Model Ts take tour of the South
Model Ts take tour of the South
Driving around Southland over the weekend, you might have thought you had taken a trip back more than 100 years.
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From jungle to a productive forest garden
From jungle to a productive forest garden
Dave and Anne Hunt have transformed their forest garden into a productive and restful space.
Maintaining a homegrown food supply
Maintaining a homegrown food supply
Garden maintenance is important at this time of the year.
Getting ahead of summer
Getting ahead of summer
Plan now for next summer’s flowers by sowing alyssum, Iceland poppies, cornflower, larkspur, scabious, antirrhinum and clarkia.
Everything is sweeter in Kandy
Everything is sweeter in Kandy
Nature meets nurture in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands.
Rosendale paying back to many others over 150 years
Rosendale paying back to many others over 150 years
The Morrison family, from Rosedale, in the Waikaka Valley, near Gore, celebrated 150 years on the land at the weekend.
Top price for huntaway redemption for injured cowboy
Top price for huntaway redemption for injured cowboy
It was redemption of sorts for Mitchell Gunn when he hobbled into the Lawrence rodeo arena on Friday afternoon.
Toxic algae warning for Southland rivers
Toxic algae warning for Southland rivers
Toxic algae has been found in three Southland rivers, prompting a warning for water users and people walking their dogs.
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Positive vibes all round from National Model T Club’s tour
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Positive vibes all round from National Model T Club’s tour
Driving around Southland at the weekend, you might have thought you had taken a trip back more than 100 years.
New three-strike system for recycling
New three-strike system for recycling
A new "three-strikes" system will be introduced across Southland in a bid to clamp down on reckless recyclers.
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Happy over school’s viability
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Happy over school’s viability
The finances of a Southland school prompted concerns from the auditor-general and the Ministry of Education — but the board says it is now confident in its "ongoing viability".
Recycling rule breakers could lose bins
Recycling rule breakers could lose bins
A new ‘three-strikes’ system will be introduced across Southland in a bid to clamp down on reckless recyclers.
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Call for change: ‘Milford is just chaos’
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Call for change: ‘Milford is just chaos’
The gateway to New Zealand’s jewel in the crown is a mishmash of decaying buildings owned by angst-ridden tourism bosses, many with flaky permissions to be there.
Downside seen to house price rise
Downside seen to house price rise
Property values in Southland and the Queenstown Lakes district have more than doubled in the past decade.
High-quality competition at packed Southern Shears
High-quality competition at packed Southern Shears
The Southern Shears is finished for another year after a grand showcase of the best shearing competitors doing what they do best.
Appleby extend lead with comfortable win
Appleby extend lead with comfortable win
Appleby extended their lead in the Southland 50-over club competition on Saturday after their 115-run win over Southland Boys’ High School.
Supermarket in Gore evacuated
Supermarket in Gore evacuated
Woolworths in Gore was evacuated about 4.30pm today after an alarm was triggered.
SH1 now reopened after crash in Edendale
SH1 now reopened after single-vehicle crash in Edendale
State Highway 1 in Edendale, between Coal Pit Rd and North Rd, has now reopened after a single-vehicle crash about 3pm today.
Bluff-grown seaweed cuts methane emissions from cattle
Bluff-grown seaweed cuts methane emissions from cattle
Red seaweed reduces methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle with no adverse effects, scientists say.
One dead, two seriously hurt after ute rolls
One dead, two seriously hurt after ute rolls in Southland
One person is dead and two people are seriously injured after their vehicle rolled at Quarry Hills in Southland last night.