Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill
Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill
Robin Robilliard credits Ronald Blythe as the prompt for her book
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Southern campground to close after 'longstanding concern'
Southern campground to close after 'longstanding concern'
The troubled Gore Motor Camp is to close at the end of this week.
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Building education options for students
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Building education options for students
When it comes to making secondary education more hands-on, St Peter’s College in Gore is nailing it.
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Residential market values up as rural values decline
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Residential market values up as rural values decline
Gore homeowners should see their property values rise but it is a different story for the district’s rural sector, new data shows.
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Pensioner may be billed after car set alight
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Pensioner may be billed after car set alight
A retired Gore man whose uninsured car was destroyed in a suspected arson may now be faced with a $3500 bill from the council for road repairs.
‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid
‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid
Peter Grandiek is aiming to break a cycling world record, but after growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland, he feels lucky to ride a bike at all.
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Burns piping ‘really exciting’
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Burns piping ‘really exciting’
Taking on the piping duties for the Robbie Burns dinner at the Scottish Hall in Invercargill on Saturday evening was a breeze for local lad Sam Lindsay
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Plan for railway to put town on map
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Plan for railway to put town on map
The Waimea Plains Railway Trust is chugging away to put Mandeville on the map as a tourist spot with restored history.
Car winds up in Southland creek
Car winds up in Southland creek
A person has minor injuries after their car crashed on State Highway 6 and wound up in a Southland creek.
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Prevention of wind farm to cost: Contact
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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
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Pensioner left stranded after car set alight
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.