Catchment chair refuses to apologise; rejects use of ‘kia ora’
A chair of a Southern council group is unrepentant about his behaviour at a recent meeting which was dubbed "disrespectful" by the council boss.
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Sub-union day the focus as senior rugby takes break
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Sub-union day the focus as senior rugby takes break
Southland senior club rugby took a break for King’s Birthday Weekend.
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'Down the s...... at record speed'
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'Down the s...... at record speed': Pub denied licence up for sale
A Southland pub described as "putrid" by patrons is up for sale after being banned from selling alcohol.
Tax evader leaves $2 million trail of debt
Tax evader leaves $2 million trail of debt
A tax-evading Southland school caterer has left a $2 million trail of debt after her company went bust.
Tanked up and ready to go
Tanked up and ready to go
When the truck pulls away from Tira Crown Invercargill on Monday it will be the last time workshop manager Joe Timpany will see the 350,000 litre tanks his Invercargill team built.
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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation
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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation
Southern Fish & Game councils say they broadly welcome proposed improvements to the organisation’s operations, signalled by the government yesterday.
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Wilding Douglas fir threat, funding on agenda
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Wilding Douglas fir threat, funding on agenda
The rise of a new villain and a lack of funding are two challenges facing a trust dedicated to removing wilding trees in Northern Southland.
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Campaign to improve aviary continues
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Campaign to improve aviary continues
A Southland woman, whose tireless campaigning to the Gore District Council resulted in the rehoming of peafowl, is still unhappy with the conditions of the town’s aviary.
Southland woman's $800k tax evasion
Southland woman's $800k tax evasion
A Southland woman providing school lunches has been sentenced to home detention after failing to pay more than $800,000 in tax through her catering company.
Pest seaweed running rife in Fiordland sounds
Pest seaweed running rife in Fiordland sounds
The rapid spread of an invasive seaweed in Fiordland waters has forced a regional council to adjust how it deals with the plant.
'I got insanely sick': Southland mum's cancer ordeal
'I got insanely sick': Southland mum's cancer ordeal
Any day now Luana and Paul Egerton will be celebrating the arrival of their first grandchild - a ray of sunshine after a dark valley.
Bus crash passengers were Chinese tourists
Southland bus crash passengers were Chinese tourists
Passengers on a bus that crashed in Southland yesterday were Chinese tourists, it has been confirmed.
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Gore couple of 65 years farewelled in rare joint funeral
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Gore couple of 65 years farewelled in rare joint funeral
A Gore couple who were married for more than 65 years died within 10 days of each other and had a rare combined funeral in the town earlier this week.
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Govt commits $15.2m to Milford Sound upgrades
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Govt commits $15.2m to Milford Sound upgrades
Planes and cruise boats can keep coming to Milford Sound but the long-discussed plan to get visitors out of cars is still awaited.
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Organic farmer busted for guns and cannabis
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Organic farmer says illegal guns 'to protect his veggies'
A South Otago organic farmer had cannabis growing on his rural property and a safe full of guns under his bed, a court has heard.
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Pests impede deer repellent trial
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Pests impede deer repellent trial
Possums are interfering with a trial to find out if white-tail deer avoid bait laced with a deer repellent.
Average house asking price at record high
Average house asking price at record high
Southland house asking prices have hit a record high, New Zealand’s industry-owned property listing website says.
Three Waters services to be kept in-house
Three Waters services to be kept in-house
The Invercargill City Council has accepted a recommendation from one of its committees to establish a council-operated enhanced service for Three Waters delivery.
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop slammed
Planned Rakiura 1080 drop slammed
The planned 1080 poison drop over Stewart Island is an "ecological disaster that’s waiting to happen", a tour operator says.
Connected to their culture
Connected to their culture
A handful of Southland Filipinos are not waiting for Philippines Independence Day to celebrate their culture.