Death at waste station
One person has died following a workplace incident at a State Highway 95 premises yesterday afternoon.
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Oyster festival sells out; same format in 2025
Oyster festival sells out; same format in 2025
Competitors shuck oysters blindfolded during a Bluff Oyster & Food Festival.
Legal review delaying Lake2Lake
Legal review delaying Lake2Lake
It may be some time before any work is done on the extension to the Lake2Lake trail in Southland.
Investiture
Investiture
Peter Swain, of Invercargill, awarded a King's Service Medal for services to the community, poses with Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro during a ceremony in Wellington yesterday.
One dead after Te Anau workplace incident
One dead after Te Anau workplace incident
A person has died following a workplace incident near Te Anau this afternoon.
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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust
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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust
Southland teenager Aiden Cottrell was left "clinically dead" after collapsing in the home straight of a school running race.
‘Rules are rules’: no compromise on speed limits
‘Rules are rules’: no compromise on speed limits
Southland district councillors expressed their frustration and resentfully agreed to an NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) directive to change speed limits - again.
Calls to retain disability transport funding
Calls to retain disability transport funding
Disability groups are pushing for retention of Total Mobility funding amid potential trimming of the service in Invercargill.
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Use of physician associates defended
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Use of physician associates defended
Physician associates are here to stay, here to help and it is time to focus less on throwing mud and more on helping patients, Gore Health chief executive Karl Metzler says.
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Mayor ‘disappointed’ after rates campaign
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Mayor ‘disappointed’ after rates campaign
Invercargill's mayor is a "little bit disappointed" he didn't get support from the community after going against his council and conducting a campaign to secure a rates increase of only 3.9%.
Council mum over building sale decision
Council mum over building sale decision
An old rugby club building in rural Southland could soon be sold for just $1.
Southland building could be sold for $1
Southland building could be sold for $1
An old rugby club building in rural Southland could soon be sold for just $1.
Censured Southland health practitioner 'fuelled by moral outrage'
Censured Southland health practitioner 'fuelled by moral outrage'
An award-winning Southland health practitioner fined and censured for his repeated wrongdoings continues to lack empathy for his patients, a tribunal has been told.
Moose ‘most likely’ a deer, Doc says
Moose ‘most likely’ a deer, Doc says
Pics or it didn’t happen.
Role was a ‘privilege’, retiring chief executive says
Role was a ‘privilege’, retiring chief executive says
Environment Southland chief executive Wilma Falconer is retiring from her role and will leave the organisation at the end of August 2025.
Two senior teams show form, determination
Two senior teams show form, determination
The Midlands Rugby Club lost one of its life members, Trevor Caldwell, last month.
Wyndham upsets 125th celebration for Waikaka
Wyndham upsets 125th celebration for Waikaka
With duck-shooting taking priority this weekend, Southland Club Rugby is being played midweek.
Stage set for Open showdown
Stage set for Open showdown
When the Southland Badminton Association hosts the Southland Open next weekend, it will have more than a competition to organise — it also has a venue to showcase.
Veteran thankful for, moved by Anzac service
Veteran thankful for, moved by Anzac service
Anzac day in Gore began in the pitch-black cold with a dawn parade down Mersey St to the cenotaph.
Health centre given masonic support
Health centre given masonic support
Forget the smoke and mirrors, the secret is out, the Freemasons in Southland are a charitable bunch.