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Rink prepares for 39th festival

With snow expected to fall and the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink all geared up for action by tomorrow, the stage is set to unveil the 39th Queenstown Winter Festival on Friday.
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Organisers seek advice

Yacht race organisers seeking advice have bypassed Bluff Community Board chairwoman in favour of her nemesis. | Council gets rap over race secrecy

McCall misses the cut

11:00am LATEST: Southland golfer Vaughan McCall has missed the cut at the 118th British Amateur Championship.

Region braces for snowstorm

Firewood and coal sellers in Southland are expecting a hectic few days .

Drivers told to 'fuel up' with food

Police warn drivers to be alert after a man drove into a house after not eating all day.

Woman hit by car

9:58am A 24-year-old woman was hit by a car in Queenstown on Monday night.

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Man defrauds employer to cover debt

Gavel A man fleeced more than $35,000 from his employer to save being embarrassed.

Man racially abused officer

A farm worker yelled racial abuse towards a police officer before slamming a gate on another while he was being chased, the Invercargill District Court was told yesterday.

Lions donate emergency equipment

Cyclist disrupts car race

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Old Lady gets makeover

It goes without saying that when you reach 100 a makeover to keep you in good working order may cost just that little bit more.

Waverley hosts NZ bowls champs

lawn bowls generic One hundred and twenty of the country's leading lawn bowlers will be in Invercargill for the national club championships this week.

Bowls numbers, profits growing

Bowls Southland is bucking the trend with competitor numbers in the deep south on the rise.

Straight shooter helping others

Home advantage a boon

Vaughan McCall

McCall misses the cut

Southland golfer Vaughan McCall has missed the cut at the 118th British Amateur Championship.

Decision on plant's future delayed

Solid Energy and GTL Energy did not make an announcement yesterday about the future of the Mataura briquetting plant.

Lorneville stock sale

A small yarding of prime sheep met with firm demand at the Lorneville stock sale, with lambs up $2 to $3 this week.

Cloud hangs over lignite plant

Online fraud spikes

Mark Owbridge

New machine gives a cutting edge

An Invercargill business owner has invested thousands of dollars in a new machine, like those used by film-makers, to expand his business.

Laugh makes it all worthwhile

And Baby Makes Four My daughter is finally laughing at me, genuine laughter too, writes Mark Hotton in And Baby Makes Four.

Arrowtown bistro wins Cuisine award

Amisfield Bistro, near Arrowtown, was named the Best Winery Restaurant at the Cuisine NZ Good Food Awards last night.

Silver lining for past winner

Make a fuss over humus

Grant Taylor

Wend your way to Waitaki

Don't write off the Waitaki Valley, which straddles the boundary between North Otago and Canterbury, as a producer of quality wines - especially pinot noir.

Nigella's man admits assault

Nigella and Charles Saatchi Art tycoon had earlier dismissed restaurant row and pics of throat-grabbing as a "playful tiff".

Art taken on tour

A talented Central Otago artist and photographer have packed up their work in a horse float, for a winter exhibition roadtrip that hits Invercargill next weekend.

Film boon for Gore

Competitors get warmed up

Centre Stage, Charlie Baynes

Dancers show their mettle

Invercargill's young tap dancers are performing as well as others throughout the country, a judge says.

Editorial: Let's just get through this

Southland Times editorial Nothing burns like the cold. We might soon find ourselves agreeing with fantasy maestro George R R Martin, when he wrote that in A Game of Thrones.

Letter: Milford road

For more than 25 days now, Milford Sound has been closed to road traffic.

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Positive Tiwai negotiations result crucial

Joe Bennett

Best-forgotten run-ins, memorable reunions

I was musing on the joys of uncling, when I was assaulted by a jogger. Here in London they're a menace, writes Joe Bennett.

Google challenges surveillance

Google Search engine asks US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests.

'Tweet' added to dictionary

The social networking term 'tweet' has entered the English Oxford Dictionary for the first time.

Hacker tests limits of US cyber law

Push for app to track 111 callers

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Jay-Z booming with Samsung

Man who famously rapped 'I'm a business, man', leverages his popularity into a successful brand.

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Chance proved worth as whaler

ABOUT THE SOUTH: Southland's first locally based whaling ship was the Chance.

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Lions give $3500

Gore Hospital patients can now expect an ''over-and-above'' service when it comes to skin surgery, thanks to donation from the Gore River Valley Lions.

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Clubs honoured

The Oreti and Kaka Point surf lifesaving clubs were recognised at the 2013 Otago Southland Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence in St Clair at the weekend.

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