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Southlanders had the chance to take part in an old Austrian tradition during an Invercargill workshop at the weekend.

The Central Southland College girls’ rugby team is about to experience a new level of playing the sevens format of the game.

An Invercargill man has been surprised with a life membership of a club he started 13 years ago.

Dogs with keen noses for finding stowaways have been sniffing around the Bluff ferry terminal.

A group where dads can hang out and yarn has started in Invercargill.

Inspiring girls to leave school with qualifications that will help set them up for life has motivated principal Yvonne Browning throughout her career, she says.

It is unlikely a local state of emergency will be extended, Southland District Mayor Rob Scott says.

Some Invercargill young people’s lives have been enriched by the experience of lending a hand in a civil emergency.

A record number of women have taken their place around the Invercargill City Council table.

Some Invercargill young people’s lives have been enriched by the experience of lending a hand in a civil emergency.

It might require a large dollop of poetic license to claim this but Postman Pat’s black and white cat Jess is part of a winning grass kart team.

"Never in my wildest dreams" did Windsor Community Church senior minister Peter Dunn think he would become the elected spiritual leader of one of the country’s mainline churches.

It was almost a case of being blown away at a Riverton Volunteer Fire Brigade callout this morning. 

Help is on the way for people struggling to understand either themselves or someone they know who is autistic or has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).