Cruise to raise funds for vital cancer drug
Cruise to raise funds for vital cancer drug
A Te Anau man is fundraising for a lifesaving cancer treatment by selling tickets for a Milford Sound cruise.
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Sweet treats on your doorstep
Sweet treats on your doorstep
A one-night-only dessert delivery service is planning on outdoing Santa Claus and delivering desserts to Southlanders’ doors within an hour.
Departing principal’s ‘true mix of emotions’
Departing principal’s ‘true mix of emotions’
A Southland principal is leaving for a job across the ditch and says New Zealand needs to make education an aspirational field.
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Bike lovers to ride up NZ for anniversary
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Bike lovers to ride up NZ for anniversary
To celebrate 75 years of a classic British motorcycle, six enthusiasts are off on an adventure from Bluff to Cape Reinga.
iAM Games receives national recognition
iAM Games receives national recognition
A Southland event to give youth with disabilities opportunities to take part in physical activities has won a national prize.
Community hub needs help
Community hub needs help
A hall which has served as a community hub for more than 100 years in Southland needs help to get some vital repair work done.
Discipline and diligence pay off
Discipline and diligence pay off
Eating chicken and cucumber while their friends scoffed down KFC is finally paying off for three Southland body builders who are off to Germany to compete on the world stage.
School rolls peak in South
School rolls peak in South
While one Southland school is reaching its maximum enrolment number, other Southland principals say they are managing increasing school rolls.
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School counselling service filling gap
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School counselling service filling gap
A vital school counselling service is the "ambulance at the top of the cliff" and is filling the void left behind by the ChatBus in Dunedin and neighbouring townships, a counsellor says.
Sargeson Prize win a boost
Sargeson Prize win a boost
Winning a prestigious writing competition was the confidence booster a Dunedin secondary school pupil needed to acknowledge her own potential.
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Roll increase welcomed in schools across South
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Roll increase welcomed in schools across South
Sky-rocketing school rolls in Wanaka and Queenstown come with their teething troubles but principals in other parts of the South only see positives in increasing pupil numbers.
Embracing the delights of Diwali
Embracing the delights of Diwali
From food fit for a king to traditional dances this year’s G J Gardner Diwali promises to bring India’s diverse culture to Southland.
Intimate theatre ideal stage for drama
Intimate theatre ideal stage for drama
An Invercargill theatre is the perfect location for an intimate and impactful thrilling romantic drama.
Fishers bemoan shortening of whitebait season
Fishers bemoan shortening of whitebait season
The whitebaiting season ended on Monday and Southlanders are saying it was too short.
570km ride mirrors grandfather's record journey
Christchurch to Invercargill: 570km bike ride mirrors grandfather's record journey
There is following in footsteps and then there is going to the extremes, which Thijs Hubber did last weekend.
Cyclist keen to bike Chch to Inv — for a second time
Cyclist keen to bike Chch to Inv — for a second time
There is following in footsteps and then there is going to the extremes, which Thijs Hubber did last weekend.
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Fishers bemoan shortening of whitebaiting season
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Fishers bemoan shortening of whitebaiting season
The whitebaiting season ended on Monday and Southlanders are saying it was too short.
Car smashes through entrance of bookshop
Car smashes through entrance of bookshop
People in an Invercargill bookshop got a bit of a shock yesterday afternoon after a motorist drove through the front entrance.
Following in grandfather’s slipstream
Following in grandfather’s slipstream
There is following in footsteps and then there is going to the extremes, which Thijs Hubber did last weekend.
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Otago Boys’ hostel pupils removed over post-match drinking
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Otago Boys’ hostel pupils removed over post-match drinking
A group of Otago Boys’ High School pupils have been removed from its hostel for drinking alcohol after an internal school rugby match.