Invercargill, Q’town houses win supreme building awards
A Queenstown home constructed by Velvin Building has been awarded the supreme house of the year over $1 million at the 2025 Southern Master Builders House of the Year awards.
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At-risk Invercargill prisoners still being placed in dry cells
At-risk Invercargill prisoners still being placed in dry cells
Corrections has continued locking suicidal Invercargill prisoners in rooms with no toilet or drinking water, despite being reprimanded for the practice six years ago.
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Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination
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Tyres and dental floss prove winning combination
A garment made from the inner tubes of bicycle tyres and dental floss won the top prize at this year’s MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.
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MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards
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MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards
Amateur fashion designers from throughout New Zealand have showcased their creations at the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards in Gore.
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Signs meat plant may be revived
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Signs meat plant may be revived
A Gore meat processing plant that closed due to financial woes appears to have been bought back by one of its previous co-owners and there are signs of life on the property.
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Use of natural fibres impresses design award judges
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Use of natural fibres impresses design award judges
The garments submitted for the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards show a strong use of natural fibres and unconventional materials, judges say.
MLT ‘never in your life’ dysfunctional
MLT ‘never in your life’ dysfunctional
The president of a southern licensing trust says he will not accept his deputy’s apology following a fiery meeting this week.
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Two more awards for southern butchery
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Two more awards for southern butchery
The awards keep on coming for a Southland butcher.
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Drinking water still a risk: Greenpeace
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Drinking water still a risk: Greenpeace
Greenpeace says Gore is not out of the woods yet in regards to nitrate in the water, but the council says levels are going down all the time and are of acceptable standard.
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Customer service manager’s focus
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Customer service manager’s focus
Ascot Hotel’s new executive manager Oytun Cevik is no stranger to making beds or carrying luggage.
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Books Alive programme to make return
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Books Alive programme to make return
The Books Alive programme returns to the Deep South next week.
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Concern 1080 will lower deer numbers
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Concern 1080 will lower deer numbers
The use of 1080 poison where white tailed deer live could severely reduce the numbers of the "iconic" game animal, a hunting advocate says.
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Accusations, verbal attacks fly at fiery meeting
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Accusations, verbal attacks fly at fiery meeting
"You reckon it was a professional the way you stabbed me in the back three years ago? That wasn’t democracy."
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Margarine comment provokes response
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Margarine comment provokes response
A Southland baker has said margarine is not an appropriate alternative to butter, despite suggestions from MP Joseph Mooney this week.
$10,000 grant to fund pest eradication ‘awesome’
$10,000 grant to fund pest eradication ‘awesome’
A Central Southland catchment group will use a grant to continue its work to reduce feral pig and deer numbers in the Hokonui Hills.
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CareerFest response ‘incredible’
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CareerFest response ‘incredible’
Hundreds of Southland secondary school students made their way around a range of interactive displays during the first day of the 2025 Southland CareerFest yesterday.
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Protection wanted for white-tailed deer
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Protection wanted for white-tailed deer
A hunting lobby group wants white-tailed deer classed as a herd of special interest as pressure goes on their existence in the South.
Man fined for harassing sea lion on Catlins beach
Man fined for harassing sea lion on Catlins beach
A Southland man has been fined $400 for harassing a sea lion in an incident that appalled nature lovers in the Catlins earlier this year.
Milestone to be marked with reflection on past
Milestone to be marked with reflection on past
A rural women’s collective will celebrate its 95th milestone by looking to the past.
Colombian community celebrates with colour
Colombian community celebrates with colour
Food, friends, song, dance and traditional costumes were the magic ingredients of celebrating Colombian Independence Day last Friday.