The Southland Tribune; Edition #181
Councillors set for decision on 'Shadbolt Airport Terminal' naming| Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition| New senior manager to take on 'council’s biggest task'
Councillors set for decision on 'Shadbolt Airport Terminal' naming
Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
New senior manager to take on 'council’s biggest task'
Zonta says NO to violence against women
Today’s Poll… Are you hunting a Black Friday bargain today?
Out & About… HOIHOI at the Southland Musicians Club
Councillors set for decision on 'Shadbolt Airport Terminal' naming
A recommendation to rename the Invercargill Airport terminal in honour of long-serving mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt will be put to councillors on Tuesday. (READ MORE HERE).
Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
In today’s Spotlight on Sport we chat to the young groundsman overseeing the return of top-level domestic cricket to Invercargill, offer up four reasons why cricket fans should be at Queens Park on Saturday, and wrap up the Academy Southland celebration evening. Plus more. (READ MORE HERE).
New senior manager to take on 'council’s biggest task'
Former Gore District Council deputy chief executive Rex Capil will start a new role at the Invercargill City Council on Monday with one of his key tasks being the museum rebuild. (READ MORE HERE).
Zonta says NO to violence against women
The Zonta Club of Invercargill is proud to embark on 16 Days of Activism from November 25 to December 10, alongside Zonta clubs worldwide. The campaign aims to raise awareness and advocate for change to gender-based attitudes and behaviours in order to end violence against women and girls. (READ MORE HERE).
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Quick Quiz…
Chris Blenkiron is the chief executive of what Invercargill-based manufacturing company?
Name the former Southland Boys’ High School pupil who has just become Otago cricket’s all-time leading wicket-taker.
It’s been suggested some in Stewart Island are suffering ‘extreme hardship’ - why is that the case?
In what year did Southland win its last division two NPC rugby title?
Name the big man in a red suit who will be making a special appearance in Invercargill on Saturday?
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS)
Today’s Poll…
Out & About….
HOIHOI at the Southland Musicians Club - Saturday, November 25
HOIHOI, a Ōtautahi post-punk band who have been making noise together since 2020, is coming to Invercargill.
Its name means be noisy! (and be quiet!) and says its influences are the likes of Aotearoa legends Die!Die!Die! and faraway legends like Fugazi and Pixies.
Over the last few years, they have played alongside so many wonderful bands from across the country. All the while dreaming of the day it’s their turn to venture out of our Ōtautahi music scene nest.
The time has arrived.
They will be joined by Estrogen (Queenstown) and NOISE (Invercargill) at the Southland Musicians Club on Saturday night. Doors 7.30pm.
Check out their first EP here:
In case you missed it….
Stadium finances: A Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust board member says the stadium probably needed another $100k to $150k annually and there is a three-year window to get to that point. (READ MORE HERE).
‘Extreme hardship’: Stewart Islanders are in a state of limbo as they await the formation of a new Government to help address the “urgent” electricity situation. Electricity on Stewart Island is three times higher than Invercargill, and with diesel to increase in December, it’s expected it will become even tougher for many to call Stewart Island home. (READ MORE HERE).
Big week: It’s been a stellar week for Southland’s Brendon Leitch competing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo competitions in Italy. First, Letich won the Super Trofeo Europe series Pro title then went on to finish third in the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals, a coming together of all three global Super Trofeo series including North America and Asia. (READ MORE HERE).
Award: Great South’s support for a net zero emission goal by 2050 has been recognised with a win in the sustainability category at the Grand Business South Awards in Dunedin on Friday. (READ MORE HERE).
Quiz Answers….
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (Tiwai) 2. Jacob Duffy 3. Electricity prices 4. 1996 5. Santa (Southland Santa Parade).