The President of the Eastern Southland Car Club (ESCC), Nigel King of Rakahouka, will have a foot in two camps when the club hosts the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), on Saturday 18 July. Not only is he

Your power bill could shrink — but only if you're willing to do your laundry at midnight. New rules took effect today requiring large power companies to offer time-of-use pricing plans to households and small businesses. The Electricity Authority is now mandating what the big generators have quietly avoided

Bed Bath & Beyond Invercargill has moved to its new HOME and opened its doors to the public at 9am on Thursday morning (July 2) at 81 Yarrow Street, next to Baby Factory. The upgraded store has moved from its original Leven Street base to occupying the Finance Now building

Friday night Get Folked returns to RIFF, Saelyn Guyton kicks off Live in the Lobby at Two Doors Down, and Waxy's launches Live Band Karaoke with Jetset from 9pm. Saturday, Pulse takes the stage at Speight's, the All Blacks take on France at 7:10pm across

Southland District Council has expanded its community facilities maintenance contracts from 16 to 22, opening the door to more local contractors across the district. The new contracts were awarded after a registration of interest process last year drew 49 tenders. Evaluations ran through February, with further negotiations on scope and

Police are investigating after a person was found unresponsive at a residential address in Kew, South Invercargill on Wednesday evening. The person was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Officers spoke with others at the address overnight, and a scene guard remained in place. Police say there is no

The Southland Sharks beat the Canterbury Rams 103-98 on Saturday, a result that came down to which side could string together the bigger quarters — and it was Southland who answered that question twice. Neither team was at full strength. The Sharks were without Sam Timmins, an MVP candidate, while the

Let Kids Be Kids These School Holidays With Kidzone no longer operating, many Southland parents are wondering what there is for children to do these school holidays. For Gareth and Katie, founders of True in Nature, the answer is simple: Get Children Back Outside and Back to Basics. Their nature-based