Waitaki joins Three Waters group
Waitaki joins Three Waters group
Gore Mayor Ben Bell has welcomed Waitaki District Council’s decision to rejoin the Three Waters group Southern Waters Done Well after its initial rejection of the scheme last year.
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Hunter who shot Jock Davies avoids jail, family facing 'lifetime of hell'
Hunter who shot Jock Davies avoids jail, family facing 'lifetime of hell'
The family of a young man shot and killed by a hunter on Stewart Island last year say the hunter's failure to identify his target has left them facing a "lifetime of hell".
St John Riversdale Station opening
St John Riversdale Station opening
Due to a production error, the wrong photograph was placed in our story last week about the opening of the long-awaited Hato Hone St John Riversdale Station last month.
Dog ownership requires serious thought: trainer
Dog ownership requires serious thought: trainer
A Balclutha dog trainer has advice for owners to ensure their dogs are safe and obedient, following a spate of attacks.
Leaf-munching beetle to tackle invasive pest
Leaf-munching beetle to tackle invasive pest
Hope is on the horizon for native bush invaded by the Chilean flame creeper weed now approval has been given to release a leaf-munching beetle to combat the invasive species.
Rural boom lifts PGW profit
Rural boom lifts PGW profit
A thriving rural economy has helped PGG Wrightson (PGW) lift its half-year profit 8% to $17.3 million.
Council vacancies still unfilled
Council vacancies still unfilled
More than a dozen positions remain unfilled at a southern council one year after consultation began on its major restructure.
International lineup begins adventure race
International lineup begins adventure race
International competitors flocked to Gore at the weekend for the MAGNIficent Adventure Race — a week long, 500km journey across thick brush, forests, rivers and coastlines, on foot, bike and kayak.
Power supply must double to meet needs
Power supply must double to meet needs
Southland needs to more than double its electricity supply in the next decade to meet the needs of its growing industrial and home consumer needs.
$18m to upgrade Rugby Park
$18m to upgrade Rugby Park
There have been mixed reactions on whether spending money to upgrade Rugby Park is the best solution for the facility.
Southern traditions to be celebrated
Southern traditions to be celebrated
Trains, talks and tours are themes connecting many of this year’s Southland Heritage Month activities.
Mystery surrounds new Otautau campground
Mystery surrounds new Otautau campground
Pack up your tent and dust off your air mattress, a new camping ground is coming to Southland.
Southland gold mine given go-ahead
Southland gold mine given go-ahead
A Southland gold mine that could produce more than $50 million of the precious metal a year has been given the go-ahead.
Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’
Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’
Fowl enthusiast Nicole Coulter hopes the $100 she paid for her Chinese goose in Invercargill will bring her fortune.
Southland gold mine given green light
Southland gold mine given green light
A Southland mine that could produce more than $50 million of gold a year has been given the go ahead.
Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites
Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites
Hundreds turned out to Mataura’s Tulloch Park to give kite-flying a go and see some internationally renowned kites being flown.
Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry
Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry
Out-of-towners Hoa and Mark Davis get comfortable on the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club floor with their baby son, Emil for the Teddy Bear’s Picnic.
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Response to nitrate spikes questioned
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Response to nitrate spikes questioned
Southland's regional council is being evasive about how to tackle widespread nitrate contamination in groundwater, a leading health academic says.
Fully flowered
Fully flowered
A late-summer paddock near Browns, in Central Southland, this week.
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Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’
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Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’
Mopping up after out-of-control bushfires burned through the Australian summer was "no walk in the park", recently returned Southland firefighters say.