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PM celebrates opening of sporting facility

Mixing and mingling with students and staff in Gore yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon...

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PM celebrates opening of sporting facility

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was the surprise guest at Gore’s Māruawai College yesterday as the school celebrated the opening of its new covered sports facility.

Milford Sound booming as Chinese visitors return

Passengers cover the decks of Southern Discoveries boat, Pride of Milford, in Milford Sound....

Peak visitors expected at Milford for Chinese New Year

A southern tourism mecca appears poised to set a record for the number of visitors as Chinese New Year approaches.

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Southland swim coach subject of complaint

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Southland swim coach subject of complaint

A complaint against a swimming coach is sitting with the Sport Integrity Commission amid allegations of possible ‘‘harmful behaviour’’ experienced by Swimming Southland members.

No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

Dead paradise shelducks litter the shoreline at Dublin Bay yesterday. Photo: Otago Fish & Game

No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

Initial investigations into claims of hundreds of dead birds around the Lake Te Anau shoreline have so far turned up nothing out of the ordinary.

Fest brings the best machines

Racing action at last year’s Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest. PHOTO: DAVE LOUDON

Fest brings the best machines

The tickets are on sale as a flock of Fords, a hoard of Holdens, a bevy of BMWs and a pack of Porsches head south for the 2026 Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest over the weekend of 21/22 February.

Partnership to boost junior football in South

Southland Football Board chairman Nick Hamlin, Invercargill Motors co-owners Paul Dryden and...

Partnership to boost junior football in South

A drive for growth has sparked an exciting new partnership which will support junior football in Southland for the next three years.

Twelve-piece sound sure to heal the mind

2Forty2 will play their first show in Invercargill this month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Twelve-piece sound sure to heal the mind

A popular Sri Lankan band will make their debut performance in Invercargill next weekend.

Garden show set to open to public

Exhibits in the last Bluff Garden Show. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Garden show set to open to public

The Bluff Garden Show is on again this weekend at the Senior Citizens Centre, Cnr Onslow & Barrow Sts in Bluff.

Group discusses friendship, connection between women

Te Anau counsellor Kathryn Wright speaks to a group of women about building strong connections...

Group discusses friendship, connection between women

The benefits of friendship is a topic Te Anau counsellor Kathryn Wright talked about at a ConnectHer event.

Fitness fundraiser aims to help families in need

Advance Fitness Conon St club manager Camila Muller Angonese (right) and Ronald McDonald House...

Fitness fundraiser aims to help families in need

Advance Fitness Invercargill and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) New Zealand are on a mission to help Southland whānau stay close to their children during hospital stays.

Kindness from the ground up

In the Sacred Heart School community garden are (from left) Hawkdun Patterson, 10, principal...

Kindness from the ground up

When tamariki at a Southland primary school tend to their community garden, they do more than learn about how to grow food.

Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

A wanted man on the run from police may be in Invercargill and police are warning he should not be approached.

Wheelie hard work

Wheelie hard work

Competitors take part in the tractor pull during the Southern Field Days in Waimumu, Southland, yesterday.

Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

Environment Southland is concerned about the potential impact of rates capping on flood...

Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

A southern council fears the government’s proposed rates capping will impact flood protection in the region.

Event showcase for rural power

Jamie Jaeger, 9, and Lucie Jaeger, 10, of Crookston, had an udderly good time. PHOTOS: STEPHEN...

Event showcase for rural power

As the crowd poured through the gates on the first day of the Southern Field Days at Waimumu organiser Steve Henderson was unsure what the conversation starters would be.

Vintage club goes modern to fund new shed

Central Southland Vintage Machinery Club president John Peterson has been selling raffle tickets...

Vintage club goes modern to fund new shed

Forget grocery hampers and loads of firewood — the Central Southland Vintage Machinery Club knows how to run a raffle with real horsepower.

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‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull

Max Slee, of Te Anau, has been competing in tractor-pull events for about 10 years and drives two...

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‘Boy racer - rural style’ sport has pull

"Boy racer - rural style."

Gore seeks name for brown trout statue

The hunt is on to find a name for Gore's brown trout statue. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Gore seeks name for brown trout statue

Gore's famous giant brown trout statue is angling for an official name.

Chorus calls for keen a cappella singers

Dunedin Harmony Chorus Members (from left) Megan Pettigrew, Tracy Pettinger, Sarah Connolly and...

Chorus calls for keen a cappella singers

A group of Dunedin performers have swapped their sparkly chorus costumes for tramping gear ahead of an open night for women interested in learning to sing unaccompanied harmonies.

New dialysis unit opens at Southland hospital

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds, Health NZ Social chief medical officer Dr David Gow (left) and...

New dialysis unit opens at Southland hospital

A new $440,000 dialysis unit, which opened at Southland Hospital on Monday, will meet a growing demand and provide much-needed care closer to home for Southland people.

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