A taste of army life
A training exercise at Piano Flat, Waikaka, and Dolamore Park
Southland
Inspectors raise red flags over tavern performance
Inspectors raise red flags over tavern performance
A deep South watering hole has a nervous wait on its hands to find out if it can continue selling alcohol after multiple authorities objected to its licences being renewed.
Search for burglar with possible eye injury
Search for burglar with possible eye injury
Gore police are searching for a young man with ‘‘sores on his face’’, and possibly an injured eye, after a rural property owner disturbed him and another intruder during a burglary.
Ten easy things to do for mum
Ten easy things to do for mum
Spend an afternoon together browsing some of mum’s favourite stores.
Time to celebrate the mums in our life
Time to celebrate the mums in our life
Mother’s Day is a time for mothers, grandmothers and their children and grandchildren to celebrate their relationship and the role mothers play in all of our lives.
Honey company hits the sweet spot
Honey company hits the sweet spot
Southland food producers are not resting on their laurels, producing new products that are catching national attention and surprising some of New Zealand’s top food industry professionals.
‘Great pride’ in Chopper Bike Ride cause
‘Great pride’ in Chopper Bike Ride cause
He is the only one to have taken part in all 14 Chopper Bike Rides but raising money for a very good cause keeps him coming back, he says.
Central Indoor Bowls awards life members
Central Indoor Bowls awards life members
Two men who have given exceptional service to the Central Indoor Bowls sub-centre have been recognised with life membership awards.
Waverley Park club has the Star power
Waverley Park club has the Star power
The Star Rugby Club based at Waverley Park is the biggest club in Southland with three senior teams and multiple teams in each grade of Small Blacks rugby (primary school).
Te Anau Brigade seeking new volunteers
Te Anau Brigade seeking new volunteers
From motor vehicle crashes on remote highways to incidents deep within Fiordland National Park, the Te Anau Volunteer Fire Brigade responds to emergencies across one of the most unique and...
Plenty of sparkle on Diamonds Day
Plenty of sparkle on Diamonds Day
Haylee Mitiwai of Invercargill became the latest winner of a diamond ring when the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s annual Diamonds Day race meeting took place at Ascot Park Raceway on Sunday.
Petrolheads provide prolific payout
Petrolheads provide prolific payout
Southern Grilles and Gasoline’s February car show raised $16,000 for Southland’s Right Track programme and Land Search and Rescue.
Bowlers on a roll for charity
Bowlers on a roll for charity
The winners of the Central Indoors Bowls Sub-centre Anzac Day charity tournament
Bluff tavern slammed by inspectors
Bluff tavern slammed by inspectors
Unidentifiable food, a 'manager' who only came in once a year and a missing courtesy coach were among the red flags at a Bluff tavern needing a "kick up the backside".
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Fine for ducks, not shooters
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Fine for ducks, not shooters
Just when you would actually appreciate some wild wind and rain, Mother Nature has decided to play with duck-shooters for opening weekend and throw some warm sunny weather at Otago and Southland.
Māruawai Centre set to open but work to be done
Māruawai Centre set to open but work to be done
Gore’s Māruawai Centre is, mostly, on track to open in July after nearly two decades of development.
Looking back
Looking back
Flood waters surge around the Mataura freezing works and paper mill in April 1913 after the river broke its banks.
Trap helps makes insect study possible
Trap helps makes insect study possible
Fairy flies are minute wasps which comprise the family Mymaridae.
New golf course mower steps up to tee
New golf course mower steps up to tee
A shiny new rotary mower has arrived at the Waikaka Golf Club to replace one nearly passed its use-by date, thanks to a community fundraiser that raked in thousands of dollars.
Anzac services commemorate past and present service people
Anzac services commemorate past and present service people
Conflict and war are not confined to the past — words that echoed around the Gore district during the Anzac Day service.