Man dies at taxi stand
By DAVE WOOD and NZPA - The Southland Times
An altercation between two men at a Queenstown taxi stand on Thursday night has left one dead and the other in custody.
Shield book available only by pre-order
The Southland Times
The Southland Times needs some help with the Ranfurly Shield book, Our Team – Our Shield.
'Pussycat' Tem happy to be home
By SUE FEA in Queenstown - The Southland Times
Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison is rapt he gets to play a Maori in his latest movie, Tracker, being shot near Queenstown.
Company strikes oil in effluent ponds
By EVAN HARDING - The Southland Times
An Invercargill businessman whose company turns sewage into crude oil said he would hold talks with overseas investors in coming weeks.
Farmer faces wetland fire charge
Fire authorities laid charges against a Southland farmer because they wanted to reinforce the importance of fire rules, the Department of Conservation says.
Rowers take on racing boats
Southland Powerboat Club members say a tragedy was narrowly averted on the Oreti River on Wednesday night after rowers unexpectedly strayed into their course during an event.
Cyclists gone but their trash lingers
Shanade loses battle with cancer
Rowers take on racing boats
Southland Powerboat Club members say a tragedy was narrowly averted on the Oreti River on Wednesday night after rowers unexpectedly strayed into their course during an event.
Volt set to add spark
Southland's 2009-10 Hawke Cup campaign has received a major boost with Otago Volts bowler Craig Smith recruited to the region.
A life-changing experience
Same faces, different team, new drive
Veteran can't wait
If you've lived in Invercargill for any length of time there's a good chance you would have spotted Bill Richardson.
New Five Mile owner playing cards close
The new owner of the Five Mile development at Queenstown is considering several options for the site.
Skies still glowing
Dil Belworthy found his passion. Eventually. Scot MacKay reports.
Mulvey appointed fellow
'Hendo's hole' has new owner
Company strikes oil in effluent ponds
An Invercargill businessman whose company turns sewage into crude oil said he would hold talks with overseas investors in coming weeks.
Sponsored links
Clever critters have quirky appeal
Continuing the search for the southern garden moa and finds a whole nest of oversize avian inventions.
Taking care
Every vege gardener is going to have to deal with slugs, bugs and other ailments affecting the health of their plants.
Remembering the 1950s
From plastic to posh
It's cardi time
The cardigan is having its time in the limelight again.
Google PC to start in 7 seconds
New Google software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said as it showed off its Chrome operating system.
The top 10 internet moments
The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of US President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
It's a cold, harsh place
Bebo to shut down in Australia: report
Sony EyePet
This virtual pet is a real hands-on experience.
Piano boy
Somewhere in the crowds at the Rural Heritage Day festivities at Invercargill's Donovan Park today will be a children's author with vivid boyish recollections of the 1950s.
A personal offering
Roger Donaldson is a busy film-maker, but not too busy to stop and chat about Burt Munro.
Left Or Right's tour de force
The Sartorialist
Pretty classy stuff at the WEA
The efforts of Southland's budding artists, dressmakers and patchworkers will be showcased at a Southland Education exhibition this weekend.
The bike of beyond
The displeased mountainbikers who publicly protested when their attempts to buy a hard-earned beer at Walter Peak were met by the tourist operator first sticking out a hand for $20 (beer extra) have done a service to the community and to the tourism industry, writes The Southland Times in an editorial.
Tale of two laureates
They make an oddly assailed pair, two of the nation's newest Arts Foundation laureates, writes The Southland Times in an editorial.
A new Shakespeare tragedy
Servant becomes master
But it says here ...
They're making a film of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road. Expectations are way, way up there because the book is mightily well regarded. And movie adaptations of his earlier works have turned out pretty well. No Country for Old Men won the best film Oscar, writes The Southland Times in an editorial.
I'm, like, empowered
I've been thinking about chocolate a lot - helped, no doubt, by the Peppy Chew sitting on my desk, writes Sarah McCarthy in this week's Uptown Girl.
Proposed changes to GST welcomed
The Government recently released a discussion document GST: Accounting for land and other high-value assets for public comment, writes Murray McClennan in this week's Taxing Times.
Wealthy but not arrogant
If you're stressed, tell your employer about it
No more frosty pitches
Being from down south it seems laughable that we should have to contend with global warming. What will we do, asks Mark Wilson in this week's Mate.
Shanade loses battle with cancer
Company strikes oil in effluent ponds
Topless bar gets mixed response
Cyclists gone but their trash lingers
Icebergs heading for New Zealand
Shield book available only by pre-order
And Another Thing
Pat Velkamp Smith and Patricia Soper take a gentle look at life and all its quirks
