Southland building could be sold for $1
Southland building could be sold for $1
An old rugby club building in rural Southland could soon be sold for just $1.
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Censured Southland health practitioner 'fuelled by moral outrage'
Censured Southland health practitioner 'fuelled by moral outrage'
An award-winning Southland health practitioner fined and censured for his repeated wrongdoings continues to lack empathy for his patients, a tribunal has been told.
Moose ‘most likely’ a deer, Doc says
Moose ‘most likely’ a deer, Doc says
Pics or it didn’t happen.
Role was a ‘privilege’, retiring chief executive says
Role was a ‘privilege’, retiring chief executive says
Environment Southland chief executive Wilma Falconer is retiring from her role and will leave the organisation at the end of August 2025.
Two senior teams show form, determination
Two senior teams show form, determination
The Midlands Rugby Club lost one of its life members, Trevor Caldwell, last month.
Wyndham upsets 125th celebration for Waikaka
Wyndham upsets 125th celebration for Waikaka
With duck-shooting taking priority this weekend, Southland Club Rugby is being played midweek.
Stage set for Open showdown
Stage set for Open showdown
When the Southland Badminton Association hosts the Southland Open next weekend, it will have more than a competition to organise — it also has a venue to showcase.
Veteran thankful for, moved by Anzac service
Veteran thankful for, moved by Anzac service
Anzac day in Gore began in the pitch-black cold with a dawn parade down Mersey St to the cenotaph.
Health centre given masonic support
Health centre given masonic support
Forget the smoke and mirrors, the secret is out, the Freemasons in Southland are a charitable bunch.
Principals happy with upward trend in results
Principals happy with upward trend in results
Education is trending positively for the Gore district, as pass rates are exceeding national averages despite shake-ups in the curriculum.
Westpac wheels out mobile banking in Southland
Westpac wheels out mobile banking for Southland towns
Westpac is extending a four-wheeled solution to a lack of bank services in some southern towns - mobile banking.
Classroom fire put out
Classroom fire put out
A fire in a Winton school classroom prompted a callout from the Winton Fire Brigade last night.
Suicidal patient 'sent home to die': mother
Suicidal patient 'sent home to die': mother
After a Southland medical professional told a patient he could not help him, the man went home, locked himself in his room and attempted suicide.
Investitures
Investitures
Entertainer Suzanne Prentice, CNZM, is congratulated by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro after her investiture at Government House in Wellington yesterday.
Issues raised with current council model
Issues raised with current council model
A report supporting a shake-up of Southland’s four councils has raised issues with the current model, including high costs, "fraught governance" and concerns with the regional council.
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Speed limit woes rile councillor
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Speed limit woes rile councillor
The long arm of the Wellington bureaucracy has reached the back blocks of Northern Southland, leading to a councillor questioning his future and the purpose of local government.
New viewing platform in works at falls
New viewing platform in works at falls
The Department of Conservation (Doc) is building a new viewing platform at Lake Marian Falls in Fiordland National Park to cater for more visitors, provide a great vantage point over the falls and...
Top guns
Top guns
Mataura Golf Club members won the Gilmour Rosebowl off Otautau in April, 2007, ending a 27-challenge winning streak for Otautau.
Climate change work hits pushback from councillors
Climate change work hits pushback from councillors
Climate change is here whether we like it or not, says one climate planner, and it’s about working together to find the best way forward for everyone,rural and urban alike.
Between me and you
Between me and you
Pascal Sutherland, locomotive engineer