Relay for Life made its return to Southland after six years at the weekend with an array of racers sporting tutus, wigs and capes getting their steps in.
Act party leader David Seymour, who is in coalition with the National-led government, is opposed to a visitor levy to fund urgently-needed local infrastructure.
Shifting State Highway 6 near Franz Josef due to the threat posed by the glacial-fed Waiho River has been omitted in the proposed new Government Policy Statement (GPS).
Fun and games were the key to the success of Ranfurly 125 celebrations in December and the fun is not over yet with organisers distributing thousand of dollars in the community.