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Crosbie reflects on US racing campaign

Alex Crosbie, of Invercargill, (centre), on the top step of the podium after his first race win...

Crosbie reflects on US racing campaign

Back at home and working in the family business after a whirlwind six months contesting the US F4 Championship, 17-year-old Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie reflected on his campaign last week.

Te Anau fights back to take 5-wicket win

Te Anau fights back to take 5-wicket win

In round four of the Southland Club Cricket 40-over competition last Saturday, Te Anau bounced back from a heavy defeat to beat the Royal Riders by five wickets at the lakeside ground.

Lessons from a legend

Lessons from a legend

All Black legend Richie McCaw sits comfortably in the Invercargill Civic Theatre dressing room, opening up about the lessons he learned in life, on and off the rugby field.

Winton pensioner fighting plague of possums to protect her roses

Joan Scarlet, of Winton, has notched up over 100 possum kills to protect her roses. PHOTO:...

Winton pensioner fighting plague of possums to protect her roses

A Southland woman fed up with possums attacking her roses has assumed the role of pest controller at a council reserve.

Social gaming experience joins Christmas gala event

Your Corps founder and operator James Wards stands in front of his computer set-up which will be...

Social gaming experience joins Christmas gala event

The annual Christmas in the Bluff gala day is always popular but this year there will be another great addition to the activities.

Fishing helps wellbeing: study

A rare "mohawk trout" caught, then released, in Glenorchy late last month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fishing helps wellbeing: study

It seems fishing for trout is not only good for the stomach.

Award-winning play a tribute to hope and healing

The 2024 cast of The Revlon Girl touring Otago and Southland are (back, from left) Kellie Post,...

Award-winning play a tribute to hope and healing

A month after the 58th anniversary of the Aberfan mining disaster, Neil Anthony Docking’s award-winning The Revlon Girl will play at the Invercargill Civic Theatre’s Wikitoria Room on...

Annual gift drive gains momentum

City Impact Church volunteer Emma Peipi (left) and campus pastor Roberta Watson are spreading the...

Annual gift drive gains momentum

City Impact Church leaders have been left speechless over the outpouring of public generosity towards their annual Christmas gift initiative.

Colourful fundraiser to boost canteen revamp

Central Southland College will be holding a colour run on Saturday to raise funds to refurbish...

Colourful fundraiser to boost canteen revamp

The only thing that has changed at the Central Southland College canteen in the past 30 years is the menu, Home and School Association member Emma Hammond says.

Federated Farmers president praises deadline extension

Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick is pleased with the government’s decision to...

Federated Farmers president praises deadline extension

Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick says they finally have a reason to celebrate after the government extended deadlines for their farm plans — and Environment Southland agrees it...

Economy ‘slightly starting to recover’

Competition in the sector meant operators in the industry were wary to increase menu prices but...

Economy ‘slightly starting to recover’

Southland's economy has hit rock bottom and is slightly starting to recover — but the Christmas and summer will still be tough, an economist says.

Wooden wonders

Southland Wood Workers Guild treasurer Lynn Patterson submitted a few of her own creations for...

Wooden wonders

The Southland Wood Workers Guild exhibition opened last Saturday with a range of diverse exhibits displayed for the judges and the public.

Answers sought on Sound’s masterplan

Fiordland operators are waiting for a decision from the government about the future of Milford...

Answers sought on Sound’s masterplan

Four months after the delivery of a multimillion-dollar master plan on the future on tourism jewel Milford Sound, no decisions have come forward from the government.

Founder bewildered by road safety funding cuts

Unnatural fauna of New Zealand. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Founder bewildered by road safety funding cuts

The founder of a successful road safety programme says funding cuts in the South will cost jobs and jeopardise lives.

Coastguard bar crossing roadshow highlights risks

Riverton Coastguard volunteers Barry Anderson and Ian Coard with New Zealand Coastguard programme...

Coastguard bar crossing roadshow highlights risks

Riverton's boating community are acutely aware crossing an estuary bar will always be among a boatie’s most dangerous manoeuvres.

Adventures, trials of sea journey recounted

Riverton woman Anne Pilcher Gough hopes to release the book she wrote about the adventures she...

Adventures, trials of sea journey recounted

Twenty-nine countries, 33,000 nautical miles, two whale collisions and a rat infestation.

‘Grassroots work ethic’ motivates man on special run

Auckland-based ultra marathoner Stefan Ozich. PHOTO: MARK JOHN

‘Grassroots work ethic’ motivates man on special run

The hardworking Southland spirit is motivating a man on a mission to run the length of New Zealand twice to raise $1million for men’s mental health.

Driving into a decade of giving

Gearing up for tonight’s Harcourts Southland Foodbank Drive are (from left) Harcourts manager...

Driving into a decade of giving

The Harcourts Southland Foodbank Drive is marking 10 years of collecting kai for the community.

Cones taking over the CBD

Diversions are in place due to roadworks in the Invercargill CBD. Pictured is the work at Dee,...

Cones taking over the CBD

Diversions, cones and roadworks have become part of the lives of Invercargill residents — and there are more to come.

Girlfriend describes desperate efforts to save partner

Invercargill District Court. Photo: ODT files

Girlfriend describes desperate efforts to save partner

The girlfriend of a man who was stabbed outside the Invercargill courthouse has described her desperate efforts to save his life.

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