Tiwai: More time, more jobs
NEW Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) will need to recruit more staff following last week's announcement it will remain open for at least another four...
Murihiku project looks to the future
THE Murihiku Regeneration Project will be an important cog in the wheel which helps drive Southland's economy forward in the next four years, according...
Tiwai smelter reprieve after four-year contract settled
THE Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, which was set to close in August, has been granted a reprieve after a new contract was settled between...
Summer of frustration stays
A NEW year, but unfortunately more of the same for southern speedway fans with X Factor Cars Riverside Speedway having its sixth cancellation from...
Steel coach looks forward to ‘fresh start’
STEEL coach Reinga Bloxham has put last year behind her.
The coach was entering 2021 with a renewed forward focus as the team prepared to...
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Up & Coming Events
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 […]
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 […]
Be the star of Rocky Horror
FANCY being the star of the campest cult classic movie of all time? To celebrate Friday the 13th, Gillies Creative is urging people to don their fishnets and do the Time Warp again at The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing-Along next month. Susan Sarandon and Sir Richard O’Brien, Rocky Horror is filled with amusing moments, […]
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 […]
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 […]