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Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s

Trying to save Verne’s Vinyl Vault in the Bluff Drama Club’s production of Spinning Out are cast...

Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s

Tickets to enter Verne’s Vinyl Vault — the Bluff Drama Club’s next theatre restaurant production being staged at the end of the month — are already heading out the door at breakneck speed.

Complaint about lambs born in mud probed

Complaint about lambs born in mud probed

Animal welfare inspectors have returned to a Southland farm where claims of neglect were investigated last year.

Voices heard

Health care assistant Jo Tewhenua holds her skeleton in a protest by various members of the health sector outside Southland Hospital last Thursday.

Woolly thinking wins premier prize

Myross Bush School pupils William Crosbie (left) and Miller Rutledge were awarded the NZAS...

Woolly thinking wins premier prize

A talented pair of Myross Bush School students were the overall winners at the New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) Southland Science & Technology Fair last week.

Historic home put back on the market

Lennel House, the home of one of Invercargill's forefathers, John Turnbull Thompson, is up for...

Historic home put back on the market

Nestled on the banks of the Waihopai River is a home that is nearly as old as Invercargill itself.

Rental prices up, buck national trend

Hughie Brierley. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

Rental prices up, buck national trend

While national rental prices are at their lowest since 2023, the Southland market has bucked the trend, rising by just under 10% in a year.

Car boot sale set for Bluff

This Saturday is the day for the Bluff Promotions car boot sale at the Bluff oyster festival site in Barrow St.

Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate

Retiring Environment Southland councillor Robert Guyton is looking forward to developing a plant...

Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate

Despite a pre-election campaign in which he rode Invercargill streets on a bicycle, Robert Guyton confesses he has never ridden to an Environment Southland meeting.

Life of country star to be told on Civic stage

Amber Joy Poulton (right) as Loretta Lynn and Lizzie Moore as Patsy Cline in the musical Coal...

Life of country star to be told on Civic stage

The extraordinary life and music of country music legend Loretta Lynn will be celebrated in the hit musical show Coal Miner’s Daughter.

Exhibit-inspired artworks on display at museum

Wānaka artist Chrissy Wickes chats to Southland Mayor Rob Scott about her life-sized painting of...

Exhibit-inspired artworks on display at museum

A brass pipe used to smoke opium has inspired a song entered in Te Hikoi Museum’s Art Challenge exhibition.

Beach mining application upsets locals

Gemstone Beach in Southland. PHOTOS: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

Beach mining application upsets locals

The man behind a mining permit application on a Southland beach known for washing up gemstones says it is not a commercial or mechanical operation and no-one will be banned from taking stones found...

Club revamp a joint effort

Winton RSA & Citizens Bowling Club president Avis Ward (left), secretary Jenny Pulley and...

Club revamp a joint effort

Renovations to the Winton RSA & Citizens Bowling Club are almost done, thanks to the generosity of the community.

Clean air has ES keen to keep it up

Clean air has ES keen to keep it up

This winter’s cleaner air in Invercargill is a win for community health, but lasting change requires ongoing effort.

Practice is key when stringing power lines

Heliventures owner Craig McMillan pilots a McDonnell Douglas 520m Notar to string power lines in...

Practice is key when stringing power lines

It may have been another day in the office for Heliventures owner and pilot Craig McMillan last Thursday, but his office was in the air and involved threading the needle.

Cooper wins ESCC championship title

India Brown, partner of ESCC champion Josh Cooper, with Cooper’s trophy haul at the recent ESCC...

Cooper wins ESCC championship title

Josh Cooper, formerly of Invercargill but now based in Cromwell where he works for the Paddon Racing Group, is the 2024/2025 Eastern Southland Car Club’s champion.

Sharpshooters’ skill showcases South

Flyn Russell shows his shooting style. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Sharpshooters’ skill showcases South

Target Shooting Southland has had a year to remember with a couple of its members making the national team.

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Complaint about lambs born in muddy paddock probed

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Complaint about lambs born in muddy paddock probed

Animal welfare inspectors have returned to a Southland farm where claims of neglect were investigated last year.

Cleaner air has Environment Southland keen for community to keep it up

This winter’s cleaner air in Invercargill and Gore is a win for community health, but lasting change requires ongoing effort.

Horrell, Keast attend all full council meetings

Southland District Council offices in Invercargill. PHOTO: FILE

Horrell, Keast attend all full council meetings

Just two Southland councillors have managed a perfect meeting attendance across the past term.

St Peter’s races away to fastest school title

The St Peter’s College cross-country motorbiking team had a great debut at the South Island...

St Peter’s races away to fastest school title

St Peter’s College had a remarkable showing at the South Island Secondary Schools XC motocross, with individual success and a big team win.

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