Highlanders (rugby union) Highlanders (rugby union) The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders and currently known as the Pulse Energy Highlanders for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition, and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland unions. The Highlanders take their name from the Scottish immigrants that helped found the Otago, North Otago, and Southland regions in the 1840s and 1850s. Their main ground through the 2011 Super Rugby season was Carisbrook in
Carisbrook railway station Carisbrook railway station Carisbrook railway station is a closed railway station on the Moolort railway line at Carisbrook, Victoria. The station was opened on Tuesday, 7 July 1874. Although no longer in use Carisbrook retains a bricks station building, platform and goods shed. A movement for the re-opening of the railway line has been gaining momentum over the past 2 years. On Sunday 8 December 2013 a Community Rally calling for the reopening of the railway station and the railway line will take place. A discussion on the rally and the Group Rally for the return of rail services can