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The National Party has pledged it will keep the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter running for at least five more years if elected in October. The clock is already ticking down to the closure of the smelter near Bluff after owner Rio Tinto announces plans to close Rio Tinto released plans to shut it next

Pressure is mounting on Green Party co-leader James Shaw to pull his support for $11.7 million of taxpayers’ money being handed to the privately-owned Taranaki Green School. It’s not just principals, unions and the Opposition who are furious – his own party candidates and former MPs are ordering him

Mystery still surrounds the player line-up set to take to the stage at Invercargill’s Rugby Park for the Pack the Park event, but it’s safe to say whoever makes the teams will be in good hands. Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham ‘Ted’ Henry, heavyweight boxing champ Joseph Parker, and former All Bla

Hamish Keast claimed the prestigious Geo W Wilson and Sons Limited Gore to WaikiwiClassic title on Saturday. The event was run in challenging conditions, with a ferocious westerly making it a tough day out for the riders. The event is one of the oldest classics on the Cycling Southland calendar and,

Track cycling legend Eddie Dawkins has switched his bike for a bobsled, and will also be a Dad in February. The 30-year-old former World title holder retired from cycling in April and has been living in Cambridge with his wife Alysha. His gym coach since 2008, Angus Ross, also happens to live in Cam

In the year 1983, we saw many firsts; Michael Jackson’s first moonwalk, Sally Ride becoming the first woman in space to the release of Madonna’s “Lucky Star.” The early 80s were starting to take shape. Join Weird History’s Timeline as we dive into some 1983 nostalgia as we explore the hit songs, pop

Police are appealing for information in relation to an earlier crash on Athol-Five Rivers Highway near the Jollies Pass in Athol, Southland on Friday. The single-vehicle crash involving a SUV was reported around 4.40pm. Before the crash, a grey sedan believed to have been travelling southbound along

South Port New Zealand Limited (South Port) is undertaking an investigation into the deepening of its entrance channel by removing some higher areas that currently limit channel width and depth. The benefits of removing the highpoints in the channel and increasing the 9.7 metre operating draft would