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Queenstown weightlifter loses name suppression

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has lost her name suppression in relation to a driving charge. Photo:...

Queenstown weightlifter loses name suppression

Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has lost the right to keep her name suppressed after being discharged without conviction in relation to a driving charge.

Lodge sold to religious group

Southland Masonic Centre on Forth St, Invercargill. Photo: Sharon Reece

Lodge sold to religious group

The Southland Masonic Centre in Invercargill has been sold to a North Island company.

Green MP says local autonomy a merger must

Local autonomy must be maintained within the proposed merger of New Zealand's polytechnics, Green MP Chloe Swarbrick says.

Having fun with bubbles at Kidzone Festival

Having fun with bubbles at Kidzone Festival

Lucy Raines (9), of Invercargill, has a blast with bubbles at the ILT Kidzone Festival.

Power outage leaves centre city in the dark

After power was cut to most of the city centre, staff at the Invercargill City Library had to...

Power outage leaves centre city in the dark

Central Invercargill had to temporarily shut up shop yesterday, after a power outage left it in the dark for about an hour.

17 Sanford jobs gone in redundancy

17 Sanford jobs gone in redundancy

After weeks of uncertainty, Sanford's Bluff workers now know their fate.

Trail run sells out quickly

Stewart Island's first trail run has sold out within hours of registrations opening.

Netballers chase national under-19 title

Wellington vs Pukekohe. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO

Netballers chase national under-19 title

Wellington (in black and yellow) takes on Pukekohe on the first day of the New Zealand under-19 Netball Championships at the ILT Stadium in Invercargill yesterday.

Woman 'in right body' after surgery

Khellsey-Anna Atley put together a fundraising show to help cover the costs of her breast...

Woman 'in right body' after surgery

Invercargill woman Khellsey-Anna Atley's days of low self-esteem are behind her following life-changing breast-reduction surgery.

Petition started to reinstate home-care services for elderly

Grey Power Southland secretary Stephnie de Ruyter with a petition asking for recently cut in-home...

Petition started to reinstate home-care services for elderly

A petition to reinstate some recently cut in-home care services for the elderly in Southland seems to have struck a chord.

Rapist sentenced for touching girls in lazy river

Benjamin Barrie Bradbury has been sentenced to preventive detention. Photo: Luisa Girao

Rapist sentenced for touching girls in lazy river

The innocence of six children has been taken by a convicted rapist who was found guilty of touching them at a Queenstown swimming pool, the court has heard.

Preventive detention for pool predator

Alpine Aqualand at Queenstown Events Centre. Photo: ODT files

Preventive detention for Queenstown pool assaults

A man who indecently assaulted children in a Queenstown swimming pool has today been sentenced to preventive detention, "to protect the community".

Matariki with the tamariki

Matariki is a time for family and community to celebrate and reflect on the year ended, as well as preparing for the year to come.

Young chess players do battle

Ethan Tamariki (11, left) does battle with Tyrone McLeod (9) during the New Zealand Chess...

Young chess players do battle

The Invercargill-Southland Chess Club hosted the New Zealand Chess Federation Four-Player Team Championship for the first time at SIT Hansen Hall on Saturday.

'We want to make it better for everyone else'

Blair and Melissa Vining hand over a petition to MPs Michael Woodhouse (left) and Hamish Walker,...

'We want to make it better for everyone else'

Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Blair Vining has steadily been ticking off items on his bucket list.

Cancer care petition handed over at 'final farewell'

Blair Vining has handed over a 140,000-signature petition calling for a better way to help cancer sufferers in the country at his "final farewell" event in Invercargill.