The Southland Tribune; Edition #259
Tuatara guru: Surprise babies, missing Henry, and new enclosure disappointment | Four-year terms on table for local elections | Third Gore council CEO starts in role
Tuatara guru: Surprise babies, missing Henry, and new enclosure disappointment
Out & About… Henry’s Housewarming
Tuatara guru: Surprise babies, missing Henry, and new enclosure disappointment
Invercargill’s famed former tuatara carer Lindsay Hazley has been retired for just over a year now. Logan Savory caught up with Hazley to chat about last week’s surprise tuatara baby finding, as well as his disappointment about not being part of the design of Invercargill’s new tuatara enclosure. (READ MORE HERE).
Four-year terms on table for local elections
A local election overhaul is on the cards with four-year terms, the end of postal votes, and a change in who runs the polls all up for consideration. Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) has set up a group, headed by Nelson Mayor Nick Smith, to consider how best to improve voter turnout. (READ MORE HERE).
Third Gore council CEO starts in role
The Gore District Council on Tuesday welcomed only its third chief executive in its 35-year history, Debbie Lascelles. Elected members, staff and representatives from the Hokonui RÅ«naga welcomed Lascelles to the District with a mihi whakatau in the Gore Library. (READ MORE HERE).
Club Rugby: A look at the Tribune's form XV
Southland’s premier competition rugby clubs will line up for their 10th game on Saturday as the race for the 2024 Galbraith Shield title starts to heat up ahead of the semifinals. Logan Savory has come up with a team of form players from the first nine rounds of the competition. (READ MORE HERE).
Special colours for special win No 700
Jonny Cox donned some of Southland trotting’s most celebrated colours to win his 700th race in New Zealand with Moonlight Angel at Ascot Park yesterday. Cox had the same silks on his father John wore when he drove David Moss to a 41-length victory on the same track in 1990. (READ MORE HERE).
Quick Quiz…
Where in Southland was former prime minister Jenny Shipley born?
Southland’s Tom Scully debuted in what major global sporting event in 2018?
In what year did Cue TV (formerly Mercury TV, Southland TV) close?
Name the Southland Stag who made his Super Rugby debut off the bench for the Highlanders on Saturday?
Which club located on Don St in Invercargill was founded in 1879?
Answers: 1. Gore 2. Tour de France 3. 2015 4. Hayden Michaels 5. Invercargill Club
Out & About…
Henry’s Housewarming - Saturday 10am to 1pm - Animal Reserve at Queens Park
You’re invited to celebrate Henry’s Housewarming on Saturday 8 June from 10am-1pm.
Invercargill’s beloved tuatara, Henry, Lucy, Mildred, alongside their friends, are being welcomed to their new residence, nestled within the Animal Reserve at Queens Park.
Join for:
- Free face painting
- Sausage sizzles
- $2 special edition Mr. Whippy ice cream
- Rock hunting adventures
- Tuatara talks
- Prizes to be won
Remember to bring your gumboots and jacket, and don't forget your party hat too.
Meet at the entrance of the Animal Reserve at Queens Park.
In case you missed it…
Club rugby: 2022 New Zealand Under-19 first five-eighth Byron Smith has kick started his shot at the Stags No 10 jersey after a false-start to his season. (READ MORE HERE).
Sav’s Sidelines: This week’s Sav’s Sidelines column offers up another notable potential Stags signing - possibly the most high-profile in a long-time. The column also a celebrates a Southland club rugby stalwart, shares a couple of David Henderson tales, and revisits the remarkable 2015 Albion Excelsior U13 squad. For good measure this week’s column also remembers Southland’s 2011 Ranfurly Shield victory. (READ MORE HERE)
150th celebrations: The Blues Rugby Club is celebrating its 150th jubilee this weekend. The Tribune takes a trip down memory lane and highlights 10 historical things you may or may not know about the blue-and-black brigade at Biggar St. (READ MORE HERE).
