at around 11am. The man was wanted in relation to the Kelvin Street shooting on the 30th of June. Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the shooting. The man is due to ap

It was a big weekend for Southland United FC with U15 , U18 and senior team all scoring wins. The senior team won 2-1 against Coastal Spirit in Christchurch on Sunday. This from the Southland football facebook page. Champions #1: Huge congratulations to the Southland United U15 team for winning thei

On Sunday 5th August the final meeting  of the Kartsport Southland winter series was held. The next meeting to be held will be on Saturday August 18th – It is  a round of the Mainland Series , racing will commence at 10 am  at the Invercargill Oil Shop Kart Raceway. Admission to spectate is free. Ph

If you’re an environmental enthusiast in your business, on your farm or working on a special project, then the Southland Community Environment Awards are your opportunity to shine. Nominations are now open for the annual awards which recognise achievements of special significance that benefit Southl