Southland Hospital struggling with 'too small' ED
Problems with Southland Hospital's "too small" emergency department are outlined in information prepared for former Health Minister Shane Reti in December 2024, released to Local Democracy...
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Councillor’s attendance questioned
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Councillor’s attendance questioned
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has hit out at an attempt by a councillor to ask for details about museum build costs, saying if he turned up to meetings he would be aware of the money involved.
Ex-councillor refusing to pay gorse bill share
Ex-councillor refusing to pay gorse bill share
A former Invercargill city councillor says she has not cleared her bill with the council after they removed gorse from her land more than two years ago.
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Yodelling, line dancing back in fashion
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Yodelling, line dancing back in fashion
With Gore’s country music festival back next week and bigger than ever, some of its events such as yodelling and line dancing are feeling the ripple effect of a global boom in the genre.
Brown teal survival rate put down to control
Brown teal survival rate put down to control
More brown teal/pāteke in Fiordland National Park have survived this year than ever before and rangers involved are celebrating the success of predator control.
Agency baffled by decision to protect wapiti deer
Agency baffled by decision to protect wapiti deer
Forest & Bird has hit out at the plan to give special status to the wapiti deer, saying it is allowing a North American deer species to use a national park "as a glorified vege patch".
Checklist before getting on the road
Checklist before getting on the road
If you are selling your dairy herd, moving farms, or sending your stock to grazing, take time to plan their movement in advance and confirm the exact number of cattle you need to transport.
Picketing for pay equity rights
Picketing for pay equity rights
A small but fired-up group gathered by the brown trout statue in Gore last Friday, protesting the Pay Equity Amendment Bill that was rushed through parliament last Wednesday.
Lowest rates rise preferred
Lowest rates rise preferred
The Gore community has spoken as the submissions for the long-term plan are tallied before the hearings next week.
Regulation loopholes exploitable: farmer
Regulation loopholes exploitable: farmer
While the government says farm-to-forestry conversions will not get away with continuing to plant despite restrictions, a southern farming leader says the horse may have already bolted.
St Andrew’s Fair returns and ‘good bargains’ abound
St Andrew’s Fair returns and ‘good bargains’ abound
The St Andrew’s Fair this weekend promises lots of bargains and cheese rolls, organisers say.
Farm visits gear up as winter nears
Farm visits gear up as winter nears
Confidence is high as winter grazing season approaches.
Southland to host World Ploughing Champs
Southland to host World Ploughing Champs
For the first time, Southland will host the World Ploughing Championship.
Connection explored in collections
Connection explored in collections
An impressive showing of more than 500 portraits are now on display at a Gore art gallery, alongside a transtasman artist’s study of New Zealand’s largest glacier.
It’s all just a bunch of ‘Nunsense’
It’s all just a bunch of ‘Nunsense’
A West Otago school teacher is taking her first shot at directing grown-ups in the upcoming production of black-comedy musical Nunsense.
Hunt continues winning ways
Hunt continues winning ways
Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the New Zealand Rally Championship after claiming victory at Rally South Canterbury on Saturday.
Window coverings key to a warmer house
Window coverings key to a warmer house
When it’s time to replace your curtains, most of us only worry about cost and style.
Steel thwarted late in trophy game
Steel thwarted late in trophy game
It was a game that had everything — two-point shots, a late scratching, an assistant coach hitting the court, a suspension and a centurion.
Centurion Dyer on target
Centurion Dyer on target
Wet weather and slippery field conditions were the features of Southland’s club rugby on Saturday.
Livestock figures on decline
Livestock figures on decline
Livestock numbers continue to fall, including a 21% drop in sheep numbers over the past decade, Statistics NZ data shows.