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Museum gets $500k boost

A design drawing of Te Unua - Museum of Southland. Image: Invercargill City Council/Supplied

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Museum gets $500k boost

A funding boost for Southland’s new museum has been welcomed by Invercargill’s mayor — and he guarantees construction of the building is "on track" to be finished by the end of the year.

Knives, tyre iron part of aggravated robbery: police

Knives, tyre iron part of aggravated robbery: police

A group armed with knives and a tyre iron robbed an Invercargill store early this morning, police say.

Cancer diagnosis delayed by five years at Southland Hospital

Cancer diagnosis delayed by five years at Southland Hospital

A Southland Hospital patient’s lung cancer diagnosis was delayed by more than five years — by which stage it had become incurable, the Health and Disability Commission has found.

Avid walkers still going strong

Eight of the 10 Happy Wanderers who completed their annual walk in Central Otago this year.

Avid walkers still going strong

A local over-50s walking group have completed their annual three-day walk, despite dwindling numbers.

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Hint RMA reforms may aid projects

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Hint RMA reforms may aid projects

Resource Management Act (RMA) Reform Minister Chris Bishop has hinted projects such as the $1 billion Southland wind farm are more likely to make it across the line under his new RMA reforms.

Frustration city left out in revival of The Southerner

Invercargill man Stephen Luscombe at the old railway station on Leven St. He is advocating the...

Frustration city left out in revival of The Southerner

The return of a popular train service is frustrating an Invercargill resident who believes the city has been "left out".

Councillors undecided about standing again

Southland district councillors have given an honest assessment of the past term. Top row: Sarah...

Councillors undecided about standing again

Southland councillors have highlighted a "challenging" term in office and many are undecided about the October election.

Variety on the menu

Variety on the menu

Organisers estimated more than 15,000 people attended the Southland Multicultural Trust Food Festival, held at the ILT Stadium Southland on Saturday.

New track put to test at BMX national champs

Riders on their marks on the new track at the 2025 BMX New Zealand National Championships at...

New track put to test at BMX national champs

Hundreds of riders put the Southland BMX Club’s new track to the test at the 2025 BMX New Zealand National Championships at the weekend.

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Parties disagree over suspension from caravan association

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Parties disagree over suspension from caravan association

Has wheels — will travel. But George Mismirigo cannot stay where he wants.

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Group not yet celebrating wind farm decision

West Catlins Preservation Society spokesman Dean Rabbidge. Photo: ODT files

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Group not yet celebrating wind farm decision

The group set up to oppose the declined Slopedown wind farm is not celebrating yet.

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Milford rivals join to lodge complaint

Gem of the Sound, owned by rich-lister Chris Alpe, one of two complainants to the Commerce...

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Milford rivals join to lodge complaint

The fight over rights to use the port in Milford Sound Piopiotahi rages on, reports Mary Williams.

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Tourist ‘100% sure’ he sighted a moose

American tourists Norbert Nigon and Virginia Schuning stand on the Tasman Glacier near Aoraki...

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Tourist ‘100% sure’ he sighted a moose

Fiordland's wild moose chase has been reignited by an American vet who is "100% sure" he spied the mysterious creature while tramping.

Importance of park emphasised

The Invercargill public has spoken of the importance of a large park which has sparked recent debate over potential development.

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Meetings focus on my stery letter

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark at a Southland Business Chamber lunch in Invercargill last month....

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Meetings focus on my stery letter

Invercargill city councillors took part in two extraordinary behind-closed-doors meetings this month to deal with a letter received by them.

Statue off for makeover

The Hands of Fame statue is carted away for repairs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Statue off for makeover

After 20 years, Gore’s guitar statue is getting a much-needed facelift and will be back just in time for the country music festival in May.

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Aged care facility inspired by De Hogeweyk

The Hawthorndale Care Village board (from right), Helen Young, Paddy O'Brien, Margaret Brown,...

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Aged care facility inspired by De Hogeweyk

A dream which became reality.

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Contact to fight wind farm decision

A critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed bat. Photo: supplied

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Contact to fight wind farm decision

Contact Energy is vowing to fight on — even if it means spending another $10 million — to get its rejected wind farm over the line.

Doubtful Sound recreated in Minecraft

Doubtful Sound is among the six locations to be downloaded from the Minecraft store as part of a...

Doubtful Sound recreated in Minecraft

The remote fiords of Doubtful Sound have been transformed into the cube-shaped world of Minecraft.

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New helipad brings healthcare to town

The people who made the helipad happen are (from left) Waikaia Volunteer Fire Brigade...

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New helipad brings healthcare to town

An old, disused concrete tennis court has been transformed into the South’s newest helipad after a nearly two-year community effort.

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