Steel fans set for showdown
ASCOT Park Hotel Southern Steel coach Reinga Bloxham has asked supporters to be loud, be proud and to get behind the team from the...
Sharing the joy of literature
Jubilee Budget Advisory Services general manager Sharon Soper (centre) and Jubilee Budget Advisory Services educator Jade Blackley (right) gladly receive a donation of
children’s picture...
SBS chairman ends on a high note
IN his last official duty, SBS board chairman John Ward announced, among other things, an end-of-financial-year operating surplus of $55.2 million and total assets...
Oozing enthusiasm for motorsport
WITH the 2021/2022 ClubSport season about to get under way, the Southland Sports Car Club (SSCC) ClubSport convener Malcolm Mitchell is entering his third...
Good sort unearthed in Wyndham football scene
MEET the Wyndham Town Football president, highly regarded coach, Menzies College schoolteacher, and all-round good sort Carl Lambert who has been transforming a small...
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Home of the week – 38 Grant Rd, Otatara, Invercargill
THIS week's house of the week is a charming and sunny Otatara home.
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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 […]
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 […]
Netball fans may still be at game
IF Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a drop to Alert Level 1 by Friday, netball fans may still get the chance to watch the ANZ premiership final at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill. On Tuesday, Netball New Zealand events manager Kate Agnew said there was still a slight possibility there could be spectators at the […]
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, […]
Surf to City a favourite event in Southland for more than 40 years
THOSE wishing to enter the annual ICC Surf to City can now do so for the March 8 event. Sponsored by the Invercargill City Council and presented by Sport Southland, it was Southland’s largest participation event, Sport Southland chief executive Brendon McDermott said. Ending at Queens Park, the 12km course started at Oreti Beach and […]
Tractor trek to spread message
MENTAL health advocate and 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, Mike King, will lead a convoy of 20 tractors through the streets of Invercargill this month to send a message of hope to Southlanders. In the lead-up to Gumboot Friday on April 3, the commute would take the group across the length of the […]