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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.
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Doubtful Sound among NZ locations to be on video game
Doubtful Sound among NZ locations to be on video game
The remote fiords of Doubtful Sound were transformed into the cube-shaped world of Minecraft.
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New helipad brings healthcare to town
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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.
Decision on oyster festival licence reserved
Decision on oyster festival licence reserved
Offering beverages in glass containers at the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival poses a risk to public safety as they can break or be used as weapons, police say.
Straight to the Shark Tank
Straight to the Shark Tank
The Southland Sharks have started the season on the right foot.
Southland club rugby to kick off
Southland club rugby to kick off
There will be six premier grade teams in contention for the Galbraith Shield when the Southland club rugby season kicks off on Saturday.
Harness racing and family fun
Harness racing and family fun
Winton is set for a great day of harness racing and plenty of family fun when the Winton Harness Racing Club host a race meeting at Central Southland Raceway in Winton on Saturday.
Award to help players focus on attitudes
Award to help players focus on attitudes
As children across the country prepare to lace up their boots for the 2025 rugby season, Southland’s young players will have something new to play for.
‘Ambitious’ 10K target set for season opener
‘Ambitious’ 10K target set for season opener
The Southland Stags will open their 2025 NPC campaign at home and with one of the supporters’ favourite games — Stag Day.
Chaos and carnage — big bangers set to hit Riverside Speedway
Chaos and carnage — big bangers set to hit Riverside Speedway
Nothing matches the thrill of a big field of V8 power superstocks tearing their way around a dirt oval, putting in big hits that look bone-shattering to the watchful eye.
Little wins Teretonga trophy for 6th time
Little wins Teretonga trophy for 6th time
Alex Little, of Lower Hutt, won the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy for the sixth time when the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship visited Teretonga Park in Invercargill for the annual Southern...
Southern Steel players settling in
Southern Steel players settling in
It turns out netball is not the only sport at which Southern Steel players are dab hands.
Waikoikoi into 50-over club cricket final after victory over Old Boys
Waikoikoi into 50-over club cricket final after victory over Old Boys
Waikoikoi have advanced to the Southland 50-over Club Cricket final against Appleby this Saturday after beating Old Boys in the preliminary final.
Solid Southland effort
Solid Southland effort
A Southland trio who are part of a New Zealand team continue to show the strength of the region’s athletes.
$130k fine for farm discharge
$130k fine for farm discharge
A Mataura dairy farmer has been fined $130,000 for contaminating a nearby stream with effluent resulting in the death of thousands of eels and other threatened marine life.
Emotional victory
Emotional victory
Hokonui’s marching girls were in tears after a "tough" performance at their third national championship last weekend.
Looking back
Looking back
The Waikaia railway line was opened on September 24, 1909.
Health project wants to hear your feedback
Health project wants to hear your feedback
Hokonui Locality is a community-led health project that takes a place-based approach to improve health outcomes for community.
Between you and me
Between you and me
Tara Maxwell, owner of First National Real Estate and MRL Property Management.
His world is oysters: bagging bluffies hard mahi
His world is oysters: bagging bluffies hard mahi
Whether eagerly plucked from the pottle or freshly shucked and served with Champagne, bluffies are in high demand across the country from March to August.