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Consent facing opposition -- Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact
Preventing a massive billion-dollar wind farm in the Southland District from going ahead will eventually lead to blackouts and reliance on coal, Contact Energy says.
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight in act of suspected arson
A newly retired Gore man has been left stranded after his uninsured car was torched this week in a suspected arson.
Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers
Tong not behind ‘Tick Tong’ stickers
Failed Southland mayoral candidate Gary Tong says he was not behind the "Tick Tong" sticker campaign which plastered the region during the local election.
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Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’
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Decision to drive drunk ‘fall from grace’
A hens party reveller caught last Christmas drink-driving almost four times over the limit had fallen from grace, a court has heard.
Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks
Missing Southland man not seen for two weeks
Police are asking for the public’s help to find a 62-year-old man missing from the Invercargill area.
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Concession granted, conditions still unclear
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Concession granted, conditions still unclear
Milford Sound tourism operators say the jury is out regarding the resort’s future after the much-criticised company running its infrastructure was given a green light to keep going until 2050.
Construction projects under way at Māruwai College
Construction projects under way at Māruwai College
Māruwai College will look a little different when students return on Monday.
All aboard with bells on
All aboard with bells on
Part way into the inaugural Mainlander train trip between Dunedin and Invercargill, Southland town crier Lynley McKerrow says the journey is one everyone should make.
Changed route a testing ground
Changed route a testing ground
Tour of Southland organisers will not know if the new stage 1 time trial circuit was deemed a success until the last rider crosses the finish line on Saturday.
Lifejackets available in new initiative
Lifejackets available in new initiative
Books and libraries go together like peas and carrots but Environment Southland has borrowed the concept to offer lifejackets for loan.
Mayor spent nearly $20k on campaign
Mayor spent nearly $20k on campaign
Invercargill's new mayor, Tom Campbell, has spent the most of any Southland mayoral candidate this election, topping the list at close to $20,000.
Islands home to endangered species return to deer-free
Islands home to endangered species return to deer-free
Two Fiordland islands — home to endangered species including the kākāpō — have been returned to deer-free status after a Department of Conservation operation.
‘Place for connection’ strong theme in ideas
‘Place for connection’ strong theme in ideas
More than 60 people turned up to a community meeting to discuss the future of the space formerly known as The Pantry.
Turning passion for animals into career
Turning passion for animals into career
A young Winton woman who enjoys working with animals has had a boost to help pay for her tertiary studies.
Going loco: Tour riders race Kingston Flyer
Going loco: Tour riders race Kingston Flyer
Riding at high speed alongside a historic locomotive is not the usual experience for professional cyclists.
Elderly Italian tourist sobs as he admits causing crash that killed wife
Elderly Italian tourist sobs as he admits causing crash that killed wife
A 76-year-old Italian tourist who broke down in court over causing his wife's death in a Southland crash will now fly home to grieve.
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'Lost control': Man threw trolley at alleged sex abuser
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'Lost control': Man threw trolley at alleged sex abuser
A Gore man who threw a supermarket trolley at a man accused of sexually violating his niece is ashamed of taking justice into his own hands.
Woman pleads guilty in Gore toddler's death
Woman pleads guilty in Gore toddler's death
A woman has admitted to carelessly driving in a Gore driveway, causing the death of a toddler.
Solar storm’s ‘dancing light’
Solar storm’s ‘dancing light’
The forecasted aurora australis arrived as promised on Tuesday night, lighting the sky across the South.
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$13.6m Gore industrial hub expected to drive jobs
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$13.6m Gore industrial hub expected to drive jobs
A planned $13.6 million industrial hub near Gore represents a significant investment that "can only bode well for the South, and for New Zealand", the associate regional development minister says.