The Southland Tribune; Edition #312
New TV series: Should Gore be nervous? | Jacob Duffy in line for test debut in India | Te Anau restaurant owner taking skills to global stage | Clay target shooter back from junior worlds
New TV series: Should Gore be nervous?
A new six-part comedy series called nOOb will premiere on Thursday night on Three and its streaming platform ThreeNow - and there’s a notable Southland connection attached to it. (READ MORE HERE).
Jacob Duffy in line for test debut in India
Jacob Duffy has been called into the Black Caps squad for their test series against India in India starting today. Duffy will depart for India this morning with coach Gary Stead saying there is “every chance” he will make his test debut in the second or third test. (READ MORE HERE).
Te Anau restaurant owner taking skills to global stage
It’s 20 years since Southland’s Cameron Davies graduated with his cookery qualification from what is now Ara Institute of Canterbury. But last week he was back on campus cooking up a storm as he prepares for the prestigious Global Chef competition in Singapore. (READ MORE HERE).
Clay target shooter back from junior worlds
“We went out for an evening meal which looked good on the menu. I got Google translate out and it said steak and chips. It looked like steak so I had a bite and it was very chewy…. In the end it turned out to be chicken gizzards - if you do not know, it is the muscle which moves the stomach to digest the food. Turns out I don’t like chicken gizzards.” (READ MORE HERE).
Sav's Sidelines: A big year covering Southland rugby
The impressive group of young looseforwards in Southland continues to grow, and in this week’s Sav’s Sidelines column I highlight just that. This week’s column also takes a somewhat self-indulgent look at the year of Southland rugby and how extensive The Tribune’s coverage has been from grassroots to the Stags. (READ MORE HERE).
Funds available to help boost physical activity in Southland
Active Southland has two funds currently open to support more physical activity in Invercargill and the wider Southland region. (READ MORE HERE).
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Quick Quiz…
The Invercargill City Council purchased the Donovan Park land from the Donovan family in what year? (Multi-choice: 1944, 1954, 1964).
What event draws runners in big numbers to Te Anau each December?
In what year did the Surrey Park school in Invercargill close?
Reinga Bloxham stepped down as Southern Steel netball coach to take on a job coaching a team in which country?
Where in Southland will you find SGT Dan Stockfoods?
Answers: 1. 1964 2. Kepler Challenge 3. 1999 4. Wales (Cardiff Dragons) 5. Gore
In case you missed it…
Hotel ally: The new Distinction Hotel in Invercargill has been identified by Great South as an important “ally” in the attempt to increase international visitors to the city in coming years. (READ MORE HERE).
Boycott: Federated Farmers Southland is calling for local farmers to boycott Fish & Game and remove fishing access across their land. "Farmers have always allowed anglers to walk across their land as a gesture of goodwill but, unfortunately, that goodwill has been completely eroded by Southland Fish & Game," Federated Farmers Southland president Jason Herrick said. (READ MORE HERE).
New awards: Southland athletics have had plenty achievers over the years but there is a feeling that some have gone unrecognised or slipped under the radar. On Friday that is about to change. (READ MORE HERE).
