Art show is good for rural ‘wellbeing’
Art show is good for rural ‘wellbeing’
A remote Southland art show at the "edge of the world" has been showcasing rural artists for 20 years.
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Fundraiser for police officer with rare cancer
'So lovely': Community helps Christchurch police officer battle rare cancer
A young Christchurch police officer’s hometown is rallying around her to help raise money for a potentially life-saving medical treatment that costs $800,000.
Heartbreaking but hilarious is Bridget
Heartbreaking but hilarious is Bridget
Twenty minutes into Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy I texted my mum "warning already crying".
'So lovely, so Gore': Fundraising for rare cancer treatment
'So lovely, so Gore': Fundraising for rare cancer treatment
A young police officer’s hometown of Gore is rallying around her to help raise funds for $800,000 worth of potentially life-saving, breakthrough medical treatment.
Firing up for a festival weekend
Firing up for a festival weekend
A flutter of moths will descend on an aviation centre in Gore this weekend for the annual Mandeville Fly-in and Steam Festival.
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Cowan celebrates 40 years with MLT
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Cowan celebrates 40 years with MLT
Loyalty comes in spades in Gore.
Last boarding house closes
Last boarding house closes
More than half the beds were empty at Rosmini House last year which led to its closure.
Tagger’s identity stays unknown, for now
Tagger’s identity stays unknown, for now
A tagger, who plagued the Invercargill CBD, has lost his bid to keep his name secret, but the identity of the artist "Clap!" remains a mystery, for now.
'Utter disgrace': Man walks free after indecent assault of paramedic
'Utter disgrace': Man walks free after indecent assault of paramedic
An award-winning health professional, who groped a paramedic’s bottom, has been granted a discharge without conviction, potentially saving his medical career.
Drunk deportee accosted woman with his pants down
Drunk deportee accosted woman with his pants down
A drunk deportee approached a woman in her car with his pants down in Invercargill and demanded she look at him while he touched himself.
Man found guilty of assaulting three
Man found guilty of assaulting three
A jury has found an Invercargill man guilty on 15 charges of sexual assault against two teenage girls and a young woman.
Man sentenced after showing partner noose
Man sentenced after showing partner noose
An Invercargill man produced a noose in front of his partner and child when she told him she was leaving him.
Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation
Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation
Police have smashed what they describe as a significant drug operation in Southland, which snared 2kg of MDMA pressed into the shape of dining plates and more than $60,000 of cash.
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
A judge has called a woman’s allegation of assault against her ex-husband, amid a bitter divorce, "implausible".
Charges dismissed over 'implausible' assault claim
Charges dismissed over 'implausible' assault claim
A judge has called a woman’s allegation of assault against her ex-husband, amid a bitter divorce, “implausible”.
Court hears of molestation
Court hears of molestation
A young girl told police an Invercargill man used to watch her sleep before molesting her, a court has heard.
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Hundreds of cattle were left belly-deep in mud and unsheltered in the freezing temperatures of a harsh Southland winter, a court has heard.
Men sentenced for lighting devastating blaze in key wetlands
Men sentenced for lighting devastating blaze in key wetlands
Two men ignited and fled from the fire that turned a large part of the Awarua Wetlands into a desolate wasteland.
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
After three days of evidence, it took a jury 30 minutes to clear a man on charges of sexual violation at a Queenstown mountain.
Man accused of rape claims only objection was to hickey
Man accused of rape claims only objection was to hickey
A man accused of rape told the court the only time the married complainant pushed him away was when he was leaving hickey marks on her neck.