Saturday belongs to the King of Pop — The Loney goes full Michael Jackson from 11pm with DJ Matt Murray on the decks and prizes for best dressed called at midnight sharp. Friday's got its own big draws: Joe Schmidt — the Wallabies coach and NZ Rugby legend — sits down

Southland councils have been scrambling to finalise their Head Start proposals before the August 9 deadline, with the Gore District hedging their bets across two. Invercargill City councillors voted today (August 6) to move ahead with their unitary authority model proposal for Southland, including Gore. But it wasn’t without

CareerFest Southland is already underway, and if you missed the school sessions today, there's still time to get along tonight. The free public session runs from 5pm to 7pm this evening at ILT Stadium Southland, with a second day on Friday from 9:45am to 1pm. Schools have

Alfred Nonu could make his debut for the SBS Bank Southland Stags this Sunday, when they travel to Palmerston North to face Manawatū. The match kicks off at 5.05pm at Central Energy Trust Arena, with Sean Withy named as captain. Nonu's inclusion is the headline selection — his

Gore District Council is staying in the room on local government reform — but making clear it hasn't agreed to anything yet. Following an extraordinary council meeting today, Gore agreed to keep exploring reform proposals from both Invercargill City Council and Southland District Council under the Government's

Nearly 500 New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldiers and 40 Australian Army Reservists have wrapped up a major warfighting exercise across Southland, culminating in a dawn attack near Waikaia. Exercise Tauwharenīkau — the Army's premier Reserve Force warfighting exercise — saw troops flown into Invercargill by C-130J Hercules before being

Invercargill’s town crier Lynley McKerrow is bringing the Abbeyfield shared housing concept to the city. A public meeting on Friday night will reveal more details and the steering committee of just four is looking for more support to move the initiative ahead. There are currently 16 Abbeyfield houses in

A programme upgrading 45 of Southland's small and remote schools is benefiting students across the province. "It's really positive that the work of the Small Schools Upgrade Programme continues to support hundreds of students around Invercargill and Southland - and reduces the burden of maintenance