Strong winds fuel the flames
FROM vegetation fires to a gutted house, Southland firefighters have spent the past week under the pump following 14 blaze-related callouts.
Fire and Emergency New...
Five keen to join licensing trust board
AN advocate for entrepreneurs, a former city councillor, a lawyer/musician and two sports heads are among the nominations for the Invercargill Licensing Trust by-election.
A...
‘Humbled’ to get the nod
THE youngest member in the history of the Southland Chamber of Commerce has been elected to bring "vibrancy" and diversity to the board.
During the...
Two meetings to go at Riverside Speedway
ONLY two meetings remain in what has been 'the season from hell' for the team at X Factor Cars Riverside Speedway.
In what has been...
Wearing the name with pride
TONY Laker is a positive, passionate man.
The hugely successful, multi-award winning travel agent, and his wife Tracey, started their business House of Travel Lakers...
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Home of the Week
Home of the week – 16 Swinton St, Gladstone
AN elegant home which also has modern appeal combination for a charmed life.
This Californian bungalow, set in the elegant area of Gladstone, takes your...
Up & Coming Events
Riverton hosts annual Easter Races
THE Riverton Racing Club is expecting a big crowd for its race meets on Easter Saturday and Monday with the long range weather forecast looking promising. Club president Mike McCurdy said there would be a good number of horses coming from further north and the track was in prime condition. There are nine races on […]
Hunt on for singing talent
FOR those who enjoy singing in their tractor cabs, cowsheds or woolsheds, it is time to share their talent with the wider community. Auditions are being held on Sunday, August 30, for the Winton Theatre restaurant show We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are As this show was “singing-based”, organisers Alister Gray and Jolene Kynan-Wilde, […]
Festival tickets may be limited
Tickets for this year’s Bluff Oyster and Food Festival will go on sale on Monday, February 1, from 9am. Bluff publicity and promotions officer Lindsay Beer said tickets to the May 22 event would only be available from Ticketek and would be strictly limited because many people chose to roll their tickets over to this […]
Summer Sounds Bluff returns to the Gunpit
Summer Sounds Bluff returns this year with a great line up ready to perform on Sunday, January 31, at the Gunpit on Bluff Hill/Motupohue. Three acts were scheduled to perform from 2pm with Triple Shot, Concrete Angels, featuring the boys from Midnight Cruise and Renee from Ramblin’ Rosie’s, and Bluff performer Darcy Kerr, the 2020 […]
South Sea Spray exhibition
SOUTH Sea Spray will feature the work of some of New Zealand’s finest street artists – Flox, Askew, Erika Pearce, Kell Sunshine, Yikes, Deow, Ikarus and Trust Me. Each artist will paint a large mural in Riverton and showcase their artwork in an exhibition at the Vault Gallery during December and January. Where: Vault Gallery, […]
Mountainbikers set to take on Bluff Hill
BY LINDSAY BEER ALL is ready for the opening round of the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Downhill Series which will take place on Bluff Hill on Sunday. Competitors from throughout New Zealand will be descending on Bluff for the event. Spectators are welcome to come and take in the action on the day with […]