Absolutely wonderful words of wisdom Advice from An Old Farmer Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is launched a new online booking service on Monday (11th June) and invites those wishing to book onto a Great Walk to create their user accounts. Bookings for New Zealand’s nine Great Walks will open over the next two weeks for the 2018/19 season, starting with t

Southland District Rugby League – 09.06.2018 There was scheduled to be two premier grade games last Saturday . The first game between Winton/City and Cooks ended up being a friendly 9’s game due to Winton/City having a shortage of available players on the day . Mike Lemalie refereed the game. They p

Police Update: Both dogs that were sought after a man was attacked are now with the Council. The victim has had surgery in Southland Hospital and he is expected to recover in time. We wish him well. Once again, thank you to the public who helped this man before Police arrived. Inquiries into the att

UPDATE: 4PM This crash is now CLEAR and the stop/go has been LIFTED. SH 1 Gore to Waipahi is under stop/go traffic management between Landslip Road and Pukerau Township. Road users are advised to stop on request and expect minor delays. There were no serious injuries reported.

UpSH1 Into Invercargill from Mill Road is closed due to a car crash. Between the intersections of Rockdale Road and Mill Road South. Gerard Campbell from St John Said their were three patients requiring various attention from ambulance staff and all patients were being taken to Kew, Southland hospit

Police and Ambulance were called to a rural property in the western districts area of Southland this morning, after a 46-year-old man suffered a shotgun wound to his leg while duck shooting. The man’s injury is not life-threatening and he has been transported to Invercargill Hospital by helicopter.

Southern Steel’s unbeaten 2017 campaign scooped three more prizes for the mantelpiece on Friday evening at the 2017/2018 ILT Southland Sports Awards. The Ascot Park Hotel-sponsored team, which won 21 straight games along with the ANZ Premiership and Super Club titles last year, picked up the Team of