Dancers out in force
Tap, jazz and ballet feature in city events
Helicopter crashes
A helicopter being used to spray weeds for the Department of Conservation has crashed in the Lake Sumner area.
Retirement village may bring 60 jobs
The first sod was turned on the development of a $23 million retirement village in Invercargill today.
Purvis pleases
Southern Steel co-coach Natalie Avellino says defender Storm Purvis should hold her head high.
Mitre 10 hearing begins
The backers of a Wakatipu Mega Mitre 10 store have started Queenstown's first direct-to-the-Environment-Court resource consent hearing.
Pupils 'may miss out'
Schools may have to cut back teacher numbers when the Govt changes its teacher ratio funding, an Invercargill principal says.
Suspected arson at Mataura pub
Retirement village may bring 60 jobs
Council decision 'kick in the teeth' for hunters
Farrin's tresses cut off for fundraiser
Editorial: Not-so-artful dodgers
Council decision 'kick in the teeth' for hunters
Farrin's tresses cut off for fundraiser
Pupils may miss out with new ratios, says principal
Suspected arson at Mataura pub
Lions provide emergency packs
Plans to help people prepare for natural disasters and fires will see every household in the Ohai and Nightcaps area receive a smoke alarm and emergency pack.
Firefighters survive fundraising contest
Two Riverton volunteer firefighters survived a race to the top of the Sky Tower in Auckland at the weekend.
Wetlands decision 'kick in teeth'
Firefighters kept busy
Demand outstrips funding
CCS Disability Action says the demand for services is outweighing funding.
Heavyweight can win title
Trainer Tui-Maree Sonter says leading Southland heavyweight boxer Tom Heads can win a national title this year but needs more support from the Southland Boxing Association to better his chances of making it happen.
It could be all over for Dickel
Richard Dickel's three-year reign as Southland Sharks' head coach appears to be over.
Highlanders stick to game plan
Winton young guns show depth
Purvis pleases
Southern Steel co-coach Natalie Avellino says defender Storm Purvis should hold her head high.
Roof fall protection will be costly
Construction prices could rise as the Government enforces a law to protect builders and roofers working at lower heights, some Southland builders say.
Thinking for the future?
Let's say you have made it through the past four years of recession, global crises, muted recovery, deteriorating European situation and United States wobbles and have a business that is doing okay, but not thriving, writes Tony Alexander this week.
Rebuild helps service sector
Casson takes up challenge to develop home region
Bus driver wins compensation
Ms K was employed as a bus driver in Dunedin on a casual employment agreement. She claimed she was unjustifiably dismissed, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in Work to Rule.
Feijoa frenzy
It's feijoa season, which means feijoa crumbles, feijoa pies and feijoa chutneys and pickles.
Living off the land
Jade Temepara is a young woman with a mission, to help families grow their own food.
Honours for butchery
Budget services in demand
NZ natives a hardy bunchy
New Zealand has a vast array of native plants which many New Zealand gardeners sometimes take for granted, as they are common in their homeland.
Dancers out in force
The floorboards were shaking in Invercargill as 55 tap dancers let their feet do the talking at the weekend.
von Trapped by delightful show
Showbiz Queenstown knows how to turn out our "Favourite Things" and this year's outstanding performance of the old-time classic, The Sound of Music, is no exception.
Cultural upgrade
'Along for the ride'
Artist's city showing first in 7 years
When Wayne Edgerton broke his arm in 1994 he had no idea boredom would lead to a new career.
Not-so-artful dodgers
Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little would have us see their machinations to avoid being served court papers as indicative of their sheer scorn for the allegation that they defamed ACC Minister Judith Collins.
The Secret Diary Of
Stephen Braunias turns the spotlight on Conservative leader Colin Craig.
Editorial: Encouraged to exult
Net wealth a poor way to measure worth
Change is a constant
It is a truism to say doing things the way you have always done them will always generate the same result, unless of course the world around you has changed, writes Tracy Hicks this week.
'We're in it for keeps'
Shawn McAvinue talks to a Swiss academic about why farmers convert to dairy.
'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
NZ deer farmers get China call
Rise in gumboot sales mirrors farming boom
Soaring gumboot sales in an Invercargill store have set a national sales record and show the "positive mood" of farming in Southland.
Rise and rise of the Pirate Party
Three weeks ago the Pirate Party UK website wasn't a blip on the long range radar of the 100,000 most-visted UK websites.
Porn exposure linked to risky sex
Studies are showing an increasing link between internet porn and risky sexual behaviour in young teens.
Google's CEO challenges grads
Jobs wanted Apple iCar
Pop goes the smartphone
After much phone related frustration, I stumbled upon the perfect solution - the Pop Phone handset.
Movie review: Dark Shadows
Our reviewer wasn't impressed with the latest Johnny Depp-Tim Burton offering.
Not as funny as expected
MOVIE REVIEW: The Five-Year Engagement. Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt; directed by Nicholas Stoller
Wheelie D-day
Container loads of mobile wheelie bins have been arriving in Gore in preparation for the town's new rubbish and recycling collection.
Is it easier for minors to buy alcohol in Invercargill or in rural Southland?
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