Invercargill councillor quits job to focus on mayoral run
Invercargill councillor Alex Crackett says there’s no backup plan as she risks it all for a shot at council’s top job.
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Students leave hearts on stage at competition
Students leave hearts on stage at competition
Hundreds of South Island secondary school students brought their creative talents to the Deep South last night.
One-third of cars stopped found unsafe
One-third of cars stopped found unsafe
One-third of vehicles stopped in a special policing operation in Southland should not have been on the road.
Cars ordered off road in safety crackdown
Cars ordered off road in safety crackdown
Police stopped more than 160 cars and ordered several off the road in a vehicle safety crackdown in Invercargill at the weekend.
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Snap decision saved livelihoods
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Snap decision saved livelihoods
Out of a job and in tears in the morning and back at work and running their own company by the afternoon.
Injured man choppered out
Injured man choppered out
A man was airlifted by helicopter from West Arm about 9.30pm on Wednesday with moderate injuries caused by a cooking appliance near Freds Camp Hut in Fiordland National Park, police reported...
Sensory delights offer wintry highlight
Sensory delights offer wintry highlight
The Illuminate Light and Sound Experience show lit up Queens Park in Invercargill despite the cold and rain last night.
Butter proving to be a popular fundraiser
Butter proving to be a popular fundraiser
While the skyrocketing price of butter may be leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of some, one non-profit saw a golden opportunity.
Catchment chair refuses to apologise; rejects use of ‘kia ora’
Catchment chair refuses to apologise; rejects use of ‘kia ora’
A chair of a Southern council group is unrepentant about his behaviour at a recent meeting which was dubbed "disrespectful" by the council boss.
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Sub-union day the focus as senior rugby takes break
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Sub-union day the focus as senior rugby takes break
Southland senior club rugby took a break for King’s Birthday Weekend.
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'Down the s...... at record speed'
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'Down the s...... at record speed': Pub denied licence up for sale
A Southland pub described as "putrid" by patrons is up for sale after being banned from selling alcohol.
Tax evader leaves $2 million trail of debt
Tax evader leaves $2 million trail of debt
A tax-evading Southland school caterer has left a $2 million trail of debt after her company went bust.
Tanked up and ready to go
Tanked up and ready to go
When the truck pulls away from Tira Crown Invercargill on Monday it will be the last time workshop manager Joe Timpany will see the 350,000 litre tanks his Invercargill team built.
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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation
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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation
Southern Fish & Game councils say they broadly welcome proposed improvements to the organisation’s operations, signalled by the government yesterday.
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Wilding Douglas fir threat, funding on agenda
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Wilding Douglas fir threat, funding on agenda
The rise of a new villain and a lack of funding are two challenges facing a trust dedicated to removing wilding trees in Northern Southland.
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Campaign to improve aviary continues
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Campaign to improve aviary continues
A Southland woman, whose tireless campaigning to the Gore District Council resulted in the rehoming of peafowl, is still unhappy with the conditions of the town’s aviary.
Southland woman's $800k tax evasion
Southland woman's $800k tax evasion
A Southland woman providing school lunches has been sentenced to home detention after failing to pay more than $800,000 in tax through her catering company.
Pest seaweed running rife in Fiordland sounds
Pest seaweed running rife in Fiordland sounds
The rapid spread of an invasive seaweed in Fiordland waters has forced a regional council to adjust how it deals with the plant.
'I got insanely sick': Southland mum's cancer ordeal
'I got insanely sick': Southland mum's cancer ordeal
Any day now Luana and Paul Egerton will be celebrating the arrival of their first grandchild - a ray of sunshine after a dark valley.
Bus crash passengers were Chinese tourists
Southland bus crash passengers were Chinese tourists
Passengers on a bus that crashed in Southland yesterday were Chinese tourists, it has been confirmed.