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Lawyer Chris Menzies was a perfect choice when it came to seeking out people to play a governance role following the formation of the Southland Charity Hospital Trust. Hailing from the same rugby club as cancer care advocate Blair Vining, Midlands, and a personal friend of the Vining family –… Read more

Rosa and Kenzie from St John’s Girls School in Invercargill are doing what seems – to some – unthinkable. “People keep saying we’re brave. But we’re just doing it for a good cause,” Rosa says. This 25 September, the two Year Eight students are set to shave off their hair,… Read more

Reckon you’ve got what it takes to be our Shouty Squad? This is your chance to show the people of Southland and Otago – and some of New Zealand’s favourite rugby players – you’ve got the biggest dose of community spirit in the south. Rugby heroes Anton Lienert-Brown and Damian… Read more

Donation advances hospital fundraising  For Advance Agriculture, donating $10,000 to the Southland Charity Hospital was a pretty straightforward decision.   “It’s just a great cause,” commercial director Iain Wilson says.   “Any one of us could have to use it one day, and it really hit home as far as that goes. It’s good… Read more

Team captain turned head coach turned assistant, Chris Cairns, has spoken out about his role in Pack the Park. Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham ‘Ted’ Henry, heavyweight boxing champ Joseph Parker, and former All Black backfielder Israel Dagg were announced as coaches for the event. Dagg and Parker will… Read more

The day has finally arrived: members of the squads set to play at Pack the Park 2020 have been revealed. Most of them, anyway. Among them? Celebrated names like Stephen Donald, Ma’a Nonu and more. To pay tribute to the community that has supported its cause – and to mark… Read more