After only a month back on the bike after fracturing his back in a collision with a car in late January Southlander Corbin Strong won today’s elite men’s 139 kilometre race in round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling Series in Timaru. One of New Zealand’s most promising young cyclists, 18 year old S

The Community Trust of Southland today announced the Trust will reopen a Major Grants round in 2018-19, investing an extra $1.5 million into the community for grants over $100,000.  This will bring the grants budget up to $8 million for the year ahead. Major grants funding had been paused in 2016 as

The site of the New Dunedin Hospital gives Southern DHB the flexibility to meet today’s healthcare challenges and the needs of future generations, Commissioner Kathy Grant says. The Ministry of Health today confirmed the billion-dollar-plus hospital will be built across two central city blocks: the

Here is the full Map and schedule to the What’s on Invers White Night, all the fun kicks off from 6pm and runs til 9:30/10pm. A evening of poetry, art, music, fashion and much more. White Night is a free entry event, located throughout Invercargill’s CBD. A night to enjoy with family, friends and ne

It’s a different course but Southlander Matt Zenovich is keen on the same result as last year while women’s professionals Kate McIIroy and Sharlotte Lucas return to the series after missing the previous two rounds due to Commonwealth Games commitments as round four of the Calder Stewart Cycling hits

Monitoring carried out by Environment Southland shows there are still high levels of the toxic algae planktonic cyanobacteria in the Waituna Lagoon. With duck shooting season opening this weekend, Environment Southland’s director of science and information Graham Sevicke-Jones said those hunting duc

A house on Collinson Rd between Winton and Invercargill, was destroyed by fire last night (Wednesday May 2nd) By the time firecrews from Wallacetown and Invercargill arrived the  house had pretty much collapsed. Farm worker John Shield was left with a new pair of gumboots and the clothes on his back

Police can now release the name of the young woman who died in a crash in Edendale, Southland on Saturday 28 April. The crash occurred shortly before near the intersection of Homestead Road and Hilda Road. She was 18-year-old Harlee Patera Symes, from Oteramika. Police’s thoughts are with Harlee’s f