The Southland Tribune; Edition #232
Labour MP slams Invercargill Mayor over youth offending stance | Matt Saunders: 'I think I’m way more equipped now' | ‘Pushing the rates burden north’: Invercargill councillors debate bus fares
Labour MP slams Invercargill Mayor over youth offending stance
‘Pushing the rates burden north’: Invercargill councillors debate bus fares
Out & About… Tuatapere Golf Club centenary
Labour MP slams Invercargill Mayor over youth offending stance
A southern MP has slammed comments by the mayor of Invercargill that minors guilty of serious crime should be treated the same way as adults. (READ MORE HERE).
Matt Saunders: 'I think I’m way more equipped now'
Matt Saunders has stepped in to coach the Southland Stags this year alongside James Wilson, with their former Stags team mate Kane Thompson, as well as Daryl Thompson, appointed assistant coaches. (READ MORE HERE).
‘Pushing the rates burden north’: Invercargill councillors debate bus fares
“I’m very much attracted to the keeping the fares free for the under 12 year olds, and half price for the next bracket. We just have to be serious about the fact we cannot sustain another drop in the usage of our public transport.” (READ MORE HERE).
Southland Sharks cut import from roster
The Southland Sharks have cut one of its three American imports just two games into a 20-game 2024 Sal’s New Zealand Basketball League season. The Sharks organisation confirmed on Thursday it had released Josh Turner and was working on a replacement import. (READ MORE HERE).
Injury cloud hangs over top Southland sprinter
Invercargill thoroughbred trainer Sally McKay has no race in mind for Henry Hubber until he recovers from a fetlock injury. The injury prevented the gelding from racing at Riverton last Saturday and has cancelled plans to race him in Christchurch on April 13. (READ MORE HERE).
Quick Quiz…
Who is Invercargill’s deputy mayor?
Which actor played the part of Burt Munro in the 2005 movie The World’s Fastest Indian?
Who won the first New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards in Gore in 1974?
Who was the first Southlander to win an Olympic Games gold medal and in what year?
Who hosts More FM Southland’s Breakfast Club radio show?
Answers: 1. Tom Campbell 2. Anthony Hopkins 3. Patsy Riggir. 4. Rower Nathan Cohen in 2012. 5. Simon Edwards
Out & About…
Tuatapere Golf Club centenary - Waitangi weekend 2025
Pencil the date in Tuatapere golfers. It’s a weekend not to miss.
In case you missed it…
Lachie Hayes: The harmonica-playing, guitar strumming, singer-songwriter from rural Southland has a new album in the pipeline and is starting to capture the attention of a much wider audience through his authentic musical offering. (READ MORE HERE).
Opinion: Waituna Lagoon has now quietly closed to the sea, ironically at Easter when those who claim to be the guardians of the lagoon were not watching - DOC, Iwi and Environment Southland. Local Jo Crack offers up her thoughts. (READ MORE HERE).
The Roar: In Episode 4 of The Roar hosts Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory cover off various Southland sporting matters from the weekend. They also talk to Highlanders U20s assistant coach and Rugby Southland academy manager Scott Eade about the work being done to develop the next generation of players. (READ MORE HERE).
