ITM MIKE Racing duo satisfied with second in debut season Brendon Leitch and Christina Orr-West say they can’t be too disappointed with their efforts this season despite missing out on an overall title. This year Orr-West, who hails from Whakatane, stepped up to the GT–A division of the ENEOS North

Southlanders big and small are invited to get hands-on with the creatures that live in our waterways at the Mataura Community Centre on Wednesday 1 August. ‘Aquavan: discovering our coastal connections’ is a community event being run by the NZ Marine Studies Centre and Environment Southland in the M

Husband and wife team, Mike and Helen Cameron of Stratford, will bring a fair bit of cheer to the 2018 Catlins Coast Rally hosted by the Eastern Southland Car Club on Saturday 11 August. Co-driver Helen has become known as the Lolly Lady after she saw an official standing in “shitty, wet conditions”

New Zealand has continued to dominate all aspects on rugby on the world stage and the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens is no exception. While the New Zealand Men’s and Women’s 7s teams took out the win at the San Francisco tournament, the competition’s referees were all under the watchful eye of their So

Emergency services were called to two car crash on Dee Street outside Little Fire Musicworks and Costume Central. A St John spokesperson confirmed a woman thought to be in her 30’s had a medical event and was taken to Southland Hospital. A school aged girl who was in the backseat of the vehicle was

Peter Templeton’s lifetime of service to his community was recognised when he received a Southland District Council Community Service Award at Riverton on 21 July. Southland District Mayor Gary Tong presented the award at a function attended by family, friends, Western Southland sporting colleagues

Venture Southland chief executive Paul Casson hopes a visitor centre in the heart of Invercargill will draw larger tourist numbers into the city centre. Invercargill’s i-SITE was temporarily relocated after the closure of the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, and has now found a new home for the nex

The SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks have confirmed a place in the Final 4 and, in the process, ended the Canterbury Rams’ final hopes with a gritty 88-79 victory tonight at ILT Stadium Southland. The Sharks gave up a ten-point halftime lead with another slow start to the third quarter and had to ride