Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
Rapid rise to top for Gold Guitar winner
New Zealand country music has a new star — with an English accent, an assertive performance style, and whose smoky and evocative tone fills a stadium with ease.
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Lions aggrieved lookout being vandalised
Lions aggrieved lookout being vandalised
Alexandra Lions Club members are frustrated their good work is being vandalised.
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Moose on the loose?
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Moose on the loose?
Two alleged sightings of the elusive moose in Fiordland have begged the age-old question — is it still out there? Mary Williams speaks to the yay-sayers, nay-sayers and maybe-sayers.
Q’town plea to avoid gridlock
Q’town plea to avoid gridlock
Stark warnings about looming gridlock in Queenstown have sparked pleas for urgent investment in public transport.
Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
Gold Guitars final crowd drawcard
The 50th annual MLT Gold Guitar Awards Senior Finals began impressively last night with a sold-out stadium and a jam-packed lineup of country music’s finest.
Influential West Coast cop honoured
Influential West Coast cop honoured
A police officer made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in Monday's King's Birthday Honours says she is humbled and deeply honoured to be recognised.
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
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Guardians approve lake drawdown changes
Approved changes to operating guidelines for hydro-electricity generation at Lake Manapouri will not cause unnatural variations of lake levels, the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau...
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Substation upgrade to cost $2.7m
Aurora Energy is spending close to $2.7 million on its Alexandra substation in a move to replace end-of-life equipment and shore up electricity supply, but the upgrade comes as new data shows local...
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
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Colourful spectacle of science fiction and fantasy
Fashion, fun and frivolity were on full display at the Steampunk Street Parade in Oamaru on Saturday.
A warmer winter is on its way
A warmer winter is on its way
Electricity bills may deliver less of a hammering this winter if Niwa’s outlook for the next few months comes to fruition.
Keep on trucking
Keep on trucking
Gore’s Main St was packed on Saturday as 68 of the finest trucks in the region paraded around town as part of the McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show.
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
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Funding boost from govt for 19 southern events
The South has been awarded just under $400,000 to help fund 19 different events, Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announced last week.
Rules around gravel removal clarified by ES
Rules around gravel removal clarified by ES
Environment Southland has provided clarity on the rules that pertain to the removal of gravel from rivers.
Fatal motorcycle crash on West Coast
Fatal motorcycle crash on West Coast
A motorcyclist has died following a crash in the Harihari Highway (SH6) on the West Coast this evening, police have confirmed in a statement.
Power restored to most properties after outage
Power restored to most properties after outage
Southland power supplier PowerNet says electricity has been restored to most homes after wild winds caused outages for thousands of people.
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Agriculture bolstering economy
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Agriculture bolstering economy
Anticipated record dairy payouts are helping Clutha’s economy buck the national downward trend, new figures show.
Piecing together the puzzle of motorsport from afar
Piecing together the puzzle of motorsport from afar
In the the high-stakes world of endurance motorsport, where every millisecond counts, Tim White is breaking new ground from an unlikely location.
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Leaders open to council merger
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Leaders open to council merger
A "mega merger" of the West Coast’s four councils into a unitary structure is not off the cards, local government leaders say.
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop criticised
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop criticised
The planned 1080 poison drop over Stewart Island is an "ecological disaster that’s waiting to happen", a tour operator says.
Remand prisoner dies
Remand prisoner dies
A man has died while on remand in Invercargill Prison.