Brothers Brendon and Damon Leitch will share the same pit for the first time in four years this weekend, but in separate seats. Brendon will continue to campaign the no.16 ITM MIKE Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3 alongside Christina Orr-West. Meanwhile, Damon will be on the outside looking in as ca

It may have looked like a weird Irish jig but for Southland table tennis it was a special moment. It was a victory dance performed by the Southland under-18 boys’ team of Andrew Fleming, Caleb Duffy and Carl Rodmell. Their quick little shuffle was performed after they completed one of Southland’s fi

Update: The man on the run from Invercargill police has been arrested after an extensive search using dogs and a helicopter. Police are searching on foot with police dogs for a man in the Phillip Street area. and have a helicopter in the air searching too. The wanted man in failed to stop for police

PREMIER Woodlands 24 – Marist 17 It was a tough weekend for both Marist senior sides who went down to their Woodlands opponents. Kelvin Hotel Marist Premier started off sluggishly against a Woodlands side who had won their past five matches and who have welcomed back some key players across the park

Hey team, it’s 40th birthday time. Yep 40 years ago the other day The Rolling Stones released the LP Some Girls. The album is significant as Keef was in a pile of trouble on drug related matters and it’s the first album that Ronnie Wood played on as a fulltime Rolling Stone. SG also came […]

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