The success of wood energy systems around the region is convincing more businesses and schools to choose environmentally-friendly biomass heating options. One of the latest schools to be reaping the benefits in a switch to Biomass is Ruru Specialist School, which had a wood energy boiler installed m

Murgatroyd E.P. – Review. Since spawning in a vat of nuclear waste back in 2015, Invercargill based Murgatroyd have developed a solid reputation for putting on a fiercely engaging live show. Murder eyes and anguished screams aside, the two-piece boast some solid musical chops onstage. Jordan Cossill

Little time is being wasted in adding a spark to Southland’s 2018 Division One competition with two competition heavyweights and fierce rivals to square-off in round one on Saturday. Last year’s finalists, Edendale and Wyndham will clash on Saturday at Wyndham, with Edendale winning last year’s fina

An Independent Advisory Panel will provide its recommendations on dog rehoming and euthanasia to an Invercargill City Council Committee next week. The Independent Advisory Panel was established late 2017 to investigate options for dog rehoming and euthanasia and to consult with the public. The Panel

The Invercargill Licensing Trust has enlisted an experienced project manager to oversee the build of its multi-million dollar inner city hotel. Tess Browne, of The Building Intelligence Group, will bring independent leadership to the flagship project, which has an approved budget of up to $40 millio

Southland Sports Car Club First Response Officer and Volunteer Co-ordinator, Lenard McLeod, has just returned from Auckland where he attended a Volunteer Commission meeting before staying on to assist at Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend where the NZ Super Trucks, Formula First, Pirelli Porsche, Pr

The countdown to the Southern launch of the National Bowel Screening Programme is well and truly underway. From the end of April, over 51,000 residents in Otago and Southland, aged 60 – 74 years of age, will be invited to participate in the national programme. This free programme, which is available

Westerly gales over the far south of the South Island, easing this afternoon. A westerly flow covers the South Island over the next few days with a series of weak embedded fronts. Gale westerlies about the far south this morning (Wednesday), could possibly reach severe gale for a time in localised a