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    School’s first male principal appointed

    Is it important an all-girls school has a female principal rather than a "bloke"?

    Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park

    Keith McRobie. Photo: Allied Media files

    Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park

    Gunfire near children’s playgrounds and walking tracks in a park on the outskirts of Gore has prompted calls for hunters to exercise more caution in the area.

    Man arrested over petrol theft

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    Man arrested over petrol theft

    Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the past month.

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    Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes

    Lesley Dawson, 5, the great, great, great granddaughter of George Dawson rings the original Colac...

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    Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes

    A small town on Southland’s coast is preparing to permanently honour two men who helped save countless lives.

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    Payout allegation disputed

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    Payout allegation disputed

    Santana is alleging Ngāi Tahu wants a $180 million payout if the firm’s Bendigo gold project gets the go-ahead.

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    Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam

    Sir Sam Neill. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam

    Sir Sam Neill has described the threats of violence and personal attacks he has received over his opposition to a planned mine as "very shocking and disturbing".

    Step made toward end of school’s intervention

    Totara School principal Matt Hannagan (left) and commissioner Cleave Hay outside the school gates...

    Step made toward end of school’s intervention

    After a two-year statutory intervention at a North Otago school, "vital steps" are now being made to elect a new school board.

    Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning

    A pair of pukunui flocking at Awarua Bay. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning

    The pukunui/southern New Zealand dotterel population has recovered by 52% following a successful aerial predator control operation on Stewart Island.

    Groundswell takes council to court

    Photo: ODT files

    Groundswell takes council to court

    A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.

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    I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney

    Queenstown-based government MP Joseph Mooney. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney

    Southland National MP Joseph Mooney has denied claims he is a "troublemaking MP", reaffirming his support of the party and Prime Minister Chris Luxon.

    Councillor investigated over alleged assault

    Frank Hocken. Photo: Supplied

    Councillor investigated over alleged assault

    A councillor in his 80s under investigation for an alleged assault has admitted being ‘‘a bit naughty’’.

    Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft

    File photo: Getty Images

    Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft

    Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the last month.

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    Felling of mature kānuka trees angers landscape designer

    Trees cleared in a kānuka grove in Pembroke Heights have been used to make bike jumps in an...

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    Felling of mature kānuka trees angers landscape designer

    At least 100 mature kānuka trees have been felled in a grove in a Wānaka suburb in an apparent attempt to make mountain-bike trails, leaving a local green-space specialist ‘‘devastated’’.

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    Woman fled via window to get help after assault

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Woman fled via window to get help after assault

    A Queenstown woman locked herself in her bathroom and climbed out the window to get help from a neighbour after being assaulted by her partner last month.

    Sawmill begins $115m expansion

    A render of the new sawmill from Niagara. Photo: SUPPLIED

    Sawmill begins $115m expansion

    Southland -based Niagara Sawmilling Company has begun a $115 million expansion of its timber processing operations, marking the largest growth phase in the company’s 91-year history.

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    Gold mine, wine industry can co-exist: Santana

    Economist Benje Patterson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Gold mine, wine industry can co-exist: Santana

    Santana Minerals says its mine would annually make 36 times what the region’s wine industry does and the two can co-exist.

    Man snapped leaving 'suspicious item' at Oamaru property

    Police released this photo of the man they want to speak to. Photo: Southern District Police

    Man snapped leaving 'suspicious item' at Oamaru property

    A man who tried to get into an Oamaru property late at night left a "suspicious item" behind, police say.

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    Kaiwera Downs wind farm ahead of schedule

    The second stage of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm is ahead of schedule with 11 turbines operating....

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    Kaiwera Downs wind farm ahead of schedule

    Work is rolling along on the second stage of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm and it is hoped to have everything up and running by the end of winter.

    Sign of a possible crime

    A speed monitoring sign on State Highway1 in Waihola appears to have been ripped from its post,...

    Sign of a possible crime

    A speed monitoring sign on State Highway 1 in Waihola appears to have been ripped from its post, snapped and left to the elements on the side of the road.

    Fine fleece on display

    Steve Matheson. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER

    Fine fleece on display

    WS Hickey & Son staffer Steve Matheson looks over the fleeces at the 2026 New Zealand National Golden Fleece Exhibition hosted by the Central Otago A&P Association at WS Hickey & Son...
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