The Southland Tribune; Edition #70
Who will line up for the vacant Invercargill council seat?/Insight: Putting spotlight on region as tourism destination/Queens Park coach gets marching orders, intends to appeal
Who will line up for the vacant Invercargill council seat?
Insight: Putting spotlight on region as tourism destination
Queens Park coach gets marching orders, intends to appeal
Not quite enough against the Saints
Today’s Poll… Who’s the best loosehead prop?
NZ Music Month…. Southland song selector - Louise Evans
Out & About… Southland Cheese Roll
Who will line up for the vacant Invercargill council seat?
Former deputy mayor Rebecca Amundsen has ruled out another shot at the Invercargill City Council this term saying she isn’t keen to be part of a council with Nobby Clark as mayor. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Insight: Putting a spotlight on region as tourism destination
Welcome to The Southland Tribune’s weekly column spot called “Insight”. This week Great South chief executive Chami Abeysinghe provides an insight into how Southland is combining with neighbouring organisations to try to boost tourism numbers. (READ MORE HERE).
Queens Park coach gets marching orders, intends to appeal
Queens Park coach Paddy Murphy will appeal a red card he received during his team’s 1-0 loss to Mosgiel in the Southern Premier League game played in Invercargill on Saturday. (READ MORE HERE).
Not quite enough against the Saints….
American import Jeremy Kendle continues to lead the way for the Southland Sharks, although his efforts weren’t enough to lift his team to win over the Wellington Saints on Sunday night.
The Saints lead for the majority of the contest and pulled out to a 17-point lead at one point, that’s before the Sharks reduced it to four when it won the third quarter 30-21.
However, Southland couldn’t complete the revival in the fourth quarter as the Saints wrapped up a 110-98 win in front of a good-sized Southland crowd.
Kendle finished with 27 points and seven assists for the Sharks in another strong display.
Grant Anticevich, Brayden Inger, and Alonzo Burton all contributed 15 points.
Despite the loss the Sharks still sit amongst the league leaders in what looms as a wide-open competition that has many genuine title contenders.
Next up for the Sharks will be a showdown against the Nelson Giants at Stadium Southland in Invercargill on Friday night.
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NZ Music Month…. A Southlander’s song choice
It is New Zealand Music Month and we at The Southland Tribune are keen to celebrate it. We’ve teamed with the crew at MASSAV Productions and throughout the month are asking various Southlanders to provide their favourite New Zealand song choice.
Today’s song selector: LOUISE EVANS - Lemon Creative - Creative director. Louise is the mastermnd behind Southland’s unique food magazine Wee.
Artist: Hopetoun Brown. Uou may recognize Hopetoun Brown as the horn section from local funk juggernaut Supergroove. Tim Stewart and Nick Atkinson formed a Hopetoun Brown which revolves around Tim's big soulful voice coupled to the deep tones of Nick's bass clarinet.
Song choice: Sorry you’re sick
Why: I’m not going to pretend I know anything about music. As a kid, I knew all the lyrics in the fast bit of Supergroove’s, You Gotta Know, and I thought that was cool. At uni in Wellington, in my attempt to rub up against music culture, I relied on my Inner West illustrator-come-barista flatmate to provide me with handwritten mixed CDs, despite owning an iPod. We went to Bats a lot. At some point, I was introduced to the psychedelic videos of Finn Scholes and the Carnivorous Plant Society. And probably the substances that make them more fun. I like trumpets, I like hip hop, I love ginger beards, and men in boots. So it’s no wonder I’ve got a bit of a crush on Hopetoun Brown. The parping and stomping, and the soulful lyrics. Currently, my pick is their cover - Sorry you’re sick, because it makes a great background track for going to the liquor store.
Quick Quiz….
1. When was the original hospital at Kew in Invercargill completed? (Multi-choice: 1937, 1947, 1957).
2. Hollie Swain is competing in what notable sporting event in England at the moment?
3. Where will you find the Brunel Peaks Cafe and Bar in Southland?
4. Name the Invercargill City Council’s current CEO?
5. Which All Black made a cameo appearance for the Woodlands Rugby Club in 2022?
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS)
Today’s Poll…
Out & About…
Southland Cheese Roll - Sunday, May 13 - SIT Velodrome, Invercargill
The Southland Cheese Roll is a fundraiser for New Zealand Red Cross, and it’s not what you’re probably thinking. Imagine Red Bull trolleys meets Gloucester cheese chasing.
Contestants bring along their fastest, most reliable, ornately-decorated cheese-carrying carts to transport a small cube of cheese (cheese provided by the organiser) down the sloped velodrome in New Zealand’s only cheese race. There are amazing prizes up for grabs for winners. Cheesy grins guaranteed! (warning: this is the first of many cheese-related puns).
The racing is full of intrigue - who will win, who will finish, and perhaps most fun of all, who will come unstuck. With such a fast start will your Feta Ford survive to the bottom? While it may seem a cheesy sort of event, all funds raised go to New Zealand Disaster Fund.
Entrants compete in four categories: Babybels for children aged 13 and under, Camemberts for those 14 years and over, and Platters for groups and corporates going in together for a bigger prize. Category winners then square off against each other to be crowned the year’s ‘Big Cheese’. And for anyone thinking of rolling up un-Brie-fed, or thinking they’re gonna cream the opposition, there’s a few rules (the Fon-Do’s and Fon-Don’ts) you need to know.
The main one being that gravity is the only method allowed to propel your Alfa Reggiano down the track. So what kind of transport is best suited to cheese? Skateboards, an L&P bottle, model cars, Tonka trucks - even a ‘Chuber’, which is a cheese uber - have been used to differing degrees of success. It’s a serious business. All Cheese-carts are displayed prior to the race and checked by a scrutineer. Follow the rules, or be e-Limburger-nated. There will be cheese rolls (of course) available to buy from the stadium cafe. Gouda luck, and take it (ch)easy. (Blurb credit: Southland NZ).
In case you missed it….
Hard work pays off: Delve into the story of Hollie Swain and you can’t help but be impressed. Her eventing journey started at Waikaia in Southland as a kid, under the guidance of Helen Christie. It now has her lining up on arguably the biggest stage in the sport - the Badminton Horse Trials in England. (READ MORE HERE).
Party spoilers? “I think that makes us a very dangerous team because first, no one wants to lose to us, and second, we are the ones who could take someone out of the top three. We love that and it’s our challenge to get that points table rocking a bit.”
Humbling reaction: In January Campbell Johnstone opened up by telling the world he was gay. In turn, he was labelled the first openly gay All Black. Johnstone talked with Logan Savory about the reaction since and what he’s now doing to help foster a supportive rugby environment. (READ MORE HERE).
Quiz Answers….
1937 2. Badminton Horse Trials 3. Lake Monowai 4. Michael Day 5. Damian McKenzie