The Southland Tribune; Edition #401
Southland bucks national house price trend | Reece McDonald Local Legend Award finalists announced | Soper to leave politics; throws support behind Crackett | Plus More
Southland bucks national house price trend
Southland has hit an all-time average asking house price record for the second straight month, and Invercargill’s longest-serving real estate agent believes the top end of the market is driving it. (READ MORE HERE).
Reece McDonald Local Legend Award finalists announced
The Southland Business Chamber has announced the three finalists for the inaugural Reece McDonald Local Legend Award. The Award has been established in memory of the late Reece McDonald to honour business owners who go above and beyond for their communities. (READ MORE HERE).
Soper to leave politics; throws support behind Crackett
Lesley Soper has announced she will leave politics in October and has thrown her support behind Alex Crackett in her bid to become Invercargill’s next mayor. (READ MORE HERE).
Mum's the Word 2: Bringing the laughs back again
After a sell-out, award winning season in 2023, Repertory Invercargill is bringing back the Mums and this time they’re traversing the teen years. (READ MORE HERE).
Sav's Sidelines: The festering rivalry that sport needs
It appears Southland might have poked a stick at Otago rugby for long enough now that it’s got a very annoyed reaction. And it’s exactly the sort of festering rivalry that sport needs. (READ MORE HERE).
Buchanan's scary moment: 'One of the fastest crashes of my career'
The Southland teenager was in a points-scoring position when his wheel was hit, sending both riders crashing at 245kph on the fastest corner of the Assen circuit. Fortunately, they escaped serious injury. (READ MORE HERE).
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In case you missed it…
Coming to town: Uber has confirmed it is launching its service in Invercargill following discussions that were sparked by the region’s youth. Uber is a transportation network company that uses a smartphone app to connect riders with drivers for hire. (READ MORE HERE).
Three in a row: “I feel like we are getting back to the old days when you don’t go to the supermarket because you get stopped so much." The Southern Steel has made it three straight wins in the ANZ Premiership, and the Southland community is loving it. (READ MORE HERE).
Thirsty Thursday: “I said to Mr mr today, “I don’t know what to write my column about this week” and he said, “Why don’t you write about my Spring collection?” which is what he said he was wearing this morning when he got out of the shower and paraded around the whare in nothing but his creepy uncle leather slides, waggling himself about.” (READ MORE HERE).
Sarah McCarthy’s Thirsty Thursday column is brought to you each week thanks to Invercargill-based law firm Mee & Henry Law
