Southland

Council inaction on river channel clearance threat to safety

Council inaction on river channel clearance threat to safety

Gore and Mataura residents and their wider communities are deeply concerned due to the lethargic response of Environment Southland

Wedding themes taking a novel twist

Tradition is taking a back seat as couples take a more relaxed and personal approach to their...

Wedding themes taking a novel twist

Planning a wedding in 2026?

The wedding planner

The wedding planner

When statistics reveal that the average wedding takes about 200 hours to plan, the whole point of wedding planners becomes abundantly clear.

Weather curve ball at Teretonga Park

Freddie Slater (United Kingdom) on his way to winning the Spirit Of A Nation Cup. He was racing...

Weather curve ball at Teretonga Park

After a dry spell in the south, the heavens chose to open as the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International, part of the Repco NextGen NZ Championship, was held over the weekend.

Confidence returns as ram sells for $14,000

Perendale and Cheviot Two-tooth Ram Fair committee chairman and Perendale Sheep Society of New...

Confidence returns as ram sells for $14,000

Southern ram sale average prices are on the rise as a cautious confidence returns to the sheep industry.

Shakespeare’s raw emotion serves film well

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in Hamnet. Photo: TNS

Shakespeare’s raw emotion serves film well

If you have not heard already: bring tissues for Hamnet.

Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill

Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill

Robin Robilliard credits Ronald Blythe as the prompt for her book

Southern campground to close after 'longstanding concern'

The troubled Gore Motor Camp is to close at the end of this week.

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Building education options for students

Construction course teacher Duncan McAllister has all the tools to teach building and is ready to...

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Building education options for students

When it comes to making secondary education more hands-on, St Peter’s College in Gore is nailing it.

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Residential market values up as rural values decline

New property valuations are on the way for the Gore District. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Residential market values up as rural values decline

Gore homeowners should see their property values rise but it is a different story for the district’s rural sector, new data shows.

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Pensioner may be billed after car set alight

A Gore pensioner has been left gutted after his car was destroyed in a suspected act of arson...

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Pensioner may be billed after car set alight

A retired Gore man whose uninsured car was destroyed in a suspected arson may now be faced with a $3500 bill from the council for road repairs.

‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid

Peter Grandiek hopes to cycle more than 20km in one hour to beat the world record for his age...

‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid

Peter Grandiek is aiming to break a cycling world record, but after growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland, he feels lucky to ride a bike at all.

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Burns piping ‘really exciting’

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Burns piping ‘really exciting’

Taking on the piping duties for the Robbie Burns dinner at the Scottish Hall in Invercargill on Saturday evening was a breeze for local lad Sam Lindsay

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Plan for railway to put town on map

Enjoying a ride on the Waimea Plains Railway Trust’s Rogers K92 steam locomotive in Mandeville...

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Plan for railway to put town on map

The Waimea Plains Railway Trust is chugging away to put Mandeville on the map as a tourist spot with restored history.

Car winds up in Southland creek

The car wound up in Fosters Creek. Photo: Bill Gordon/supplied

Car winds up in Southland creek

A person has minor injuries after their car crashed on State Highway 6 and wound up in a Southland creek.

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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact

An artist’s impression of Contact Energy’s proposed wind farm near Wyndham. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact

Preventing a massive billion-dollar wind farm in the Southland District from going ahead will eventually lead to blackouts and reliance on coal, Contact Energy says.

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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight

A Gore pensioner has been left gutted after his car was destroyed in an act of suspected arson...

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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight

A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.

Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

A bin in Riverton displays Gary Tong’s campaign advertising after the election had wrapped up....

Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers

Failed Southland mayoral candidate Gary Tong says he was not behind the "Tick Tong" sticker campaign which plastered the region during the local election.

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