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Cider tasting marks season at distillery

Cider tasting marks season at distillery

An Autumn’s Harvest event will be held at the Old Hokonui Museum & Distillery, where attendees will be able to taste apple cider brewed by the museum’s own in-house distiller, Steve Nally.

Games going down to the wire

Another enthralling, tough round of Super Rugby with two games going down to the wire, plus a couple of blowouts.

Identifying train victim 'will take some time'

A tarpaulin covers the scene where a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train. PHOTO: NINA TAPU

Police call for witnesses after man killed by train

Police are calling on the public to help them identify a man who died after being hit by a train in Invercargill yesterday.

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Marine biologists uncovering a ‘completely different world’ in Fiordland

Protected red coral, discovered growing more than 100m below the surface, off the coast of...

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Marine biologists uncovering a ‘completely different world’ in Fiordland

Swarms of sandflies and inclement weather can make life really unpleasant above water in Fiordland.

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‘Everyone wins’: events draw thousands to city

The City of Dunedin Pipe Band perform during the 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships in...

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‘Everyone wins’: events draw thousands to city

Two national events this month have helped to take some pressure off Invercargill’s local hospitality industry, which is still struggling with the knock-on effects of the cost-of-living crisis.

Person hit by train in Invercargill dies

Police have confirmed a person has died after being struck by a train at a pedestrian crossing in Invercargill this afternoon.

‘A Mataura-ite forever’: school 150th draws 500

The attendees of the 150th-year celebration of Mataura School gathered together, from past and...

‘A Mataura-ite forever’: school 150th draws 500

Mataura School celebrated 150 years since it first opened with a jubilee at the weekend, bringing together past staff, pupils and family to share memories of their time at the school.

U13 team tops win with perfect score

Wellington’s Bandoliers Masters in formation. PHOTOS: TONI MCDONALD

U13 team tops win with perfect score

A roar of delight went up from spectators and competitors at the New Zealand Marching Championships on Saturday when the Hokonui under-13 team scored a perfect 13/13 in their technical march.

Bluff Oyster Festival’s alcohol licence at risk

The southern food festival has attracted more than 4000 people to the small town for a day of...

Bluff Oyster Festival’s alcohol licence at risk

The popular Bluff Oyster and Food Festival risks losing its ability to sell alcohol after digging its toes in over glassware for beverages.

Marching on

The gloves were on and sparkling clean, the boots and hats were all in perfect order and the salutes were sharp at ILT Stadium Southland yesterday for the first day of the New Zealand National...

$130K fine for discharge from farm

Some of the thousands of dead eels in the Low Burn Stream near Mataura. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

$130K fine for discharge from farm

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.

Bus fare hike could reduce passenger rates: ICC

Invercargill City Council is consulting on an increase in bus fares over the next three years...

Bus fare hike could reduce passenger rates: ICC

Invercargill residents may need to cope with the cost of bus fares almost doubling and the Invercargill City Council fears this will further reduce the number of passengers after a request from the...

Gold Guitars’ 50th to feature past winners

Gore musician Ron Mitchell is putting on a show to promote his new album. Photo: supplied

Gold Guitars’ 50th to feature past winners

As country music’s popularity surges across the globe, Eastern Southland is also lapping up the growing interest in the genre.

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Mayor’s ideas for low rates

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark at a Southland Business Chamber lunch in Invercargill last month....

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Mayor’s ideas for low rates

Reduce staff by 10%, sell some council land and increase charges of services.

New electric boiler aiding decarbonisation

New electric boiler aiding decarbonisation

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) operations lead Daryl Haggerty(left), Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds and SIT Kaumatua Michael Skerrett officiated at the opening ceremony of SIT’s electric...

Obituary: Bill Verrall, teacher, writer

Obituary: Bill Verrall, teacher, writer

Educator and author William (Bill) Thomas Eric Ibrahim Verrall was an outdoorsman who had a deep love of his patch of paradise, Fiordland.

'One of the worst things I've ever seen or smelt or felt in my life'

The eels were found dead in the Low Burn stream near Brydone, south of Gore in February. Photo:...

'One of the worst things I've ever seen or smelt or felt in my life'

A Mataura dairy farmer has been fined $130,000 for contaminating a nearby stream, resulting in the death of thousands of eels.

Hunters donate venison to needy Southland families

Police received a report of gunshots near Owaka before dawn, and found three deer poachers "red...

Hunters donate venison to needy Southland families

Foodbanks in Southland are having kilos of venison delivered for free, along with recipes suggesting how to cook it, thanks to a new charity.

Joy as missing cat found after four-year search

Winton woman Torria Cummings was happy and heartened to be reunited with her cat Ceaser after he...

Joy as missing cat found after four-year search

A Southland woman is overjoyed after a four-year search for her missing cat ended with a trademark high-five from the paw of her "best friend".

Support for branch in Fish & Game row

Support for branch in Fish & Game row

Federated Farmers’ national president is backing up the Southland branch 100% in its clash with Fish & Game and says " have been well out of line for a long time now".

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