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Apra Best Country Music Song award finalists named

Apra Best Country Music Song award finalists named

The finalists have been announced for the Apra Best Country Music Song award, with the winner to be announced at the Country Music Honours in Gore on May 23.

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Owner of ‘emaciated’ dead dog named

A post-mortem showed the dog had been starved over several weeks. Photo: SPCA

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Owner of ‘emaciated’ dead dog named

The Invercargill owner of a dead dog found tied up with sunken eyes, a gaunt face and skeletal body has been named.

Dozens now searching for Milford Sound tramper

The experienced tramper failed to return from a planned day trip to Mitre Peak on Sunday. Photo:...

Dozens now searching for Milford Sound tramper

Dozens of people are now involved in a large-scale search for a tramper missing in Milford Sound.

Council rejects wish of rūnanga to obtain land

Omaui is a coastal settlement south of Invercargill with views of a beach and estuary. Photo:...

Council rejects wish of rūnanga to obtain land

A piece of land with special significance to Māori will likely not be returned after Invercargill councillors voted to retain the status quo.

Man seen fleeing with petrol can after Bluff car fire

Police are appealing for information following a suspicious car fire in Bluff on Sunday.

'Heartbreaking': Invercargill man let dog starve to death

A post-mortem showed the dog's fat reserves were completely depleted, indicating Mike was starved...

'Heartbreaking': Invercargill man let dog starve to death

An Invercargill man who left his dog tied up while it starved to death has been slammed as subjecting the animal to "entirely avoidable" suffering.

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Rodenticides possible risk to tuatara: study

Scientists have found four dead tuatara which were likely exposed to a common rodenticide,...

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Rodenticides possible risk to tuatara: study

It appears trying to kill predators of tuatara through poisoning may in the end be killing the living fossil.

Separate crashes close two highways

Two of four vehicles involved in a crash on State Highway 1 between Bluff and Invercargill...

Separate crashes close two highways

Two highways were closed in Southland after separate crashes yesterday morning.

5 Invercargill properties targeted in burglaries

5 Invercargill properties targeted in burglaries

Police are asking for any sightings of two vehicles involved in a spate of burglaries in Invercargill overnight, including two aggravated robberies.

Hefty fine for Southland farming company

A fine was handed out to a Southland company on Monday for breaching the Resource Management Act....

Hefty fine for Southland farming company over effluent

A large-scale Southland farming company has been fined $82,500 for discharging effluent in a manner which could have entered waterways.

'Strong, caring' woman victim of Te Anau workplace death

A woman killed in a workplace accident in Te Anau has been remembered as the ‘‘strong, caring’’ centre of her family.

Search begins for missing Milford Sound hiker

A hiker has gone missing in the Mitre Peak area of Milford Sound. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Search begins for missing Milford Sound hiker

Search and Rescue teams are responding to reports of a missing hiker in Milford Sound.

Multi-vehicle crash, truck rolls on highways

Two highways were closed in Southland after separate crashes this morning.

Investitures

Investitures

Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro poses with southerners at a ceremony for those receiving their insignia in Wellington at the weekend.

New Youth MP has duty ‘I have to follow’

Southland Girls’ High student Nargis Girhotra has been selected by Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds...

New Youth MP has duty ‘I have to follow’

Invercargill's new Youth MP wants to uplift and bring the voice of the young people of the community to the national stage.

‘Maybe the best year yet’ for shooters

It was a bad weekend to be a duck but a great weekend to be a duck-shooter, as Aaron Kubala ...

‘Maybe the best year yet’ for shooters

Gore duck-shooters say this year’s opening weekend might have been the best ever.

Museum development collaboration set

Artistic impression of the new Te Unua Museum of Southland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Museum development collaboration set

The Invercargill City Council and Waihōpai Rūnaka have formalised an agreement to collaborate on developing Te Unua Museum of Southland.

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Woodlands turn on the teamwork to beat Baabaas 45-6

Ben Fotheringham. PHOTO: DEBBIE FAHEY PHOTOGRAPHY

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Woodlands turn on the teamwork to beat Baabaas 45-6

Round six of the Southland premier club competition was played midweek due to duck-shooting taking priority on Saturday.

Fiordland viewing platform where girl died being rebuilt

The spot where Tegan Chen slipped into Marian Creek in Fiordland National Park is not fenced off....

Fiordland viewing platform where girl died being rebuilt

A viewing platform above Fiordland falls where a young girl died last year is being rebuilt.

Death at Te Anau waste station

One person has died following a workplace incident at a State Highway 95 premises yesterday afternoon.

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