More snow on way for Milford Road
The road to one of the country's key tourist drawcards looks set to cop a big dump of snow this weekend.
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Funding ‘bringing mojo back’ to derelict stations
Funding ‘bringing mojo back’ to derelict stations
Minister for Rail Winston Peters is "bringing the mojo back" to neglected railway stations with new funding to repair stations such as the Mataura Railway Station.
Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show
Art group ‘think outside the square’ for annual show
A group of Southland artists will bring their interpretation of circles to life at an art exhibition to be held in the Deep South.
Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals
Hair salon to fly region’s flag in finals
A Southland hairdresser is cutting her way into the national hairdressing scene.
Te Unua works on schedule
Te Unua works on schedule
Construction at Te Unua Museum of Southland has continued to progress well, with some crucial milestones achieved.
Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest
Put a spring in your step at Eco Fest
Keeping the body and the environment in order is the focus of next month’s Spring Eco Fest.
Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history
Kakahu cloak tells of school’s history
The first wearer of a kākahu cloak, made for Northern Southland College, loved being able to wear her school’s story on her shoulders, she says. Northern Southland College head student Lori Bradley...
Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island
Stoat believed already dead when taken to Stewart Island
Conservation sleuths have partly solved the mystery of how a dead stoat came to be on Rakiura-Stewart Island in a case that has now become an intriguing whodunnit.
Man pronounced dead at crash scene
Man pronounced dead at crash scene
A man died in a single-vehicle crash which closed State Highway 93, between Mataura and Clinton, for much of yesterday.
Local body elections 2025: Environment Southland
Local body elections 2025: Environment Southland
Environment Southland stands at a crossroads.
Tackling a tiny house
Tackling a tiny house
Out the back of Māruawai College, it’s less pens, books, and whiteboards — and more insulation, pencils, and Gib.
Cancer screening bus needs volunteers
Cancer screening bus needs volunteers
The call is out for skin cancer screeners, as a mobile screening bus will be arriving in town next month and needs helpers.
Guns, drugs seized in crackdown
Guns, drugs seized in crackdown
Guns and methamphetamine have been seized in Southland in a police crackdown on illegal hunting.
‘Creative bunch’ show Lego builds
‘Creative bunch’ show Lego builds
Hundreds of families stopped by the Southland Lego show at the weekend, organisers praising the miniature brick builders’ originality.
Building patients’ confidence
Building patients’ confidence
A miniature Lego MRI that helps kids with the stress of X-rays has been remade by Southlanders and will be sent to surrounding hospitals.
Proud sons
Proud sons
The three adult sons and grandchildren of Dr Peter Snow in 2009 unveiled a memorial in honour of their late father and grandfather in Tapanui.
Supporting local play, recreation
Supporting local play, recreation
While I still live and work in Gore, about a year ago my role changed.
Our people
Our people
Scenes from out & about in the community.
Building communities through kapa haka
Building communities through kapa haka
The woman who taught three Southern schools their kapa haka for last week’s Polyfest said the the cultural practice is more than just singing and dancing.
Ruling recognises marine title
Ruling recognises marine title
Ruapuke Island Group whānau are delighted with a High Court decision released late Friday, which recognised the traditional landowners of the islands hold customary marine title to the surrounding waters.