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The Gore District Council yesterday adopted its 2022-23 Annual Plan, delivering a 5.94% district-wide average rates increase. Chief Executive Stephen Parry said it was a pleasing result when set against a backdrop of record levels of inflation, supply chain issues and associated cost increases, and

Southland racing driver Jordan Michels is heading for two of the most iconic motor racing circuits in Australia and a new Supporters Club, Team Michels, has been formed to help him get there. Michels has the opportunity to race an ex-Shane Van Gisbergen FG Falcon Supercar for Image Racing in the Sup

One lucky Powerball player from Whakatane will be feeling on top of the world after winning $12.25 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Halfway Store in Whakatane. The prize is made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $250

The dates are out and there is another big season ahead for harness racing in the south. One of the big features of the new season is the shift of the Invercargill Cup from its traditional late January date to a new spot on the calendar on Saturday 17 December 2022. The new date will […]

When 570 signatures were delivered to the Invercargill City Council on Thursday as part of a petition against Three Waters, a strong passionate crowd packed the lobby to back up their concerns. Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark was there to accept the petition on behalf of Groundswell and the Invercargill Ci

The first set of high-resolution 3D mapping data for the Oban area of Rakiura Stewart Island has been released publicly as part of the Provincial Growth Fund-LiDAR elevation data capture project. LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the f

She’s known as Mrs Pickles but when you win an Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer award, it’s important everyone knows your real name. Josie Robinson and her husband Gus are the owners of Robbies Pickles in Gore, and the man who the business is named after is actually a former RAF pilot from WWII

The Department of Conservation will consult with the Rakiura/Stewart Island community on plans to deal with a rat incursion on predator-free Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. An incursion response after a rat was detected in February, has failed to remove all rats, which have now spread to other parts of t