![Lisa Tou-McNaughton and Lyndal Ludlow prepare for the Murihiku Women's Duathlon to be held on Sunday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/9/b/q/image.related.StuffSplash.300x400.1ic907.13kgwq.png/1491528100121.jpg)
Less about lycra, more about the challenge
It's being described as the perfect opportunity for women to dip their toe into multisport.
Free doctor visits
Busy ED departments in the south are sending patients on their way with paid vouchers.
Wanaka police make drug arrests
LSD and cannabis discovered in searches of two Wanaka homes.
Funding gets ticks and crosses
A $70,000 grant request from St John Invercargill was declined.
Plan needed for freedom camping
The SDC tends to be reactionary when it comes to freedom camping, making it hard to plan infrastructure, according to a staff member.
Clutha district forestry sale produces $5m for investment
Clutha district forestry sale produces $5m for investment
Clutha district forestry sale produces $5m for investment
![Forestry has turned into cash for Clutha district ratepayers.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/4/m/w/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idjr6.png/1491546240551.jpg)
Clutha district forestry sale produces $5m for investment
Two PGG branches to close in Clutha District
![Many Clutha District farms are serviced by PGG Wrightson stores at Owaka and Lawrence, which will close on April 28 ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/u/k/y/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icykt.png/1491520396714.jpg)
Owaka and Lawrence PGG Wrightson stores to close in Clutha this month.
New Auckland to Dunedin flight
![Air New Zealand confirms the airline will add a new jet service between Dunedin and Auckland.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/8/g/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icqg7.png/1491452199347.jpg)
Air New Zealand will add a new jet service between Dunedin and Auckland.
Luggate Hall potentially earthquake prone
![Luggate Community Association chairman Graeme Perkins.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/c/a/k/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic35r.png/1491436699536.jpg)
Detailed engineering work will assess weaknesses in the mud-brick cladding of the Luggate Memorial Hall.
Cheaper homes don't hurt values
![Queenstown affordable homes are not bringing down the value of other, new research shows.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/h/l/d/u/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibilr.png/1491422369275.jpg)
Including affordable housing in new developments doesn't bring down house values, report shows.
Go hard but know when to brake
![When to accelerate . . . and when to brake.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/q/e/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ic3zw.png/1491449803377.jpg)
EDITORIAL: Campaign to retain the Toyota series at Teretonga needs to be grounded.
Letters to the editor
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A reader says Invercargill is not exempt from the problems that are facing all New Zealanders.
Park preservation push prevails
![Park preservationists John Wallace, Deb Shirley and Kay Frazer.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/2/n/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ia8me.png/1491271467194.jpg)
EDITORIAL: Pocket-sized communities in Invercargill can take heart from the Teviot turnaround.
Letters to the editor
![200514. Photo: 123rf.com
Illustration - 3d illustration of opened red mailbox with letters
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A reader is concerned there is no sentiment in business in Invercargill regarding heritage and historic buildings.
"Belief'' not a starting point for police
![Rape survivor advocate Louise Nicholas commends police reform in handling sexual assault cases](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/9/j/7/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9byr.png/1491260841576.jpg)
EDITORIAL: Police have been improving their act but let's all guard against over-correction.
Smith adjusting to defensive role
![Ashleigh Smith training with the Southern Steel in 2012.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/u/o/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1icycz.png/1491541376670.jpg)
Gore's Netball South player Ashleigh Smith is adjusting to playing at goal defence ahead of Saturday's game in her home town.
Sharks strike injury problems
![Southland Sharks captain Duane Bailey is in doubt for the Sharks NBL showdown with the Super City Rangers in ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/c/b/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idaat.png/1491536138138.jpg)
The Southland Sharks may well be missing both Derone Raukawa and Duane Bailey for their showdown with the Super City Rangers.
Whangarei to Invercargill
![Southland Sharks coach Judd Flavell talks to players during a time out in a National Basketball contest.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/n/a/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idftd.png/1491533424994.jpg)
Judd Flavell reflects on an impressive career in New Zealand basketball which has stretched from Whangarei to Invercargill.
Delightful Memphis set for Winton Cup
![Mark Jones trains Delightful Memphis.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/i/y/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1idf4l.png/1491529364999.jpg)
Three-year-old filly Delightful Memphis should beat her older rivals in the Winton Cup on Sunday.
Meet Wyndham's football family
![Queens Park Wyndham football team members from left, Rhylee McGregor, Laura Hill, Leah McGregor, Kendal Walker and Tracy ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/d/0/n/5/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iccz3.png/1491528475493.jpg)
A family connection is helping football to blossom in the rural Southland town of Wyndham.
Pupils reach out to elderly
![Salford School pupil Miah McDonald, 10, with Bupa Ascot Care Home resident Franky Gray, 89.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/t/f/y/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iattt.png/1491384120047.jpg)
A school singing programme called Outreach is bring music into Southland rest homes and care facilities.
Berlin-based songsters mix up genres in Wanaka
![Hans Kellett performs a song for Sir Tim Wallis at the Festival of Colour.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/b/v/5/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ibfow.png/1491370342556.jpg)
"Speed chess versus slow food": musical alchemists entertain at Wanaka's Festival of Colour.
How would you celebrate 100 years?
![St. Patrick's School Pupils get ready the 100th anniversary of the school's grounds in Nightcaps.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/a/t/g/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1iau94.png/1491348978534.jpg)
A Southland school is looking for ideas on how to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
Looking for spaces for artists
![Landscape artist Caley Hall will be working in the window of 49 Tay Street, as part of an initiative to fill empty shops ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170407120743im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/i/9/t/m/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1i9m4j.png/1491258845010.jpg)
Two Invercargill women passionate about the arts are hoping to fill Invercargill CBD's empty spaces with working artists.