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Southland Times history

The Southland Times has played a major role in the life of the province since its first edition was published in 1862.

NZ: Portrait of a Nation

A beautifully crafted and presented pictorial book containing 340 pages, and over 850 photos. Purchase your copy today

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The Southland Times is proud to offer this beautiful book by Graham Stewart.

Photo orders

You can order copies of local photographs that appear in The Southland Times at our offices or by e-mail.

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The Digital Edition

Get ready to meet a newspaper that talks to you, translates itself into 12 languages for you and lets you navigate around like you are reading a printed copy of the paper, or like you are reading on a website. This is the world of Fairfax Media Digital Editions.

Patricia Soper's Country Kitchen

Order your copy today

Order your copy today of Patricia Soper’s Country Kitchen, the follow-up to our hugely successful book published in 2006, Patricia Soper’s Seasons.

Ranfurly Shield book

ORDERS CLOSED: Shield fever has hit Southland and we're producing a book to celebrate that will also solve your Christmas present worries.