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    Cows probable cause of alarming nitrate spikes

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    Cows probable cause of alarming nitrate spikes

    Cows were the likely cause of alarmingly high nitrate spikes in Gore’s drinking water supply last year, an Environment Southland report indicates.

    Accused refused safe ride home, court told

    Jack Stephens died at the scene of a crash in the Niagara-Tokanui Highway last year. Photo: supplied

    Accused refused safe ride home, court told

    A Southland man who killed his friend in a drunken crash earlier shunned the offer of a lift home from his mother and a courtesy coach, a court has heard.

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    Adventurers bring ‘disappeared’ vintage plane on southern jaunt

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    Adventurers bring ‘disappeared’ vintage plane on southern jaunt

    What do you get when you cross a Swedish farmer with a penchant for adventure, the oldest functional plane in Sweden, a global logistics crisis and Mandeville, the "Mecca for old planes"?

    Fishing festival lures patrons

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    Fishing festival lures patrons

    The On the Fly Festival in Gore reeled in about 1000 people on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Mataura River, from its microbiome all the way to the catch.

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    Full cycle: majesty of Nepal

    Dunedin man Murray Ross recently challenged himself, cycling the Annapurna circuit in Nepal, a 12-day journey which winds it way through some of Nepal’s tallest mountains.

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    New station opens after 15-year wait

    The long-awaited Hato Hone St John Riversdale Station opened this month, nearly 15 years after the need for a new station was identified.

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    ‘Rain’-inspired art on show

    A poem by the late Hone Tuwhare has brought together four leading artists, whose group exhibition "Small Holes in the Silence" is  on show at the Eastern Southland Gallery.

    Warning over future of Invercargill park

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    Warning over future of Invercargill park

    A warning has been made about protecting assets at an Invercargill park that was once considered the city’s finest.

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    While the newest adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has been much-maligned, the same cannot be said for its soundtrack.

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    Classic SpeedFest provides close racing

    Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend.

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    Planning from abroad no obstacle with family support

    Mitchell and Sharon (nee Tuhakaraina) share photos of their wedding with The Ensign readers.

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    Interest high in supplying organic milk

    Fonterra's recruitment drive for organic milk suppliers in the South Island looks to have overtaken targeted numbers for processing at its Stirling cheese-making site in South Otago.

    ‘Forever evolving’ garden to offer bouquets, blooms

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    ‘Forever evolving’ garden to offer bouquets, blooms

    Gore gardener Amy Ritchie has embarked on a new gardening business venture.

    Andes horse trek uplifting adventure

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    Andes horse trek uplifting adventure

    Allied Media’s business and rural editor Sally Rae recently embarked on the trip of a lifetime when she crossed the Andes, from Chile to Argentina, on horseback with...

    Southland man taunted police in video before fatal drunken crash

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    Southland man taunted police in video before fatal drunken crash

    A Southland man who killed his friend in a drunken crash made a video before the fatal journey telling police they could "get f.....". 

    Southland child sex offender avoids extended supervision order

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    Southland child sex offender avoids extended supervision order

    A former Invercargill man twice jailed for sexual offending against children has been spared extensive supervision despite authorities wanting to place him under strict monitoring conditions.

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    Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

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    Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

    A couple of top Swimming NZ staff will visit Invercargill this weekend, ready to discuss a complaint made against a Southland swimming coach.

    Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

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    Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

    New powers allowing police to move homeless people out of public spaces will just take the issue "out of sight", a Southland social service agency says.

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    Pedestrian killed in Te Anau hit-and-run

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