Councillors to receive 4.8% pay rise
Councillors to receive 4.8% pay rise
Environment Southland councillors have approved a pay bump for themselves, but not without some discussion about time spent on the job.
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Mayor hopeful of achieving rates cap
Mayor hopeful of achieving rates cap
Local government rates will be capped at 4% to help "fed-up" ratepayers — but is this the fix to the affordability issues?
‘It’s hard not to be grateful’
‘It’s hard not to be grateful’
A first-year University of Otago student says "it’s hard not to be grateful" as he recovers from a near-fatal fall from the roof of a Dunedin flat.
Building skills for everywhere
Building skills for everywhere
Attending an ILT Academy Southland programme has had long-term benefits, a graduate says.
Senior students join yearly bike ride
Senior students join yearly bike ride
For over a decade, the senior students and staff of Mataura School have cycled to Gore and back as part of their end-of-year celebrations.
One dead after crash
One dead after crash
One person is dead and another injured following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 at Mataura early Saturday morning.
Survivor sharing to raise awareness
Survivor sharing to raise awareness
A Southland cancer survivor is urging people to listen to their bodies and seek medical help early, as she prepares to share her story and raise awareness at next year’s Relay For Life.
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Clothes and suitcases usually go together, but a new project will turn suitcases into art.
Music review
Music review
If you are going to put together a dozen-strong jazz and funk troupe with a 50-piece orchestra, as Snarky Puppy’s Michael League has decided to do, you are going to need some authoritarian percussion
Many services to choose from
Many services to choose from
There are many church services in the Gore district over the next 9 days, including Christmas storytelling for the children and Christmas carol services.
Challenge raises $18,000 for Rural Support Trust
Challenge raises $18,000 for Rural Support Trust
A motorbike event this past weekend pitted riders not only against their competitors — but also their own limits.
Rural champions celebrated
Rural champions celebrated
Allied Media business and rural editor Sally Rae (left) and commercial manager Matthew Holdridge (far right) congratulate this year’s Rural Life rural champions Elspeth and Mark Thomson.
Garden ‘just beautiful’
Garden ‘just beautiful’
Josh and Taylor (nee Stuart) Murdoch share photos of their wedding with The Ensign readers.
Caution urged in wake of climbing deaths
Caution urged in wake of climbing deaths
Mountain safety advocates are calling for people to consider their skill level before attempting an ambitious climb after the bodies of two climbers were recovered.
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