Southland-based infant nutrition exporter Blue River Dairy plans to double sales next year through a new production line. Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Clare Hadley recently toured the plant and said the Invercargill company was experiencing phenomenal growth. Blue River Dairy General Ma

C’mon Southland, let’s get behind our sporting success and celebrate with the Southern Steel, Southland Sharks, and Southland cricket team in a fantastic ticker-tape parade! This Thursday, from 4pm, our trifecta of national champions will parade along Esk Street, from Dee Street, finishing at the In

The hills were alive with the sound of roaring engines over the weekend as the annual Catlins Coast Rally took to the hills behind Owaka. Over sixty drivers from far and wide pitted their skills and nerves, racing against the clock as they tore around the six-stage rally. Source: youtube

A new hydroslide featuring three slides proposed for Invercargill’s Splash Palace is a step closer after receiving support from Invercargill city councillors at a Community Services Committee meeting on Monday. A report was presented to the committee by Council aquatic services manager Peter Thompso

Hi all, it’s that time of the week. A time to indulge a bit with Mal’s Music Memory with Little Fire Music Works. We continue with our series MTV Unplugged in August and who better to feature than the Shakespeare of rock, Bob Dylan, and seeing that he is returning to NZ to do a […]

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says after today’s meeting with the Directors of the Lumsden Maternity Centre it’s clear there are a number of issues with the process followed to axe the birthing unit and he and the centre are not giving up on the fight to keep it open. “Today when National’s spok

Finalists have been decided for the 2018 Export Southland Innovation Award. The judging committee were impressed with the calibre of candidates nominated and also the variety of industries, and range in size of the businesses. The judges were Export Southland Committee members Graham Dick (consultan

An opening round of the South Island premier rugby league competition  was played between the Southland Rams and Otago Photos thanks to Dave Loudon Photography. Otago and Southland players are no strangers to each other with players on both sides having met during the combined Otago / Southland comp