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News - Dec 26, 2017

The draw is in and the winners confirmed in total we had over $1,500 worth of prizes including the random prize draw winners. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone for taking the time to enter. Merry Christmas #1 Virginia Hirner $160 $50 Michael Hill $50 Voyant Fashion $20 Sterling S

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Robins Breed at Bluff For First Time in More Than 100 Years

Environment - Dec 23, 2017

For the first time in more than a century, kakaruai/South Island robin have produced chicks on Motupōhue/Bluff Hill. Seven chicks, from three sets of parents, have been sighted so far this summer and hopes are high for more as the season progresses. Bluff Hill Motupōhue Environment Trust chairperson

Christmas Lights Map & List 2017 +Winners

Kids & Family - Dec 23, 2017

It’s that time of year again. Here are this year’s Houses with Christmas Lights, we have created an interactive map for your convenience. If you have decorated your home this year – send a photo and the address to our Facebook page and we will put you on our map. Locations: 112 Earn St 73 […]

Truck Rolled in North Dunedin

News - Dec 23, 2017

Police are attending reports of a truck roll-over at the intersection of George Street and Great King Street North. Traffic is down to one lane heading south into the city from Pine Hill Road (SH1) The truck has overturned and the driver is trapped. Motorists are asked to be patient while emergency

New Manager for ILT Foundation

Community - Dec 22, 2017

Invercargill’s Lisa-Maree Fleck has been appointed manager of the ILT Foundation. Starting on January 22, Fleck replaces Jackie Flutey, who will lead the Community Trust of Southland as its general manager from February. Managing editor of the Southland Express for the past 10 and a half years, Flec

News - Dec 26, 2017 Christmas Cracker Draw Winners

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Southland - Dec 26, 2017 Car Rolls Near Wreys Bush – Police Reminding Motorists to Drive To Road Conditions by Mike Sanford

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Sport + Motorsport - Dec 24, 2017 Dave Hewett New Stags Coach by Mike Sanford

Kids & Family - Dec 23, 2017 EXCLUSIVE: First Look Inside Flip N Fun Trampoline Park by Mike Sanford

Environment - Dec 23, 2017 Robins Breed at Bluff For First Time in More Than 100 Years by Mike Sanford

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Nightcaps Teacher's Songs Get Animated

News - Aug 10, 2026

A Nightcaps music teacher's songs, written nearly two decades ago and largely sitting in a drawer, are now animated videos watched by children across the country — thanks to a collaboration with SIT's screen arts programme in Invercargill. Nicky Fryer, a teacher aide and music teacher at

Labour Slumps as Opportunity Surges

News - Aug 10, 2026

Three months out from the election, the government is clinging to a two-seat majority — and a new party just made things considerably more complicated. The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll has the Opportunity Party breaking five percent in a mainstream public poll for the first time, landing on 6.1

Report Challenges Fair Share Tax Claims

News - Aug 10, 2026

New Zealand's top one percent of earners pay more income tax than the entire bottom half of the country. That's the central claim in a new handbook from the Taxpayers' Union, released this week as the 2026 election campaign heats up. The group says its

Southland Sharks Win National Basketball Title

Sport + Motorsport - Aug 09, 2026

The Southland Sharks are national basketball champions, beating the Wellington Saints 104-101 in overtime in Invercargill. Last year the Saints ended the Sharks' season at the same stage. Saturday's result was payback — hard-fought, down to the wire, and settled only in extra time. Sharks captain Sam Timmins