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    Dahlia dream realised

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    Dahlia dream realised

    Winning the Southland Dahlia Show’s champion of champions title for her striking trio of Ruskin Andrea dahlias was a more than 20-year labour of love for first-time winner Helen Spain.

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    Wedding squeezed in between races

    Bridegroom Kayne Duggan and bride Michelle Lindsay celebrate their wedding with family and...

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    Wedding squeezed in between races

    There was no time for horsing around on Michelle Lindsay and Kayne Duggan’s wedding day.

    Running of Lambs ‘great spectacle’

    Lambs hoof it during the Running of the Lambs at the Southern Field Days at Waimumu yesterday....

    Running of Lambs ‘great spectacle’

    Watching nearly 300 lambs run almost a kilometre made quite a spectacle for the thousands of people attending the Southern Field Days.

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    Farming industry 'on fire'

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon takes a selfie with Mackenna Anderson and Sophie Dolton, of...

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    Farming industry 'on fire'

    A successful Southern Field Days at Waimumu wrapped up with a not-so-successful sheep shearing attempt from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

    ‘Significant’ amounts of asbestos still to be removed

    Ocean Beach, located about 2km from Bluff, has a new rock seawall. PHOTO: DOC / SUPPLIED

    ‘Significant’ amounts of asbestos still to be removed

    Further work could be required to protect a Bluff beach from old waste such as asbestos, despite tonnes of material already having been removed.

    Trio injured after serious crash involving truck and trailer

    Trio injured after serious crash involving truck and trailer

    Two people in a serious condition have been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a crash involving a car and a truck and trailer in Southland.

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    PM celebrates opening of sporting facility

    Mixing and mingling with students and staff in Gore yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon...

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    PM celebrates opening of sporting facility

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was the surprise guest at Gore’s Māruawai College yesterday as the school celebrated the opening of its new covered sports facility.

    Milford Sound booming as Chinese visitors return

    Passengers cover the decks of Southern Discoveries boat, Pride of Milford, in Milford Sound....

    Peak visitors expected at Milford for Chinese New Year

    A southern tourism mecca appears poised to set a record for the number of visitors as Chinese New Year approaches.

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    Southland swim coach subject of complaint

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    Southland swim coach subject of complaint

    A complaint against a swimming coach is sitting with the Sport Integrity Commission amid allegations of possible ‘‘harmful behaviour’’ experienced by Swimming Southland members.

    No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

    Dead paradise shelducks litter the shoreline at Dublin Bay yesterday. Photo: Otago Fish & Game

    No sign yet of 'hundreds of dead birds', Doc says

    Initial investigations into claims of hundreds of dead birds around the Lake Te Anau shoreline have so far turned up nothing out of the ordinary.

    Fest brings the best machines

    Racing action at last year’s Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest. PHOTO: DAVE LOUDON

    Fest brings the best machines

    The tickets are on sale as a flock of Fords, a hoard of Holdens, a bevy of BMWs and a pack of Porsches head south for the 2026 Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest over the weekend of 21/22 February.

    Partnership to boost junior football in South

    Southland Football Board chairman Nick Hamlin, Invercargill Motors co-owners Paul Dryden and...

    Partnership to boost junior football in South

    A drive for growth has sparked an exciting new partnership which will support junior football in Southland for the next three years.

    Twelve-piece sound sure to heal the mind

    2Forty2 will play their first show in Invercargill this month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Twelve-piece sound sure to heal the mind

    A popular Sri Lankan band will make their debut performance in Invercargill next weekend.

    Garden show set to open to public

    Exhibits in the last Bluff Garden Show. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Garden show set to open to public

    The Bluff Garden Show is on again this weekend at the Senior Citizens Centre, Cnr Onslow & Barrow Sts in Bluff.

    Group discusses friendship, connection between women

    Te Anau counsellor Kathryn Wright speaks to a group of women about  building strong connections...

    Group discusses friendship, connection between women

    The benefits of friendship is a topic Te Anau counsellor Kathryn Wright talked about at a ConnectHer event.

    Fitness fundraiser aims to help families in need

    Advance Fitness Conon St club manager Camila Muller Angonese (right) and Ronald McDonald House...

    Fitness fundraiser aims to help families in need

    Advance Fitness Invercargill and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) New Zealand are on a mission to help Southland whānau stay close to their children during hospital stays.

    Kindness from the ground up

    In the Sacred Heart School community garden are (from left) Hawkdun Patterson, 10, principal...

    Kindness from the ground up

    When tamariki at a Southland primary school tend to their community garden, they do more than learn about how to grow food.

    Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

    Scott Southwood. Photo: NZ Polcie

    Invercargill residents warned not to approach wanted man

    A wanted man on the run from police may be in Invercargill and police are warning he should not be approached.

    Wheelie hard work

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    Wheelie hard work

    Competitors take part in the tractor pull during the Southern Field Days in Waimumu, Southland, yesterday.

    Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

    Environment Southland is concerned about the potential impact of rates capping on flood...

    Cap could run down infrastructure: councils

    A southern council fears the government’s proposed rates capping will impact flood protection in the region.
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