A new Southland road safety initiative aims to help young people become better drivers. The Drive My Life programme pairs learner drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 with experienced volunteers who mentor the learners and help them to become safer on our roads. This community driver mentor program

Updated: Congratulations to Carmen O’Connell for winning the Mothers day gift pack. Thanks everyone who took the time to enter. Special thanks to The Rocks Restaurant & Bar Wrens Invercargill Ambrosia Designer Florist The Seriously Good Chocolate Company   whatsoninvers.nz have teamed up with The Ro

Two Lotto players from Palmerston North and Upper Hutt will be shouting from the rooftops after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Cloverlea Four Square in Palmerston North and Countdown Maidstone in Upper Hutt. Powerball wa

Southern District Police have received numerous calls reporting an automated phone scam targeting the Southern area. The automated message is in a Kiwi Accent: “This is the Police you owe money to Inland Revenue, if you don’t pay you will be arrested. Please call 04 889 0505 When rung a person asks

Athletes and coaches from a wide range of sporting codes have been included in the first year intake of Academy Southland’s 2018 programmes. Ten codes are represented across the Academy Southland athlete programme and coach development programme, including Menzies College pupil Beth Scott, the first

Fresh from victory at the Oceania Rugby U20 Championship, Head Coach Craig Philpott has named the squad including Southlander’s Flynn Thomas & Jay Renton that will travel to France to defend the World Rugby Championship later this month. The squad is: Forwards: John Akau’ola-Laula – Auckland Sione A

Budding Southland performers and dance enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend as Footnote New Zealand Dance visits the city. The contemporary dance company will present their latest work, Search Engine and host a dance masterclass on Saturday, 12 May. The performance and masterclass are part of

Te Anau Police are investigating two burglaries which occurred over the weekend in which firearms were taken. Between midnight and 5am on Sunday 6 May a ute parked at a property on Melland Place was broken into. A shotgun and high powered rifle were taken from the vehicle, as well as other items. Be