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Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control
Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control
News   -   May 26, 2026

Escalating threatening behaviour by hoons in cars at Oreti Beach has prompted fresh calls from neighbouring residents to close access at night. Oki Street residents Lisa and Courtney addressed the Invercargill City Council on Tuesday (May 26), with their ongoing concerns about the reckless driving, burning of fires, dumping of

Dead and Buried: Historian Digs Up Southland's Graveyard Tales
Dead and Buried: Historian Digs Up Southland's Graveyard Tales
Arts & Entertainment   -   May 26, 2026

Lloyd Esler has spent 25 years digging through Southland's graveyards and emerged with 150 stories of murder, mishap and the occasional elephant. The historian and former Invercargill city councillor has turned his cemetery tours and 1200 newspaper columns into Dead and Buried in Southland — a collection that reads

SIT Student Takes Gold at Oceania Champs
SIT Student Takes Gold at Oceania Champs
Sport + Motorsport   -   May 26, 2026

Charli Gardiner-Hall is winning gold medals while studying for her degree online. The 18-year-old para-athlete took gold at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin last week, setting new New Zealand records in the process. She also tops the 2026 world rankings in discus for her classification. Gardiner-Hall chose to study

Southern Steel Win Six in a Row
Southern Steel Win Six in a Row
Sport + Motorsport   -   May 26, 2026

Needing extra time to find a winner, in a first for the season, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel edged a gallant Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56-53 in a drama-filled and intense outing in Dunedin on Saturday. With the scores tied 51-all at the end of regular time, extra

SIT Open Day Draws Big Crowd From 30 Schools
SIT Open Day Draws Big Crowd From 30 Schools
Education   -   May 26, 2026

More than 650 secondary school students descended on Southern Institute of Technology last Friday to see what happens after school ends. The open day at Hansen Hall showcased SIT's 190-plus courses across everything from electrical and automotive to beauty therapy and nursing. Students from 30 schools across the

Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control
News   -   May 26, 2026 Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control

Escalating threatening behaviour by hoons in cars at Oreti Beach has prompted fresh calls from neighbouring residents to close access at night. Oki Street residents Lisa and Courtney addressed the Invercargill City Council on Tuesday (May 26), with their ongoing concerns about the reckless driving, burning of fires, dumping of

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Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control
Oreti Beach Antics Getting Out Of Control
News   -   May 26, 2026

Escalating threatening behaviour by hoons in cars at Oreti Beach has prompted fresh calls from neighbouring residents to close access at night. Oki Street residents Lisa and Courtney addressed the Invercargill City Council on Tuesday (May 26), with their ongoing concerns about the reckless driving, burning of fires, dumping of

New Surfer Statue Coming to Colac Bay
New Surfer Statue Coming to Colac Bay
News   -   May 26, 2026

Southland artist Danny Owen has been awarded the contract to replace the much-loved 25-year-old landmark with a new sculpture designed to stand proudly for the next 30 years. A treasured part of the town for more than two decades, the original statue had well exceeded its intended lifespan of 10

Invercargill Boy Charged Over Bomb Threats
Invercargill Boy Charged Over Bomb Threats
News   -   May 26, 2026

A teenager has been arrested in Invercargill for sending bomb threats to organisations across New Zealand. Southland Police executed a search warrant at a residential address yesterday afternoon, acting on information from Auckland-based detectives. Latest News Loading... The teenage boy was taken into custody without incident and charged with two

PetSmart.NZ - Southland's Invercargill’s Pet Food Specialists
PetSmart.NZ - Southland's Invercargill’s Pet Food Specialists
Advertorial   -   May 26, 2026

Petsmart.nz on the corner of Deveron & Spey Streets is Invercargill’s locally owned “pet food specialists”, offering one of the biggest ranges of premium quality food for cats, dogs, birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. 🐶🐱🐰🐦 With more than 12 leading premium pet food brands and over 20 varieties of

Dead and Buried: Historian Digs Up Southland's Graveyard Tales
Dead and Buried: Historian Digs Up Southland's Graveyard Tales
Arts & Entertainment   -   May 26, 2026

Lloyd Esler has spent 25 years digging through Southland's graveyards and emerged with 150 stories of murder, mishap and the occasional elephant. The historian and former Invercargill city councillor has turned his cemetery tours and 1200 newspaper columns into Dead and Buried in Southland — a collection that reads

SIT Student Takes Gold at Oceania Champs
SIT Student Takes Gold at Oceania Champs
Sport + Motorsport   -   May 26, 2026

Charli Gardiner-Hall is winning gold medals while studying for her degree online. The 18-year-old para-athlete took gold at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin last week, setting new New Zealand records in the process. She also tops the 2026 world rankings in discus for her classification. Gardiner-Hall chose to study

Southern Steel Win Six in a Row
Southern Steel Win Six in a Row
Sport + Motorsport   -   May 26, 2026

Needing extra time to find a winner, in a first for the season, Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel edged a gallant Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 56-53 in a drama-filled and intense outing in Dunedin on Saturday. With the scores tied 51-all at the end of regular time, extra

SIT Open Day Draws Big Crowd From 30 Schools
SIT Open Day Draws Big Crowd From 30 Schools
Education   -   May 26, 2026

More than 650 secondary school students descended on Southern Institute of Technology last Friday to see what happens after school ends. The open day at Hansen Hall showcased SIT's 190-plus courses across everything from electrical and automotive to beauty therapy and nursing. Students from 30 schools across the

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