Popular sport gets big turnout
Popular sport gets big turnout
The third annual Southern Slam brought pickleball players from near and far together at the MLT Event Centre, showing why the once-niche game’s play base is skyrocketing.
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Automatic mower offers ‘easy’ way to do lawns
Automatic mower offers ‘easy’ way to do lawns
The popularity of a new lawn mower has taken Hokonui Suzuki co-owner Grant Copland by surprise.
Striving for ‘world class’ service
Striving for ‘world class’ service
Cole Wood’s new role is unlike anything he has done before.
Science, comedy mix
Science, comedy mix
Not quite a full lecture, but a whole dose of comedy — the Science of Getting High is coming to Gore to give a show unlike any other.
Unique sounds to abound
Unique sounds to abound
An intercultural ensemble that brings together the rich traditions of Indian classical music with the improvisational energy of jazz and the refinement of Western classical music
Highway reopens after crash near Invercargill
Highway reopens after crash near Invercargill
A highway that was closed following a two-vehicle crash near Invercargill has reopened late this afternoon.
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Southland man jailed for abusing children
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Southland man jailed for abusing children
A Southland man has been locked up for nearly 11 years after subjecting two girls to years of abuse.
Unoccupied house gutted by fire in Mataura’s main street
Unoccupied house gutted by fire in Mataura’s main street
A house on Mataura’s Main St was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Consent puts cycle trail closer to completion
Consent puts cycle trail closer to completion
A cycle trail connecting two Fiordland towns is one step closer to completion.
Fewer than 700 still without power after wild winds
Fewer than 700 still without power after wild winds
Fewer than 700 customers remain without power across Southland and South Otago after wild winds battered the region late last month.
Fire destroys Mataura house
Fire destroys Mataura house
A house has been destroyed by a fire in Mataura this morning.
Racing in the blood
Racing in the blood
Maddy Young, 15, from Gore on her Youth Saloon stockcar at Beachlands Speedway in Waldronville, Dunedin on Saturday night.
Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim
Southland meatworkers lose case over unfair dismissal claim
A video of four men drinking resulted in them losing their jobs as their company had a strict policy of no drinking on the job.
Hard-working linesmen’s spirits up as progress made
Hard-working linesmen’s spirits up as progress made
A linesman working to repair Southland’s stricken power network following severe weather says the past week has been "apocalyptic".
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Murderer gains extra freedoms
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Murderer gains extra freedoms
A Southland man who murdered a relative in a "drug deal gone wrong" has been allowed extra freedoms by the Parole Board.
Caution urged as tracks affected by wild weather
Caution urged as tracks affected by wild weather
The wild spring weather is hitting the conservation estate, tracks having been blocked or damaged and the Milford Track start being pushed back by another week.
Southland teacher aide jailed for child pornography
Southland teacher aide jailed for child pornography
A Southland teacher aide who had child pornography and demonstrated a "concerning desire to escalate" his offending, has been locked up.
Day walker rescued after getting lost among fallen trees
Day walker rescued after getting lost among fallen trees
A solo day walk turned into a rescue mission while Southland was in a state of local emergency over the long weekend.
Southlanders still picking up pieces after the storm
Southlanders still picking up pieces after the storm
Communities are picking up the pieces in Southland one week after a storm took its toll on the region, where more than 2800 properties are still without power.
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Injury rate defended after two greyhounds die in races
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Injury rate defended after two greyhounds die in races
Two greyhounds were killed in races in Invercargill on Wednesday, but the industry boss says its injury rate is heading to a record low.