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Bittersweet outcome for family who lost two dogs
An Invercargill family's search for their two beloved dogs has had a bittersweet ending.
'Distraught': Family searching for missing huskies
They say they will not stop searching until the dogs are found.
Vaccination clinics flat out as people rush for booster shot
One clinic had jabbed 100 people by lunchtime yesterday.
Faithful fan: Man attends trots all but once in 71 years
The Southlander reckons racing is part of his DNA.
New Year's Day sex assault: Plea for witnesses to come forward
Alleged assault happened in the early hours of New Year's Day, say police.
New Year's Day weather: What will 2022 bring?
All you need to know for your New Year celebrations.
Family 'devastated' as pounamu missing from Blair Vining's grave
Kaumātua warns that the thieves have broken a sacred tapu.
The mayor who won't quit: Shadbolt hangs on through tumultuous year
Those waiting for him to hang up the chains might be waiting a while yet.
'Large farmland': Questions surround council's land sale
Hush on the deal: Invercargill City Council has sold a large piece of farmland.
Mixed messages: Mystery surrounds Tim Shadbolt's work phone
Invercargill Mayor's new work phone has been sitting at the council since early last year.
Summer's calling: Top-rated must-dos in Southland
The best things to see, do and experience in Southland this summer.
Move over Rover: South's most popular working dog name revealed
Over 14,500 working dogs are registered in Otago/Southland but one name came out on top.
Famed US doctor and influencer settling into Invercargill life
The American medical influencer will start her new job this week.
Meet the wizard hoping to be Invercargill's next mayor
As Tim Shadbolt takes aim at a 10th term, Noel Peterson says he is coming for the throne.
'No point in trying': Prisoner to serve entire sentence
Hori Gemmell doing his time hard after taking a police car and pistols in dramatic chase.
One new case in Nelson, Southlanders wait with bated breath
There are no new cases in Southland today.
Supermarket slasher guilty: Frenzied attack over not being able to buy beer
Luke James Lambert, 42, appeared in the High Court at Dunedin this morning.
Southern DHB reaches 90% full vaccination against Covid-19
The Ministry of Health said the board passed the milestone this morning.
Live: 'High-risk' exposure - Covid case visited Fiordland DoC hut
Officials regard the remote wilderness setting as a high risk.
19-year-old charged with attempted murder over Winton shooting
The teen appeared at the Invercargill District Court this morning.
Council to review request for passports at venues
Vaccine passes are not needed in the majority of its public facilities.
The old man, the waka and the sea: 70-year project to build floating class
It has cost him his home and his community.
Family seeks consent to use large barge in Dusky Sound for overnight stays
It would be used as private accommodation for up to 50 days a year.
Couple set up schoolhouse gym in coal country
Asha and Scott Carr have transformed an old Ohai classroom into a fitness centre.
Privacy breach: Woman given someone else's ACC file
The woman discovered another set of documents on top of her own.
Honeymoon killing: Rodney Fallowfield choked another woman
Historic evidence, which was never heard during the murder trial, can be revealed.
Groundswell NZ's 'Mother of all Protests' takes steps to avoid being hijacked by anti-vaxxers
Groundswell organisers say they want to distance the rural protest from anti-vaxxers.
Tractors, 4WDs, utes descend on Auckland city, town centres in Groundswell protest
'Let everybody know we are here and we are not happy with what's going on in this country'
'Like a brother to us': Friend pays tribute to victim of boating tragedy
"He was always there... a very great man."
Neighbours at war: Woman says locals trying to drive her out over coal stance
Four years ago, anti-coal activist Carol Cudby Robinson moved to coal town Ohai.
'It's tragic': Two dead and two in hospital after boating tragedy near Bluff
Police were notified about 12.20pm that a boat was in trouble in Bluff Harbour.
'The human side of war': Untold stories of New Zealanders' experiences in World War II subject of new book
Few were left untouched by the deadliest war in history.
'Incompatible' Southern DHB member's resignation welcomed
Ilka Beekhuis described Covid vaccinations as 'unethical, and medically unnecessary'.