Looking back
Looking back
In this photograph from the Otago Witness of July 19, 1911, this mob of about 2600 prime lambs fattened in the Riversdale district make their way to the...
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Keeping our energy as business slows
Keeping our energy as business slows
March is here, which officially means autumn, and the end of what has been a pretty incredible events season for Gore District.
Our people
Our people
Learning how to fly a kite on a sunny day?
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.
A new Lynk to the community
A new Lynk to the community
While most adults are thinking about voting in the upcoming election, an exciting election took place at Otatara School last week, which involved four paws, a wagging tail, and the high-stakes task...
Youth challenged to get walking
Youth challenged to get walking
Three members of the Southland Relay for Life committee are on a mission to involve the younger generation in the Cancer Society fundraiser.
Full schedule for Heritage Month
Full schedule for Heritage Month
Southland Heritage Month festivities began on Sunday at the Invercargill library.
Buyer hoping for ‘golden egg’ after goose purchase
Buyer hoping for ‘golden egg’ after goose purchase
Chicken and heritage breed fowl enthusiast Nicole Coulter hopes the $100 she paid for her Chinese goose at the Invercargill Poultry and Pigeon Club Poultry Sale will bring her fortune.
Dipton solves crossing conundrum, bridges gap
Dipton solves crossing conundrum, bridges gap
Dipton community solved a big headache caused by a bridge construction which closed its vital east and west link.
Slopedown wind farm decision looms
Slopedown wind farm decision looms
A decision is set to be made on the large wind farm proposed for Slopedown in Southland — but it is not going to be the end of the matter.
Cardinals break 23-year drought in Invercargill
Cardinals break 23-year drought in Invercargill
Cardinals softballers have a simple message for golf star Daniel Hillier.
Teretonga Park motor race season to end with a bang
Teretonga Park motor race season to end with a bang
The 2025/2026 motor racing season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill will end with a bang next weekend when the Southland Sports Car Club host one of their most popular events of the season —...
Rugby Southland inviting applications for new official charity partner
Rugby Southland inviting applications for new official charity partner
Rugby Southland is inviting charities to apply to become its official charity partner.
Southlanders win hockey masters gold
Southlanders win hockey masters gold
Two Southlanders have won gold medals at the New Zealand Hockey masters tournament.
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Slopedown wind farm decision looms
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Slopedown wind farm decision looms
A decision is set to be made on the large wind farm proposed for Slopedown in Southland — but it is not going to be the end of the matter.
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No mine work till late in year
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No mine work till late in year
Any operations at the newly consented Waikaka gold mine will not start until the last quarter of this year and the rocketing price of gold had no impact on its go-ahead, a company director says.
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Region in ‘nitrate emergency’: Greenpeace
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Region in ‘nitrate emergency’: Greenpeace
Greenpeace are calling for a nitrate emergency to be declared in Southland.
Not fishing for Bluff oysters again
Not fishing for Bluff oysters again
Ngāi Tahu Seafood will not fish for Bluff oysters for the second consecutive year as concerns about the fishery remain.
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.
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".