The Southland Tribune; Edition #46

Mysterious social media account takes aim at mayor, Invercargill/Position-by-position: How the Stags squad is shaping/Repertory Invercargill: The show must go on

Mar 29, 2023

Mysterious social media account takes aim at mayor, Invercargill
Position-by-position: How the Stags squad is shaping
Repertory Invercargill: The show must go on
Today’s Poll…. First Past the Post, STV or who cares?
Why Southland is a gem…. Reason #46 (The Rakiura Track)
Out & About… Gypsy Fair

Mysterious social media account takes aim at mayor, Invercargill

“I’ve heard about the Instagram [account] and I’ve heard that some of the things are funny and some of them are a bit cutting, but so be it. I’m not worried about it.” (READ MORE HERE).

Position-by-position: How the Stags squad is shaping up

There’s one thing we know about Southland Stags fans, they love a bit of offseason speculation. Who may or may not be wearing maroon later in the year? Who’s the new players on the radar? Logan Savory takes a look at each position and also comes up with his Stags playing 23 from the players we know are current contenders. (READ MORE HERE) (Paid subscriber content).

Repertory Invercargill: The show must go on

Just days before the opening night the part of Blackadder was being read by director Jason Fraser after illness struck down their lead performer. But the show must go on. (READ MORE HERE).

Tribune Shoutout…. (Southland Sharks)

So far so good. The Southland Sharks had its first preseason outing on Wednesday night when it took on reigning National Basketball League Champions the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin.

The Sharks won 96-75 with Australian Grant Anticevich top scoring with 28 points and also latched onto 11 rebounds. Ben Hall scored 17 points and Romaro Gill picked up 15 points, 9 rebounds.

The two teams will go at it again at ILT Stadium Southland tomorrow night [Friday] in the final preseason outing.

The Sharks’ first actual competition game is against the Manawatu Jets in Invercargill on April 7 (Good Friday).

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Quick Quiz….

1. Where will you find the George Begg Bunker in Invercargill?

2. Who are the father and son musicians who won the Southland Entertainer of Year in 2016 and 2018 respectively?

3. Which Southland musician will release his second single on April 7?

4. Who was the Southland swimmer who competed at the 2012 Olympics Games?

5. Who is the Hokonui radio breakfast host who finishes up tomorrow [Friday]?

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Today’s Poll…

Out & About….

Annual Gypsy Fair - Saturday & Sunday 9am to 5pm.

The Annual Gypsy Fair in Invercargill at Gala St Reserve is back this weekend.

They are only there once a year with their stalls. It’s free entry.

Why Southland is a gem…. Reason #46

(We think it’s worth reminding ourselves why Southland is such a special place, so that’s what we’ll do regularly)

One of New Zealand's Great Walks, The Rakiura Track is suitable for anyone with moderate fitness and takes walkers through native forest and across sandy beaches. It is a much more relaxed track than some of the other Great Walks, with fewer people and more basic facilities. Listen to birdsong, stroll along isolated beaches and experience scenery that has barely changed in a thousand years.

Recently created, the track provides an introduction to Stewart Island and Rakiura National Park that is shorter and easier alternative to the classic but long and difficult North West Circuit. Although the track is technically 29km long, if walking from Oban along the road to the start of the track and back to Oban from the end of the track it is a total of 36km for the entire circuit.

One end of the track is at Lee Bay, 5km north of Oban (Stewart Island's only settlement), and the other end is at Fern Gully, 2km west of Oban. It is most often walked anticlockwise, starting at Lee Bay, but can be walked in either direction. It is suitable for tramping all year round and comfortably takes three days to walk, although it can be done in two.

The track itself, most of which is board-walked or gravelled, follows the open coast, delves into native bush, climbs over forested ridges, traverses sheltered coastline, and meanders over sandy beaches. It passes sites of historical interest such as an abandoned 1870s settlement at Port William and fascinating historic artifacts from old logging endeavors - in particular, big steam engines in unlikely places! Parts of the track cross Maori land and access is courtesy of the owners. The main highlight of the track is the chance to see and hear a plethora of native bird species, including Kiwi. (Blurb credit: Southland NZ).

In case you missed it….

Civic tribute? Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark hopes to be able to make an announcement around a civic tribute for Sir Tim Shadbolt in the next “couple of weeks”. (READ MORE HERE) (Paid subscriber content).

Farcical? Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark believes it’s “farcical” Marama Davidson hasn’t prompted the same level of outrage amongst some at Parliament, over her “white males” comment, as he has received. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).

'It’s hectic, but I love it': Kennedy Taylor, a talented track and triathlon athlete, will bring the curtain down on her 2022/23 season with the New Zealand secondary schools triathlon championships and the South Island secondary schools athletics championships over the space of just four days this week. (READ MORE HERE).

Cost cutting: Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell stresses there’s no more fat to cut at the Invercargill City Council without hitting “muscle or bone” in an attempt to keep rates down as a 5.5% increase looms. (READ MORE HERE).

Quiz Answers….

At Classic Motorcycle Mecca 2. Steven and Lachie Hayes 3. Michael Kuresa 4. Natalie Wiegersma 5. Luke Howden