Quota scam severely penalised
Boat forfeited over false entries
Teen tops readings
5:00am A Southland teen recorded the highest breath alcohol in NZ for a person under 20 last year.
Councillor throws hat in ring
5:00am First-term Invercargill city councillor Carolyn Dean has announced she will be gunning for the deputy mayoral position.
Godspeed for jet-set Brethren
5:00am Four private planes carrying Exclusive Brethren landed in Invercargill yesterday.
16-year-old on LSD charge
5:00am A 16-year-old Invercargill girl faces 16 charges of offering to supply LSD after a drug operation in the city.
Teen admits drunk crash
5:00am A 16-year-old Invercargill boy has admitted causing a three-car crash while driving drunk.
Mysterious 'incident' explained
Queenstown Airport upgrade to help pilots
Arrest for swinging from bar light
Times' abortion article stirs up Facebook debate
Times' abortion article stirs up Facebook debate
Queenstown Airport upgrade to help pilots
International at last - even if it's just for fuel
Furniture truck engulfed
Dunedin police are treating a fire in a large furniture removal truck early yesterday as suspicious.
Rewards for St John volunteer
Once a week after a busy day as a working mother, Jay Atkinson heads out on a 12-hour shift as a volunteer with St John.
Waiau Trust, Hump Ridge green finalists
Firefighters head to top
More special than expected
An Invercargill man believes the foreign shards he found in a packet of meat bought from a city supermarket yesterday are plastic.
King keen to lock horns
Highlanders prop Chris King enjoyed a chance on the loosehead side of the scrum against the Hurricanes last weekend.
Sharks hope for bright end
The Southland Sharks will be hoping to end a horror season on a bright note, when they wrap up their 2012 campaign against the Harbour Heat at the velodrome tonight.
Hansen crowned at awards
Steel to target Firebirds defence
Giddens keen to leave his mark
You can hear it in his voice, Dean Giddens loves his boxing.
Rebuild helps service sector
While the Otago/Southland Performance of Manufacturing Index nose-dived last month, the April Performance of Services Index is still showing strong growth and leading the country.
Early snow bodes well
NZSki bosses last night told members of the Queenstown business community the season was shaping up after an unseasonably warm June last year.
Cable row delays plans
SBS moves to halt terror funding
Casson takes up challenge to develop home region
Reporter Neil Ratley speaks with Venture Southland's new chief executive – a southerner who has returned home and is keen to get on his bike.
Honours for butchery
An Invercargill butchery has continued its success at this year's Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin awards.
Mum's the word
One of the things I miss most about having Mum around, apart from her classic Tina Turner impersonations, are the wee pearls of advice she always had handy, writes Uptown Girl Alana Dixon.
Gift to the world
Bishop finds biography 'too flattering'
Budget services in demand
With living costs rising, Southlanders are becoming more reliant on budgeting services for advice on minimising debt, saving money, and resisting clever advertising campaigns to spend beyond their means.
Orchestral assistance for Gore students
Gore Main School pupils will perform a new school song tomorrow after spending a week working with members of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Hot flushes on stage
Menopause the Musical arrives in Southland this weekend and it promises laughs galore.
Arty lunch
Fiddler on a mission
Rock on
The Smokefreerockquest regional final will be held on May 25.
Editorial: Cracking progress?
Sometimes it's a good thing when cracks are showing.
Editorial: Read the small print?
Age Concern isn't blowing a problem out of proportion.
Road toll can be a choice
Editorial: Bit burnt around the edges
Editorial: Better than nothing
Granted, there's a not-inconsiderable difference between a fully functional international airport and a pit stop.
'Unclear' rules on ear tags prove costly
Ear tags for cattle and deer becoming optional has been confusing and costly for a cattle farmer near Invercargill.
Packed programme for Young Farmer finalist
The ram is out and the ducks are plucked and gutted. Shawn McAvinue speaks to Young Farmer finalist Pete Gardyne on how the studying is fitting in between work and play.
NZ deer farmers get China call
Southland dairy trainee honoured
Barns to keep cows cosy in winter weather
What prompts a 94-year-old dairy farm owner to build structures of biblical proportions to keep animals from the driving rain? Shawn McAvinue reports
Searching or stalking?
At what point does an online search go from cosy catch-up to scary stalking?
Does Facebook advertising pay?
Top advertising executives say it's far too early to know if the site will take off as an advertising platform.
HP keeping quiet on newest Windows
Activision, EA settle lawsuit
Marley's Bag of Rhythm
There's a whole lot to like about audio gear that is environmentally friendly.
Securing environmental sustainability
Becoming a "carbon neutral" company saves money and reduces waste.
Street appeal raises $1919
Street collectors braved the Invercargill rain yesterday, appealing for funds for the Chair of Neurosurgery campaign.
Council eyes smart cards for buses
Public buses in Invercargill will feature new electronic ticketing machines from December 3, the city council says.
Is the Burt Munro Challenge worth $50,000 a year of ratepayers' money?
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