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It's all on for Crank Up

Celebrations at Edendale continue today

The 25th anniversary celebration for the Edendale Vintage Machinery Club continues today.
Crank Up

Firm chases recruits

Hundreds of construction workers plan to leave the south to rebuild Christchurch.

Radiologist stood down

Southland Hospital recruitment processes are under review after a locum radiologist was stood down over his error rate.

Southland make strong start

Southland have made a strong start to their two-day Hawke Cup cricket clash against North Otago in Oamaru.

Speed limits near schools enforced

Drivers are being reminded to heed speed limits near schools as pupils return to class.

Agreement on airport noise

Education Minister Hekia Parata wants options for noise management at a preferred site for a new Wakatipu high school.

Literacy project needs funds

tdn book strap As Southland's successful literacy project heads into its fourth year, funding is being sought to ensure it continues.

Depopulation chronic in Gore - study

Gore has been named as an area suffering from chronic depopulation in a new study from the University of Waikato.

'Just like the middle of winter'

Arthouse cinema created for a night out

Waynebo the kakapo

Old age may have killed Waynebo

Old age probably killed Waynebo, the kakapo found dead on Codfish Island this month, the Conservation Department says.

Surf to City family tradition

For the Crean family, of Dipton, the Surf to City is a real family tradition.

Spirit FC gets more time

Southland's leading football team, Spirit FC, are not dead and buried just yet.

Duo win third title of season

Apprentice sets early pace

Grant

NZ champ eyes title No 4

Outstanding New Zealand speedway rider Grant Tregoning will be gunning for his fourth South Island solo title

Creditors may not receive $1m

Almost $1 million owed to small Southland businesses by Cunningham Building and Construction may never be paid.

Southern manufacturing leads

Southland and Otago manufacturers have outperformed the nation for the fifth consecutive month.

The science of hiring

Demand favours brewery

Zhang Yuanyuan

Maximise opportunity

Ignore race, ignore culture, writes BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander.

Make raceday dress-up day

Alex Lee and Travis Spencer It's usually the ladies who get glammed up for the races, while the men are left standing trackside.

Ready to rise

Food writer Graham Hawkes' parmesan and cornmeal bread is simple and tasty.

Summer read at full throttle

Just part of the holiday

Beans

Versatile beans are a firm favourite

We find fresh green beans so moreish that I grow them every year. Flat `Stringless Scarlets' are a must, while the experimental crop this season is `Climbing Kentucky Poles', a round variety that turns out to be just as vigorous and prolific.

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Entertainment Quiz

Kermit the Frog and Bret McKenzie TGIF! Take a couple of minutes and test your show biz showbiz knowledge.

Oscar bid may delay NZ premiere

The release date of Southland-filmed movie starring Brett McKenzie may have to be rearranged due to his Oscar nomination.

South gets taste of global beat

Conchord nabs Oscar nomination

Barry Saunders

Saunders to play solo in Queenstown

Barry Saunders goes quiet for a moment when asked about a woman named Roberta.

Nothing to fear from Food Bill

Kate Wilkinson The Government's proposed Food Bill sets out to replace existing outdated food safety regulations, simplify processes and ultimately ensure that the food people buy is safe to eat.

Editorial: Report after report

Vengeance fantasies are shabby things. We have one for you anyway, brought on by some dispiriting reading.

Editorial: Worth looking up

The Secret Diary Of ... Mitt Romney

Tea

Lukewarm outpourings

The contents of the teapot tapes were pretty well stewed by the time they were released online.

Instant trek not for all

Teleport Kiwis regularly moan about the daily commute to work, but one in five of us wouldn't swap it for a instant transport via a teleporter.

Wales hails Wiki role

The founder of Wikipedia has hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt US legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy.

Nintendo to launch Wii U right

Ghost to the future

Kim Dotcom

Porn wrangle with Dotcom

Pornographer who sued Kim Dotcom for infringing copyright says he is delighted Megaupload has been smashed.

Secret of Troopers Memorial

Cartoon series: Wilson Scott

Southland Times graphic artist Shaun Yeo presents his six-part cartoon series Wilson Scott and the Secret of Troopers Memorial.

Southland Heritage Forum planners Rachael Egerton, left, and Cathie Macfie want the heritage community to work together.

Forum to help heritage groups pool resources

Plans to bring more co-ordinated vigour to Southland's heritage community are afoot.

Gems of the south

Gems of the south

We shine the spotlight on some special parts of southern New Zealand.

Cartoon series

Cartoon series: Zach and Zoey

Southland Times graphic artist Shaun Yeo presents his six-part cartoon series Zach and Zoey and the Haunted Mine.

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