Postmortem reality nothing like TV dramas
Postmortem reality nothing like TV dramas
Forensic expert Thomas Coyle provides an engaging insight into the world of postmortem investigation in The Dead Speak: My Life in Forensics.
Southland
Hokonui fashion taking flight
Hokonui fashion taking flight
Winning designs from the Mataura Licensing Trust Hokonui Fashion Design Awards have taken flight to Dunedin Airport.
Unexpected in every way
Unexpected in every way
Alexia Santamaria leaves a part of her heart behind in Free State, South Africa.
Southland burn pile blaze spreads to trees
Southland burn pile blaze spreads to trees
A blaze at a rural Southland property that spread from a burn pile last night shows there is a significant fire risk, even in winter, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson says.
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Farmer got off lightly, animal rights group says
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Farmer got off lightly, animal rights group says
A Southland farmer with a record of animal cruelty got off lightly ‘‘given the severity of the breaches’’, animal rights group Safe says.
Major army exercise to be held
Major army exercise to be held
A major military exercise is taking place in the Gore district this month.
Southland town fundraising to keep local nurse
Southland town fundraising to keep local nurse
The small Southland town of Nightcaps is hoping to raise more than $15,000 to keep a nurse at the local medical centre.
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Southland farmer claims crown
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Southland farmer claims crown
Southland dairy farmer Tom Slee says it is a ‘‘surreal’’ feeling to be crowned New Zealand’s top young farmer.
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Looking on the bright side
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Looking on the bright side
It could have been worse.
Councillors in support of rates assistance
Councillors in support of rates assistance
Postponed rates payments and loans to improve properties could be on the horizon for Invercargill ratepayers.
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Marine scientists putting pieces together
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Marine scientists putting pieces together
A pilot study using Lego-like building block modules to restore marine environments is showing promise, a marine ecologist says.
Council leaders clash over amalgamation
Council leaders clash over amalgamation
Environment Southland chairman Jeremy McPhail has defended his council’s ‘‘premature’’ release of amalgamation data to the public, claiming he has struggled to get information out of district mayor...
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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service
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Curiosity leads to 50 years of service
Curiosity may have killed the cat but for one Southlander it has led to a 50-year volunteer fire brigade career.
Ram-raid suspects arrested
Ram-raid suspects arrested
Two youths have been arrested and charged following an early-morning ram-raid in Southland, police say.
Pair arrested after Invercargill 'ram-raid'
Pair arrested after Invercargill 'ram-raid'
Two youths have been arrested and charged following an early-morning ram-raid in Southland, police say.
Frustrated by other council’s data release
Frustrated by other council’s data release
A Southern mayor has expressed disappointment over the ‘‘premature’’ release of amalgamation data by another council in his patch amid a fast-approaching reform deadline.
Gore couple win nation’s top prize in farm environment awards
Gore couple win nation’s top prize in farm environment awards
Gore farmers Michelle and Tony Roberts have won the top prize in the country for sustainable farming.
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Sharks address abusive behaviour of fans
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Sharks address abusive behaviour of fans
Abusive behaviour that steps ‘‘well over the mark’’ and compromises the safety of fans at Southland Sharks basketball games has prompted the team’s captain to speak out.
Deadly drink-driver labelled ‘a coward’
Deadly drink-driver labelled ‘a coward’
A Tokanui man "unleashed hell" and "betrayed" his best friend when he killed him in a high-speed, drunken crash on a rural Southland road, a court has heard.
New journalist on the Southland scene
New journalist on the Southland scene
Hello, my name is Tayler Mutton.