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Search for burglar with possible eye injury

Search for burglar with possible eye injury

Gore police are searching for a young man with ‘‘sores on his face’’, and possibly an injured eye, after a rural property owner disturbed him and another intruder during a burglary.

Ten easy things to do for mum

Ten easy things to do for mum

Spend an afternoon together browsing some of mum’s favourite stores.

Time to celebrate the mums in our life

Time to celebrate the mums in our life

Mother’s Day is a time for mothers, grandmothers and their children and grandchildren to celebrate their relationship and the role mothers play in all of our lives.

Honey company hits the sweet spot

Three generations of Frasers are involved in producing gold medal Miele Apiaries honey (from left...

Honey company hits the sweet spot

Southland food producers are not resting on their laurels, producing new products that are catching national attention and surprising some of New Zealand’s top food industry professionals.

‘Great pride’ in Chopper Bike Ride cause

Westpac Chopper Appeal 230km cycle ride from Queenstown to Invercargill organiser Phil Taylor ...

‘Great pride’ in Chopper Bike Ride cause

He is the only one to have taken part in all 14 Chopper Bike Rides but raising money for a very good cause keeps him coming back, he says.

Central Indoor Bowls awards life members

Central Indoor Bowls Association stalwarts Wayne Malcolm (left) and Terry McGimpsey have been...

Central Indoor Bowls awards life members

Two men who have given exceptional service to the Central Indoor Bowls sub-centre have been recognised with life membership awards.

Waverley Park club has the Star power

Waverley Park club has the Star power

The Star Rugby Club based at Waverley Park is the biggest club in Southland with three senior teams and multiple teams in each grade of Small Blacks rugby (primary school).

Te Anau Brigade seeking new volunteers

The team includes members ranging in age from 17 to 70 and do regular training along with...

Te Anau Brigade seeking new volunteers

From motor vehicle crashes on remote highways to incidents deep within Fiordland National Park, the Te Anau Volunteer Fire Brigade responds to emergencies across one of the most unique and...

Plenty of sparkle on Diamonds Day

Haylee Mitiwai of Invercargill (right) with Julie McEwan-Franks of Southern Harness Racing and ...

Plenty of sparkle on Diamonds Day

Haylee Mitiwai of Invercargill became the latest winner of a diamond ring when the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s annual Diamonds Day race meeting took place at Ascot Park Raceway on Sunday.

Petrolheads provide prolific payout

Southern Grilles and Gasoline vice-president along with sponsor BurgerFuel owner Michael Walker,...

Petrolheads provide prolific payout

Southern Grilles and Gasoline’s February car show raised $16,000 for Southland’s Right Track programme and Land Search and Rescue.

Bowlers on a roll for charity

Bowlers on a roll for charity

The winners of the Central Indoors Bowls Sub-centre Anzac Day charity tournament

Bluff tavern slammed by inspectors

The Golden Age Tavern in Bluff, which shares a building with restaurant Hayz at the Anchorage....

Bluff tavern slammed by inspectors

Unidentifiable food, a 'manager' who only came in once a year and a missing courtesy coach were among the red flags at a Bluff tavern needing a "kick up the backside".

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Fine for ducks, not shooters

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Fine for ducks, not shooters

Just when you would actually appreciate some wild wind and rain, Mother Nature has decided to play with duck-shooters for opening weekend and throw some warm sunny weather at Otago and Southland.

Māruawai Centre set to open but work to be done

Eastern Southland Gallery curator Jim Geddes stands in the foyer of the new Māruawai Centre, set...

Māruawai Centre set to open but work to be done

Gore’s Māruawai Centre is, mostly, on track to open in July after nearly two decades of development.

Looking back

Looking back

Flood waters surge around the Mataura freezing works and paper mill in April 1913 after the river broke its banks.

Trap helps makes insect study possible

A Malaise trap erected in the Ristolas-Mont-Viso Nature Reserve in France. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Trap helps makes insect study possible

Fairy flies are minute wasps which comprise the family Mymaridae.

New golf course mower steps up to tee

The new mower at Waikaka Golf Club. PHOTO: GEMMA SINCLAIR

New golf course mower steps up to tee

A shiny new rotary mower has arrived at the Waikaka Golf Club to replace one nearly passed its use-by date, thanks to a community fundraiser that raked in thousands of dollars.

Anzac services commemorate past and present service people

Four-legged friends donning poppies observe the Anzac commemorations at Menzies Ferry with riders...

Anzac services commemorate past and present service people

Conflict and war are not confined to the past — words that echoed around the Gore district during the Anzac Day service.

Camp buildings demolished

An excavator is used to demolish contaminated buildings at the Gore Motor Camp on Friday as the...

Camp buildings demolished

Buildings in a notorious Southland campground are being demolished after an investigation found asbestos and ‘‘significant methamphetamine contamination’’ at the site.

Strain on school lunches

Pizza was on the lunch menu for Menzie’s College students on Thursday, cooked by staff on site as...

Strain on school lunches

There are concerns reduced funding to the government’s school lunch programme will continue to put the squeeze on at least one Gore school.

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