Car boot sale set for Bluff
Car boot sale set for Bluff
This Saturday is the day for the Bluff Promotions car boot sale at the Bluff oyster festival site in Barrow St.
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Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate
Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate
Despite a pre-election campaign in which he rode Invercargill streets on a bicycle, Robert Guyton confesses he has never ridden to an Environment Southland meeting.
Life of country star to be told on Civic stage
Life of country star to be told on Civic stage
The extraordinary life and music of country music legend Loretta Lynn will be celebrated in the hit musical show Coal Miner’s Daughter.
Exhibit-inspired artworks on display at museum
Exhibit-inspired artworks on display at museum
A brass pipe used to smoke opium has inspired a song entered in Te Hikoi Museum’s Art Challenge exhibition.
Beach mining application upsets locals
Beach mining application upsets locals
The man behind a mining permit application on a Southland beach known for washing up gemstones says it is not a commercial or mechanical operation and no-one will be banned from taking stones found...
Club revamp a joint effort
Club revamp a joint effort
Renovations to the Winton RSA & Citizens Bowling Club are almost done, thanks to the generosity of the community.
Clean air has ES keen to keep it up
Clean air has ES keen to keep it up
This winter’s cleaner air in Invercargill is a win for community health, but lasting change requires ongoing effort.
Practice is key when stringing power lines
Practice is key when stringing power lines
It may have been another day in the office for Heliventures owner and pilot Craig McMillan last Thursday, but his office was in the air and involved threading the needle.
Cooper wins ESCC championship title
Cooper wins ESCC championship title
Josh Cooper, formerly of Invercargill but now based in Cromwell where he works for the Paddon Racing Group, is the 2024/2025 Eastern Southland Car Club’s champion.
Sharpshooters’ skill showcases South
Sharpshooters’ skill showcases South
Target Shooting Southland has had a year to remember with a couple of its members making the national team.
Southern showdown
Southern showdown
Southland Country wing Banuve Dretiverata makes a run for it and halfback Tyrone Braven clears the ball during their match against Otago Country in Balclutha last Saturday.
Alternative venues a success for club
Alternative venues a success for club
Rising traffic management costs forcing sporting bodies to find alternative event venues, may have actually been grey clouds with silver linings.
Three wide
Three wide
About to exit the Macaulay bend at the Kartsport Southland track during the the Invercargill round of the 2025 Southern Series are Angus Wilton, Robbie Batt and Oliver Dennison.
More signings for Southern Steel for 2026
More signings for Southern Steel for 2026
Shooter Aliyah Dunn is returning to the Southern Steel for the 2026 ANZ Premiership season after being a standout this year.
Netball club celebrates centenary
Netball club celebrates centenary
There was plenty of trips down memory lane as the Collegiate Netball Club marked its 100 years on Saturday.
Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show
Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show
A group of Southland artists will bring their interpretation of circles to life at an art exhibition to be held in the Deep South.
Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals
Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals
A Southland hairdresser is cutting her way into the national hairdressing scene.
Te Unua works on schedule
Te Unua works on schedule
Construction at Te Unua Museum of Southland has continued to progress well, with some crucial milestones achieved.
Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest
Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest
Keeping the body and the environment in order is the focus of next month’s Spring Eco Fest.
Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history
Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history
The first wearer of a kākahu cloak, made for Northern Southland College, loved being able to wear her school’s story on her shoulders, she says. Northern Southland College head student Lori Bradley...