Family moved by support for critically injured teen
A critically injured Southland teenager remains in hospital as support around him grows.
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Not guilty plea entered in relation to child’s death
Not guilty plea entered in relation to child’s death
A woman has pleaded not guilty in relation to an incident in a Gore driveway on New Year’s Day that claimed the life of toddler Malakai Kumeroa.
Community board review notes contrast between ‘gossip’ and ‘chilling’ silence
Community board review notes contrast between ‘gossip’ and ‘chilling’ silence
An independent review of Southland’s community boards has provided a quirky insight into how meetings can switch from gossip to "chilling" page turning when members get down to business.
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Former council chief executive finds new role across the Ditch
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Former council chief executive finds new role across the Ditch
Former Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry has moved across the Ditch and has a new job.
Person killed in collision
Person killed in collision
One person has died after a two-car collision at the intersection of Kew Rd and State Highway 1 about 6am yesterday.
Public help to salvage seal for science
Public help to salvage seal for science
It was a race against time to retrieve a dead leopard seal from an Invercargill beach yesterday, the body being sent to a chiller for scientific research.
Games fun for athletes and families
Games fun for athletes and families
Over 70 I AM Games athletes brought their sporting prowess to the ILT Stadium Southland at the weekend.
Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate
Outgoing councillor an environmental advocate
Despite a pre-election campaign in which he rode Invercargill streets on a bicycle, Robert Guyton confesses he has never ridden to an Environment Southland meeting.
Historic home put back on the market
Historic home put back on the market
Nestled on the banks of the Waihopai River is a home that is nearly as old as Invercargill itself.
Woolly thinking wins premier prize
Woolly thinking wins premier prize
A talented pair of Myross Bush School students were the overall winners at the New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) Southland Science & Technology Fair last week.
Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s
Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s
Tickets to enter Verne’s Vinyl Vault — the Bluff Drama Club’s next theatre restaurant production being staged at the end of the month — are already heading out the door at breakneck speed.
Fifty years’ service to brigade ‘part of life’
Fifty years’ service to brigade ‘part of life’
Browns operations support senior firefighter Ian Lindsay has completed 50 years’ service but has no plans to give up yet.
Highway reopens after fatal crash
One dead in Invercargill crash
State Highway 1 has reopened near Invercargill after it was closed for several hours following a fatal crash this morning.
Smart watch alerted police to drunk driver’s crash
Smart watch alerted police to drunk driver’s crash
A Southland man’s smart watch alerted police after he crashed in a paddock while more than four times over the legal limit.
Candidates share views on big issues facing region
Candidates share views on big issues facing region
Environment Southland election hopefuls shared their views on the big issues facing the region at a candidate discussion last night.
Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s
Production features hits from ’70s to ’90s
Tickets to enter Verne’s Vinyl Vault — the Bluff Drama Club’s next theatre restaurant production being staged at the end of the month — are already heading out the door at breakneck speed.
Complaint about lambs born in mud probed
Complaint about lambs born in mud probed
Animal welfare inspectors have returned to a Southland farm where claims of neglect were investigated last year.
Voices heard
Voices heard
Health care assistant Jo Tewhenua holds her skeleton in a protest by various members of the health sector outside Southland Hospital last Thursday.
Woolly thinking wins premier prize
Woolly thinking wins premier prize
A talented pair of Myross Bush School students were the overall winners at the New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) Southland Science & Technology Fair last week.
Historic home put back on the market
Historic home put back on the market
Nestled on the banks of the Waihopai River is a home that is nearly as old as Invercargill itself.