Pet of the week
Pet of the week
Each Pet of the Week receives a $20 PetSmart.nz voucher.
Southland Express
What's on?
What's on?
What's on this week in Invercargill?
Innovators recognised for flax research
Innovators recognised for flax research
A 25-year-old Southland man hopes his nomination in a national award will inspire other young Southlanders to go after what they want.
Safety standards won’t be eased by fast-tracking approval process: govt
Safety standards won’t be eased by fast-tracking approval process: govt
Fast-tracking approval of veterinary medicines and agrichemicals in New Zealand will not mean an easing of safety standards, the government says.
Women to share stories
Women to share stories
The Kelvin Hotel’s 6th floor conference room will be decked out for the Zonta Club’s International Women’s Day High Tea on Sunday.
Guitar Wolf bring ‘jet rock‘n’roll to the south
Guitar Wolf bring ‘jet rock‘n’roll to the south
Japanese band Guitar Wolf has six rules for rock’n’roll.
Discover your dream home
Discover your dream home
If expanding and enhancing your at-home lifestyle is on your to-do list, this is where dreams are made possible.
Postie bikers go 2500km for cancer
Postie bikers go 2500km for cancer
The male got through when six men raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation finally shifted saddle-sore backsides from their Honda CT110 "Postie bikes" at Bluff’s Stirling Point last Friday.
Rise in health and safety events at ICC
Rise in health and safety events at ICC
A southern council has reported an increase in health and safety events, including abuse and "challenging behaviour".
Warning illegal dumping could hit Environment Southland rates
Warning illegal dumping could hit Environment Southland rates
Illegal dumping is hitting Southlanders in the pocket, and there are warnings it could result in a rates increase.
Velodrome visit blast from the past for Olympic cyclist
Velodrome visit blast from the past for Olympic cyclist
She may have been the last of the last in the last millennium but she is first and in front when on two wheels.
Final meeting for the season
Final meeting for the season
The Northern Southland Trotting Club holds its final meeting of the 2024/2025 season at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill this Saturday.
Big weekend of cricket in Te Anau
Big weekend of cricket in Te Anau
Te Anau extended their lead in Southland’s division one club cricket competition last Saturday when all five of the town’s cricket teams played their Central Western counterparts at home.
Surf to City draws 4000 to take part
Surf to City draws 4000 to take part
The Wensley’s Cycles Surf to City has again proved a hit as thousands of Southlanders walked, ran and biked their way from Oreti Beach to Invercargill’s Queens Park on Sunday.
Timbersports showtime
Timbersports showtime
Photos by Dave Loudon
Buchanan earns first world champs point
Buchanan earns first world champs point
New Zealand motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan showed true Kiwi grit to earn his first Moto3 World Championship point on debut in Thailand last Sunday.
Riverside Speedway to host sprintcar final
Riverside Speedway to host sprintcar final
Aotea Electric Riverside Speedway will host two big open wheel events this weekend — the grand final of the Civil Construction Southern Sprintcar Series and The Scott Gordon Memorial for Six Shooters.
Southern Thunder tickets available
Southern Thunder tickets available
Tickets are on sale for the Southland Sports Car Club’s big Southern Thunder motor race meeting at Teretonga Park on March 15-16.
Full circle
Full circle
The first South Island field for Māori sports was opened this week thanks to the dreams of a group of young people.
Call for new sound shell
Call for new sound shell
Bring back the Riverton Sound Shell is call from an event organiser.