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Teaching children importance of remembrance focus of event
Teaching children importance of remembrance focus of event
Learning the importance of Anzac Day and remembering the fallen soldiers from a young age is the aim of an event in Invercargill this week.
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Junior rock’n’roll dancers sweep podium at nationals
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Junior rock’n’roll dancers sweep podium at nationals
A group of Invercargill junior rock’n’roll dancers impressed on the dance floor, sweeping the podium at the nationals during the weekend.
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More frustration for trust as trail extension delayed again
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More frustration for trust as trail extension delayed again
The extension of the Lake2Lake Trail has hit another bump but the Fiordland Trail Trust hopes to be back on track by the end of the year.
Secret to relationship ‘communicating’
Secret to relationship ‘communicating’
After she met her son’s girlfriend, Kevin Rickerby’s mum told him "she’s a keeper".
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Closed-door meetings over tensions between mayor and council boss
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Closed-door meetings over tensions between mayor and council boss
Tensions at the top of the Invercargill City Council seem to have been resolved following a closed-door investigation.
Taxpayers’ Union shares concerns over museum costs
Taxpayers’ Union shares concerns over museum costs
A taxpayer union representative shares the concerns of an Invercargill city councillor about the council’s $5.5 million expenditure on consultants for the new museum.
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
The Department of Conservation is outraged over the amount of dog poo left on one of Bluff’s main walkways.
Shock over $5.5m spent on consultants
Shock over $5.5m spent on consultants
An Invercargill city councillor is shocked about the $5.5 million spent on consultants for the new museum project — but the mayor believes this is a reasonable amount.
Help ‘mind-blowing’ in wake of theft
Help ‘mind-blowing’ in wake of theft
A Southland animal charity is overwhelmed with the support it has received from its community in the wake of one of its volunteers stealing more than $20,000 in donations from it.
George Begg Festival chance to drive ‘old friend’
George Begg Festival chance to drive ‘old friend’
New Zealand racer Brett Riley used yesterday to reconnect with an "old friend".
Oyster parasite returns to Foveaux Strait
Oyster parasite returns to Foveaux Strait
The start of the oyster season has been challenging, with signs of a deadly parasite in Foveaux Strait, but a factory manager says it's better than in previous years.
‘Good old’ racing days celebrated
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‘Good old’ racing days celebrated
From Macchina to Scuderia — Invercargill will be filled with classic cars and immersed in Italian flair this weekend.
Oyster parasite returns to strait
Oyster parasite returns to strait, fishery in ‘down cycle’
The start of the oyster season has been challenging, with signs of a deadly parasite in Foveaux Strait, but a factory manager says it's better than in previous years.
New CCTV network now operational in city, Bluff
New CCTV network now operational in city, Bluff
Six months on from the start of the installation, all 68 new CCTV cameras in Bluff and Invercargill are operational, a council manager says.
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
Since he was young, Southland man Cameron Smith knew farming would always be part of his life.
Duck cuts power to city’s CBD
Duck cuts power to city’s CBD
A duck flying into power lines has been blamed for a power cut which hit Invercargill’s CBD yesterday.
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Animals ‘robbed’ of ‘better life’
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Animals ‘robbed’ of ‘better life’
The actions of a volunteer who stole more than $20,000 in donations from an animal charity put the creatures’ future at risk and "robbed" them of a "chance for a better life".
Trombone remains top brass
Trombone remains top brass
Invercargill man Ken Wellington started to play trombone 67 years ago when he was just a boy in England.
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
‘Pretty unreal’ to be crowned regional winner
Since he was young, Southland man Cameron Smith knew farming would always be part of his life.