The Southland Tribune; Edition #74
Councillors call for Gore mayor Ben Bell to resign/Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition/Federated Farmers: Save your dollars, just give us some change
New Zealand's young elected members back Gore mayor Ben Bell
Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
Federated Farmers: Save your dollars, just give us some change
Today’s Poll… Do you still regularly have notes and coins on hand to use?
NZ Music Month…. Song selector - Nick McGrath
Out & About… Rotary Charity Art Auction
New Zealand's young elected members back Gore mayor Ben Bell
New Zealand’s young elected members have thrown their support behind Gore Mayor Ben Bell after he was asked this week by councillors to resign. (READ MORE HERE).
Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
There’s plenty in today’s Spotlight on Sport which includes a catch-up with Jason Rutledge ahead of the Woodlands Rugby Club’s 125th jubilee, we name Woodlands XV made up entirely of Super Rugby or international representative players and cover off the latest Stags signing. We also quiz athlete Buddy Small on his motivations and outline just how much Steel captain Te Huinga Selby-Rickit wants a win. Plus more.(READ MORE HERE).
Federated Farmers: Save your dollars, just give us some change
Federated Farmers' new President Wayne Langford has released the organisation’s wish list ahead of Budget 2023, and they are asking for… absolutely nothing. (READ MORE HERE).
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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 celebrating 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: NICK MCGRATH - Works at Southern Institute of Technology and handy musician himself. It included being part of the Sparrow Thieves.
Artist: Ha The Unclear
Nick’s song choice: Mannequins.
Why? About 10 years ago I discovered a little trove of Dunedin music involving the Cathro brothers, and I'm still watching on with great interest. Just immense and underheard Kiwi songwriters. They've plied their wares in a few different bands: both brothers feature in this iteration, though it appears to primarily be a Michael Cathro baby (Paul's solo stuff is well worth a listen too).
It's smart, quirky, Kiwi folk-pop. Takes some kind of mind to engineer a love song from the perspective of a coffee table ('Secret Lives of Furniture').
Me personal favs ('Bacterium, Look at Your Motor Go' and 'Kosmanavt') aren't streamable at the moment (record label shenanigans). Thankfully, still some tasty morsels available, like this vent about storefront mannequins.
Quick Quiz….
1. Which political party did Invercargill councillor Ria Bond previously represent in Parliament?
2. Name the basketballer who two years ago was diagnosed with bowel cancer and this week signed to play for the Southland Sharks for the remainder of the 2023 NBL season?
3. Gore Mayor Ben Bell holds the record as New Zealand’s what?
4. Southland’s Leicester Rutledge coached what international rugby team?
5. COIN South, Southland Business Chamber, and Great South have teamed up to celebrate what week next week?
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR ANSWERS)
Today’s Poll…
Out & About…
Rotary Charity Art Auction - May 16 to May 25 - Miharo Gallery
Sunrise Rotary is holding its 14th Charity Art Auction next week.
The auction is raising funds for two amazing local charities. Firstly, The Graeme Dingle Foundation, which delivers programmes that bring positive changes to the lives of young people. And also, the Mīharo Murihiku Trust, for the establishment of scholarships that will support Māori and Pasifika rangatahi looking to pursue career pathways in the arts.
The exhibition opens to the public on Monday at Miharo Gallery (28 Don Street) & artworks will be posted to the Facebook page. Silent bidding can be made in the gallery or on the Facebook page. The auction finishes with a live auction on the 25th May. Tickets for the final auction are $30 per person.
In case you missed it….
Inner city bar: The Invercargill Licensing Trust is planning its next inner-city bar/restaurant offering.
“I guess the key message at the moment is it doesn’t end with the Langlands. We are still motivated to keep doing new things.” (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Stags signing: Rugby Southland director of rugby Matt Saunders is pleasantly surprised they were able to land the signature of Dylan Nel with the experienced No 8 expected to add plenty of steel to the Stags 2023 NPC squad. (READ MORE HERE).
42-14: The Southland Boys’ High School’s first XV’s busy and largely encouraging start to the 2023 season continues. After losing to Christchurch Boys’ High School on Saturday Southland Boys’ impressed with a win over John McGlashan College on Wednesday. (READ MORE HERE).
Quiz Answers….
NZ First 2. Alex Pledger 3. Youngest mayor (23) 4. Italy 5. Tech Week
Seems Go Re is not the place for young and ambitious to venture into politics.