Not all love courts getting spruce-up
Ageing tennis courts in a small Southland town are set for a spruce-up, but not everybody in the community is happy about it.
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University to shift Southland courses to SIT campus
University to shift Southland courses to SIT campus
Two Invercargill tertiary education providers will share a campus next year.
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Oyster supplier prays for good weather
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Oyster supplier prays for good weather
Divine intervention is being called on for the first day of the oyster season.
Rural boom lifts profit
Rural boom lifts profit
A thriving rural economy has helped PGG Wrightson (PGW) lift its half-year profit 8% to $17.3 million.
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend.
Highlanders to get crucial away win — just?
Highlanders to get crucial away win — just?
Round two of Super Rugby kicked off with two predictable results.
Bagrie-Howley’s team wins fours title
Bagrie-Howley’s team wins fours title
A men’s fours bowling team "scratched" together has gone through unbeaten to take the national title.
Frew delighted to have Steel core back in action
Frew delighted to have Steel core back in action
Southern Steel players have "ticked all the boxes" as they get put through their paces during preseason.
Trotting club race set for Ascot Park
Trotting club race set for Ascot Park
The Northern Southland Trotting Club’s race meeting is at Ascot Park Raceway, in Invercargill, this Sunday.
Team spot carrying on family legacy
Team spot carrying on family legacy
A Southland Boys’ High School student is following in the footsteps his grandfather made about 70 years ago.
Not so plane and simple
Not so plane and simple
What do you get when cross a Swedish farmer with a penchant for adventure, the oldest functional plane in Sweden, a global logistics crisis and Mandeville, the "Mecca for old planes"?
Pipe band in major need of leader
Pipe band in major need of leader
The pipes, the pipes are calling — for a new drum major to take charge and lead the Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band.
Council pays out leaseholder
Council pays out leaseholder
Gore District Mayor Ben Bell says more stringent leases in the future will help prevent a repeat of the issues surrounding the closure of the Gore Motor Camp last month.
NZ too much for Aust shearers
NZ too much for Aust shearers
The New Zealand shearing team turned the tables on favourites Australia at the 60th anniversary Southern Shears shearing and woolhandling championships in Gore on Saturday night.
Looking back
Looking back
Officers of the Kelso Mounted Rifles in camp at Mandeville in March 1904.
Moonshine trail done, many more events left
Moonshine trail done, many more events left
I know a lot of us have been saying "What do you mean it’s SUMMER?".
Our people
Our people
All the way from Nevada, the Ward family were in Gore visiting some family friends and dived into some fly-fishing fun down at the Mataura River.
Everything’s coming up dahlias
Everything’s coming up dahlias
Rows of red, yellow, white, purple and all the colours of the rainbow covered the Gore Town & Country Club this weekend.
Celebrating steam-powered families
Celebrating steam-powered families
For one Southland family steam engines are much more than a novelty — they are their transport, their hobbies, their assets and even their kitchen for three generations.
Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival
Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival
It was a beautiful day on Saturday to be out at Mandeville with plenty of planes and steam engines at the Mandeville Fly-In & Steam Festival.