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International lineup begins adventure race

New Zealand’s Team Rab were early favourites in the MAGNIficent Adventure Race, which ends on...

International lineup begins adventure race

International competitors flocked to Gore at the weekend for the MAGNIficent Adventure Race — a week long, 500km journey across thick brush, forests, rivers and coastlines, on foot, bike and kayak.

Power supply must double to meet needs

The move towards electricity as a primary domestic heating source, coupled with electric...

Power supply must double to meet needs

Southland needs to more than double its electricity supply in the next decade to meet the needs of its growing industrial and home consumer needs.

$18m to upgrade Rugby Park

It is estimated work to upgrade Invercargill’s Rugby Park will cost $18m to develop it as a...

$18m to upgrade Rugby Park

There have been mixed reactions on whether spending money to upgrade Rugby Park is the best solution for the facility.

Southern traditions to be celebrated

Recipes developed at the Creamota factory will be put to the test. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Southern traditions to be celebrated

Trains, talks and tours are themes connecting many of this year’s Southland Heritage Month activities.

Mystery surrounds new Otautau campground

Construction of an amenities block is under way in Otautau. Photo: Supplied

Mystery surrounds new Otautau campground

Pack up your tent and dust off your air mattress, a new camping ground is coming to Southland.

Southland gold mine given go-ahead

A Southland gold mine that could produce more than $50 million of the precious metal a year has been given the go-ahead.

Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’

Goose buyer hoping for ‘the golden egg’

Fowl enthusiast Nicole Coulter hopes the $100 she paid for her Chinese goose in Invercargill will bring her fortune.

Southland gold mine given green light

The site of the mine, south of Waikaka, with machinery left over from previous mining of the site...

Southland gold mine given green light

A Southland mine that could produce more than $50 million of gold a year has been given the go ahead.

Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites

There was quite a sight at Tulloch Park on Saturday with kites normally seen on an international...

Crowd ‘amazed’ at kites

Hundreds turned out to Mataura’s Tulloch Park to give kite-flying a go and see some internationally renowned kites being flown.

Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry

Indoor picnic keeps teddies dry

Out-of-towners Hoa and Mark Davis get comfortable on the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club floor with their baby son, Emil for the Teddy Bear’s Picnic.

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Response to nitrate spikes questioned

"Jumping around saying it could be this or that is not good enough and if they don’t know exactly...

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Response to nitrate spikes questioned

Southland's regional council is being evasive about how to tackle widespread nitrate contamination in groundwater, a leading health academic says.

Fully flowered

Fully flowered

A late-summer paddock near Browns, in Central Southland, this week.

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Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’

Hedgehope Rural Fire Brigade members Brodie Butcher (left) and Thomas Brock take a break during...

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Digging fire break in Aust ‘no walk in the park’

Mopping up after out-of-control bushfires burned through the Australian summer was "no walk in the park", recently returned Southland firefighters say.

Vacancies at council still unfilled

Vacancies at council still unfilled

More than a dozen positions remain unfilled at a southern council one year after consultation began on its major restructure.

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All fishing bar cicada should be OK during colder weather

The On the Fly Festival was held on the Mataura River last weekend. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG.

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All fishing bar cicada should be OK during colder weather

The cold weather this weekend will do nothing for those hoping to catch fish on the cicada but it should not affect other sorts of fishing.

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Top snag ‘just like’ Macca’s classic

New World Alexandra butchery manager Thomas Ramage has had his team’s creation, the ‘‘beef...

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Top snag ‘just like’ Macca’s classic

An Otago-made sausage that tastes ‘‘just like’’ a McDonald’s cheeseburger has claimed top prize at a Southland town’s ultimate snag showdown.

Club launches venue rebrand

Club launches venue rebrand

They might be getting a name change, but the music will always stay the same.

Wrestlers to clash in Fight for Gold

Southern Pro Wrestling athletes Hayden ‘Cool Guy Sky’ Jackson (left) and Sam ‘Azza’ Schroeder get...

Wrestlers to clash in Fight for Gold

Southern Power Wrestling (SPW) is back for another year of wild, lycra-clad men turning up the tumbles in the ring.

Sausage-makers set to snag title

Tui Base Camp is the home of the Tuatapere Sausage.

Sausage-makers set to snag title

Tuatapere — fire up the barbecues and tighten your apron strings because some top-notch butchers are in town today competing for the Best New World Sausage crown.

Girls’ high fundraising for revamp of reception area

Southland Girls’ High School student services reception team of (from left) Margaret Flannery,...

Girls’ high fundraising for revamp of reception area

Southland Girls’ High School has launched a $1 million fundraising effort to develop its reception into a modern student sciences area.

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