Southland

Checklist before getting on the road

Farmers droving cattle on Moving Day should ensure their herds do not come into contact with...

Checklist before getting on the road

If you are selling your dairy herd, moving farms, or sending your stock to grazing, take time to plan their movement in advance and confirm the exact number of cattle you need to transport.

Picketing for pay equity rights

Picketing for pay equity rights

A small but fired-up group gathered by the brown trout statue in Gore last Friday, protesting the Pay Equity Amendment Bill that was rushed through parliament last Wednesday.

Lowest rates rise preferred

Lowest rates rise preferred

The Gore community has spoken as the submissions for the long-term plan are tallied before the hearings next week.

Regulation loopholes exploitable: farmer

Regulation loopholes exploitable: farmer

While the government says farm-to-forestry conversions will not get away with continuing to plant despite restrictions, a southern farming leader says the horse may have already bolted.

St Andrew’s Fair returns and ‘good bargains’ abound

Showing off a mock stall of what to expect at this weekend’s St Andrew’s Fair are organisers Jan...

St Andrew’s Fair returns and ‘good bargains’ abound

The St Andrew’s Fair this weekend promises lots of bargains and cheese rolls, organisers say.

Farm visits gear up as winter nears

A bid by Beef + Lamb New Zealand to increase its directors fees has been rejected by farmers....

Farm visits gear up as winter nears

Confidence is high as winter grazing season approaches.

Southland to host World Ploughing Champs

Forming an organising committee to run the 2029 World Ploughing Championship on the Dillons’...

Southland to host World Ploughing Champs

For the first time, Southland will host the World Ploughing Championship.

Connection explored in collections

Explaining the latest exhibition at the Eastern Southland Gallery are (from left) gallery patron...

Connection explored in collections

An impressive showing of more than 500 portraits are now on display at a Gore art gallery, alongside a transtasman artist’s study of New Zealand’s largest glacier.

It’s all just a bunch of ‘Nunsense’

In the director’s chair for West Otago Theatrical’s upcoming production of "Nunsense" is Marné...

It’s all just a bunch of ‘Nunsense’

A West Otago school teacher is taking her first shot at directing grown-ups in the upcoming production of black-comedy musical Nunsense.

Hunt continues winning ways

Ben Hunt wins Rally South Canterbury on Saturday. PHOTO: GEOFF RIDDER

Hunt continues winning ways

Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the New Zealand Rally Championship after claiming victory at Rally South Canterbury on Saturday.

Window coverings key to a warmer house

"Heavy and long" is the best way to go with curtains. PHOTO: THE ENSIGN FILES

Window coverings key to a warmer house

When it’s time to replace your curtains, most of us only worry about cost and style.

Steel thwarted late in trophy game

Southern Steel shooter Georgia Heffernan lines up her shot during their game against the Mainland...

Steel thwarted late in trophy game

It was a game that had everything — two-point shots, a late scratching, an assistant coach hitting the court, a suspension and a centurion.

Centurion Dyer on target

Edendale first five-eighth Bram Fodie looks for a gap in the Albion defence at Edendale on...

Centurion Dyer on target

Wet weather and slippery field conditions were the features of Southland’s club rugby on Saturday.

Livestock figures on decline

A Heading Dog at work shifting sheep. Photo: Pamela Stephen / Supplied

Livestock figures on decline

Livestock numbers continue to fall, including a 21% drop in sheep numbers over the past decade, Statistics NZ data shows.

Exhibition puts local art, artists on display

An aerial view of the 2020 Southern Field Days. Next year’s event was cancelled four months out...

Exhibition puts local art, artists on display

The Waimumu Art Exhibition went off without a hitch last weekend with around 250 visitors on Mother’s Day and a sea of red "sold" stickers, organisers say.

Perfecting the art of air frying

Soroptimist International of Gore secretary Anne Gover said after finding she and others in the...

Perfecting the art of air frying

Are you an air fryer aficionado, or can you only whack a few chips in and pray they do not burn?

Capturing the youthful vote

Capturing the youthful vote

Gore Mayor Ben Bell got to meet some prospective future voters from a Gore home-based childcare service last week.

'I've ignored it': Ex-councillor still hasn't paid gorse bill

Karen Arnold, pictured during her time on Invercargill City Council in 2016. Photo: Allied Press...

'I've ignored it': Ex-councillor still hasn't paid gorse bill

A former Invercargill councillor says she has not cleared her bill with the council after they removed gorse from her land more than two years ago.

Arrests over burglaries, robberies

Police in Invercargill have made further arrests over several burglaries and robberies which occurred just over a week ago.

SUBSCRIBER

Hope new programme will ‘break the cycle’

Family harm practitioner and tamariki advocate Amy McSoriley (left) and Gore Shift Mind & Body...

SUBSCRIBER

Hope new programme will ‘break the cycle’

A new initiative in Gore will try to help young victims of family violence become healthy and happy members of society, with hopes of breaking the cycle.

Search form

Search form