The Southland Times - March 29, 2025

Rugby club revamped and ready for season

Koha Kai loses staff amid lunch cuts

Councillor blames Temu for empty shops

Race is on to save rare bird from extinction

Kiwi Skips expands with new trucks on the road

Bridges, boxing and fire engines

Small Invercargill village fights for survival

Major study of Tiwai past to resume – 57 years later

Sevens star opts for slightly different challenge

Contact appealing decision, reapplying

ES proposes average rates increase of 8.8%

Motatapu event makes donations

Invercargill residents urged to share views

Bursary recipients named

Church closing

Legal aid system looks set to change

Govt resolves to amend Wildlife Act

Farewell to some notable electorates

Balancing property rights with the impact on future generations

A long fuse has been lit with Iran

Five-minute quiz

A country divided on the wisdom of genetic engineering

Flat half-year result for Hallenstein Glassons

Meltdown of gene testing company 23andMe cause for concern

Earth’s soil is drying up and it could prove to be irreversible

US deploys stealth bombers to strategic base as Houthi deterrent

Rushdie to release first novel - three novellas - since stabbing

Albanese sets date for general election

King in hospital over side effects from cancer treatment

Trump takes aim at ‘improper ideology’

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Statham sticks to formula in pretty bad A Working Man

Potshots taken at British high society in breezy read

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Bowling along – the White Fern who has left an impression

Family factors forced Walker’s departure, says Warriors boss

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Former All White sues US club team doctor

Wood to miss quarterfinal

Red Bull accused of ‘bullying’