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Vintage Car Club award ‘great honour’ for store

E Hayes and Sons managing director Neville Hayes (left)
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Vintage Car Club award ‘great honour’ for store

An Invercargill store has been recognised by the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (VCCNZ) for its long history of preserving and displaying vintage vehicles.

Smell sends two to hospital

Smell sends two to hospital

Two people were taken to Southland hospital yesterday after suffering side effects from an unidentified smell at a roadworks site.

Growing and education at nursery

Chris Rance created the Southland Community Nursery with her botanist husband, Brian. PHOTOS:...

Growing and education at nursery

Locally-sourced and grown, native plants from the Southland Community Nursery can be found throughout the region. Laura Smith spoke to those involved in its&nbsp...

Southland chopper company helps tackle gorse blaze

It was a case of right place, right time for a Southland helicopter company, its crews helping firefighters tackle a large gorse fire near Ryal Bush.

Southland road at Springhills closed

Channel Rd at Springhills is closed due to recent flooding, the Southland District Council has advised.

Checks after unusual smell at building site

Fire crews at the intersection between Tweed St and Pomana St this afternoon. Photo: Abbey Palmer

Checks after unusual smell at building site

Two people have been taken to Southland Hospital for checks after suffering from effects of an unusual smell which could not be identified at a building site.

Contractors meet over Tiwai smelter's future

The private meeting is being held at the Ascot Park Hotel. Photo: Abbey Palmer

Contractors meet over Tiwai smelter's future

New Zealand Aluminium Smelter contractors are attending a meeting in Southland for an update on what the next four years will look like.

Tiwai’s lifespan may be extended beyond 2024

Tiwai’s lifespan may be extended beyond 2024

The four-year stay of execution for Tiwai Point may not be its last.

Shearer toughs it out to set world record

Gore shearer Megan Whitehead takes the fleece off another lamb, watched by father Quentin, on her...

Shearer toughs it out to set world record

"It was tough at the end" but Gore shearer Megan Whitehead battled the afternoon blues to set a world shearing record.

Rescued after using beacon

Two trampers were rescued in Fiordland yesterday after one injured an ankle.

Fire crews commended for ‘really, really good job’ at blaze

An accidental fire in Southland could have caused major damage if not for the Southland volunteer...

Fire crews commended for ‘really, really good job’ at blaze

Firefighters did not have access to water when they stopped a grass fire from spreading to a nearby 12,000ha forestry block in Southland.

Tiwai Pt reprieve after new deal

Three of the smelter’s four potlines will operate during the four-year contract. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Tiwai Pt reprieve after new deal

The Tiwai Point smelter, which was set to close in August, has been granted a reprieve after a new contract was settled between smelter owner Rio Tinto and generator Meridian Energy.

Pair rescued after tramper injured

Two trampers were rescued in Fiordland this morning after one of the pair injured an ankle.

Farm blaze treated as suspicious

Southland farm blaze treated as suspicious

Rural firefighters are only just coming out of a Nightcaps farm after battling a suspicious blaze for nearly 24 hours.

Delight in South at Tiwai news

Workers at Southland's Tiwai smelter are "ecstatic" at today's news the business will continue operating for another three years.

Deal reached: Tiwai to stay open until 2024

Rio Tinto has announced it will close Tiwai Point aluminium smelter next August. Photo: ODT files

Deal reached: Tiwai to stay open until 2024

The owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they have reached a deal with electricity provider Meridian Energy that will keep it open until the end of 2024.

Whitehead smashes shearing world record

Gore shearer Megan Whitehead has smashed the women's world record, clipping 661 lambs in nine hours at a Croydon Bush woolshed.

Blueberry season delayed but going well

Annabel Murphy, of Invercargill, is enjoying her first season of blueberry picking while she is...

Blueberry season delayed but going well

A Southland blueberry orchard manager is grateful the operation has not been hit as hard as those of Central Otago’s fruitgrowers despite a late start to the season.

More crews join fight against Southland fire

More crews join fight against Southland fire

Multiple helicopters and eight fire appliances from across Southland are working to put out a vegetation fire near Nightcaps.

Southland teen's killer reveals motive, 12 years on

Southland teen's killer reveals motive, 12 years on

A man jailed for life for murdering a Southland teenager and dumping his body in a river will stay behind bars after a failed parole bid, but he has explained why he killed the young man.

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