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    Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show

    C.S. Art Studio tutors Luke (back left) and Michelle Dawson guide artists (front, from left) Owen...

    Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show

    A group of Southland artists will bring their interpretation of circles to life at an art exhibition to be held in the Deep South.

    Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals

    The Florence Society owner Alisha Loach is hoping her hair salon will win awards at the 2025 NZ...

    Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals

    A Southland hairdresser is cutting her way into the national hairdressing scene.

    Te Unua works on schedule

    Invercargill's new multi-million-dollar museum continues to take shape under the hands of skilled...

    Te Unua works on schedule

    Construction at Te Unua Museum of Southland has continued to progress well, with some crucial milestones achieved.

    Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest

    Eco Fest committee member Jenny Campbell is looking forward to the event next month. PHOTO: NINA...

    Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest

    Keeping the body and the environment in order is the focus of next month’s Spring Eco Fest.

    Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history

    Weaver Helen Wilson of Balfour fastens a kākahu she made for Northern Southland College around...

    Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history

    The first wearer of a kākahu cloak, made for Northern Southland College, loved being able to wear her school’s story on her shoulders, she says. Northern Southland College head student Lori Bradley...

    Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island

    The man was found dead on Stewart Island. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

    Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island

    Conservation sleuths have partly solved the mystery of how a dead stoat came to be on Rakiura-Stewart Island in a case that has now become an intriguing whodunnit.

    Man pronounced dead at crash scene

    Police and emergency services personnel attend the site of a fatal accident 1km west of the...

    Man pronounced dead at crash scene

    A man died in a single-vehicle crash which closed State Highway 93, between Mataura and Clinton, for much of yesterday.

    Q&A Environment Southland candidates

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    Q&A Environment Southland candidates

    Environment Southland stands at a crossroads.

    Tackling a tiny house

    Māruawai College teacher Kieran Henry stands outside the tiny house his class is building from...

    Tackling a tiny house

    Out the back of Māruawai College, it’s less pens, books, and whiteboards — and more insulation, pencils, and Gib.

    Cancer screening bus needs volunteers

    The Lions Cancer Trust is sending its skin cancer screening bus next month, but needs volunteers...

    Cancer screening bus needs volunteers

    The call is out for skin cancer screeners, as a mobile screening bus will be arriving in town next month and needs helpers.

    Guns, drugs seized in crackdown

    Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

    Guns, drugs seized in crackdown

    Guns and methamphetamine have been seized in Southland in a police crackdown on illegal hunting.

    ‘Creative bunch’ show Lego builds

    Cameron Hughes’ self-designed Lego work won the youth category at the Southland Brick Show in...

    ‘Creative bunch’ show Lego builds

    Hundreds of families stopped by the Southland Lego show at the weekend, organisers praising the miniature brick builders’ originality.

    Building patients’ confidence

    Lug South members Lance Eder and Cory Varcoe display the Lego MRI model they are planning to send...

    Building patients’ confidence

    A miniature Lego MRI that helps kids with the stress of X-rays has been remade by Southlanders and will be sent to surrounding hospitals.

    Proud sons

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    Proud sons

    The three adult sons and grandchildren of Dr Peter Snow  in 2009 unveiled a memorial in honour of their late father and grandfather in Tapanui.

    Supporting local play, recreation

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    Supporting local play, recreation

    While I still live and work in Gore, about a year ago my role changed.

    Our people

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    Our people

    Scenes from out & about in the community.

    Building communities through kapa haka

    Building communities through kapa haka

    The woman who taught three Southern schools their kapa haka for last week’s Polyfest said the the cultural practice is more than just singing and dancing.

    Ruling recognises marine title

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    Ruling recognises marine title

    Ruapuke Island Group whānau are delighted with a High Court decision released late Friday, which recognised the traditional landowners of the islands hold customary marine title to the surrounding waters.

    Creating ‘world-class’ legacy rewarded

    Northern Community Board chairman Greg Tither (left) and Southland Mayor Rob Scott present a...

    Creating ‘world-class’ legacy rewarded

    Lumsden’s train display has become far bigger than what John Titter imagined when he first suggested the idea in 2012.

    Rural concern over likely copper retirement

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    Rural concern over likely copper retirement

    It seems as if the country will be moving away from copper in communication networks — but has everyone got the message?
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