Rugby Southland appoints new boss
Rugby Southland appoints new boss
Rugby Southland has appointed a new general manager - Steven Mitchell from Tasman.
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Southland whitebaiter not happy with 'chick scientists'
Southland whitebaiter not happy with 'chick scientists'
Plans to regulate whitebaiting have been influenced by "chick scientists" who seem to think whitebaiters should fish in their jandals and celebrate catching enough for a patty by sitting down and...
Mayor upset SIT assets lost to city in merger
Mayor upset SIT assets lost to city in merger
SIT's cash surplus and net assets, believed to be worth more than $140 million, will go into a group slush fund when the institute becomes part of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Mataura asks Govt to act
Mataura asks Govt to act
Mataura residents stood up last night and asked central Government to rid their community of ouvea premix.
Burt Munro fans finally make town
Burt Munro fans finally make town
Motorcycles roared up Bluff Hill yesterday at the Burt Munro Challenge event ... all except one.
Historic train hauled from river
Historic train hauled from Southland river
One of two historic steam class locomotives has been retrieved from a Southland river this morning, but the other will be staying behind.
Perfect day for all who like ‘farm stuff’
Perfect day for all who like ‘farm stuff’
Chugging, hissing, thudding and whirring, along with the smell of coal burning and smoky steam filling the air. There was no question — this was Edendale Crank Up Day 2020.
Invercargill demolition injunction dismissed
Invercargill demolition injunction dismissed
Developer Scott O’Donnell is thrilled a High Court judge has dismissed an injunction which had stopped the demolition of the Invercargill CBD block marked for redevelopment.
K funding for new festival
K funding for new festival
The body overseeing the Gore country music festival will receive $60,000 in three years of "sliding scale" funding from Community Trust South, after which it is hoped to become self-sustaining.
Surprise visitor
Surprise visitor
A woman escaped serious injury yesterday after the car she was driving ended up through the front window of an Invercargill shop.
Car smashes into shop 'luckily' missing shoppers
Car smashes into shop 'luckily' missing shoppers
''Luckily there was no-one in the corner.''