Winton driver Jacob Begg sits sixth in the 2025 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship after an impressive outing at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell recently.
Swimmers line up for the start of the 14-17 men's 1500m freestyle event at the South Island Long Course Championships at Splash Palace in Invercargill last Saturday.
It took 135 years for five hikers to appreciate the tenacity of their great-great-grandmother Rosa Moreton — the first European woman to walk the 53km Milford Track.
The finances of a Southland school prompted concerns from the auditor-general and the Ministry of Education — but the board says it is now confident in its "ongoing viability".
Southland's ethnic diversity became a little broader last Thursday as Southland District Mayor Rob Scott welcomed 24 new citizens from nine nations to the province.
The New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) in Bluff is looking into building a plant to process thousands of tonnes of highly toxic waste stored on-site.