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Southland crash victims named
![Two men died in separate crashes on Tiwai Rd, in Southland, in March.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/f/e/g/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uig2b.png/1554106279419.jpg)
Two men from Invercargill died a week apart in crashes on the same road.
Bank of NSW building sold
![Invercargill's Bank of New South Wales building on the corner of Dee and Tay streets which the Troopers Memorial ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/d/q/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ui1mn.png/1554101183069.jpg)
The Troopers Memorial Corner Charitable Trust is eyeing other potential projects with the Bank of NSW building sold to CBD developers.
Soldiers flown south for gunner Rance's funeral
![A Royal New Zealand Airforce Hercules, with 80 soldiers on board, is marshalled into position at Invercargill Airport on ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/c/e/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uicgb.png/1554143421732.jpg)
Hercules lands in Invercargill so 80 soldiers can attend funeral of gunner Andrew Rance.
Diesel in the 91, 91 in the diesel
![Diesel and 91 octane fuel was accidentally discharged into the wrong tanks at Z Gladstone on Thursday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/5/m/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ui5ml.png/1554082105323.jpg)
An Invercargill petrol station closed two of its tanks after 91 octane and diesel were put into the wrong tanks.
IDEA Services staff 'want a safe workplace'
![Etu union delegate Gordon Cambridge is calling for safety in the workplace. He was on strike and picketing with other ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/3/4/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uhyy3.png/1554080795345.jpg)
''It's time we had a safe work place,'' says IDEA Services employee Gordon Cambridge.
Tears flow for building
![An aerial shot of the shearers quarters in Ohai before the building was burned down in a suspicious fire earlier on March 23.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/t/7/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uhsn9.png/1554007618924.jpg)
Ohai shearing quarters owner Daryn Murray says there are a lot of memories attached to the destroyed building.
Invercargill being 'run remotely'
![Sean Bellew, standing outside Invercargill City Council headquarters, is unhappy the council's chief executive is hiring ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/b/3/o/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uauct.png/1554001316677.jpg)
Six top Invercargill council jobs have gone to people as far away as Rotorua. Sean Bellew is sick of it.
Stories shared at final service
![Parishioners at Knapdale Presbyterian Church gather for a final prayer from Reverend Peter Dunn at the decommissioning ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/q/y/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uhql6.png/1553998151978.jpg)
The Knapdale Church, near Gore, has closed its doors after welcoming parishioners for 134 years, three months and three days.
Cricket final in city
![Cricket captains Jeremy Boyle (left, Marist) and Jamie Clark (Appleby) get an early look at the trophy they are playing ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/c/t/6/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugvjf.png/1553847175245.jpg)
Jeremy Boyle has put rugby playing on hold to lead Marist into Saturday's ILT premier league cricket final.
Former refugees feel abandoned
![A worm found under a wet carpet at a Dunedin rental.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/a/y/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uh1h6.png/1553841904280.jpg)
Former refugee family is struggling in damp Dunedin flat, as mould leaves their children battling respiratory illness.
Double celebration for Southland rower
![Shakira Mirfin, 16, won the girls' under-17 single scull's event at the Maadi Cup on Lake Karapiro recently.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/j/h/b/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ujc3m.png/1554255873146.jpg)
2:44 PM As well as the thrill of winning, Shakira✓ Mirfin✓ has won a new single scull boat for her success at the Maadi Cup.
Police name buggy crash victims
Two men from the UK died in an adventure expedition in remote Otago high country.
Waikaia Gold finishes mining
The last bucket of gravel was loaded into Waikaia Gold's mining dredge on Tuesday, after five and a half years of mining in Northern Southland.
Shark cage diving 'offence'
![A company offering cage diving with great white sharks near Stewart Island is fighting a court decision that overturned ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/r/n/2/d/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ueut6.png/1553573936860.jpg)
DoC gave shark cage divers a permit to operate, and then a court said it was an offence.
Power pole failures continue
![Aurora Energy replaced or reinforced 2170 poles around Central Otago in 2018. (File photo](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/c/w/h/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ubfii.png/1553132383990.jpg)
Multiple children could have died if a power pole in a network plagued by "under-investment" had fallen just hours earlier or later than it did.
Consent for 380-room hotel
![Queenstown Lakes District Council has granted resource consent for a hotel, wellness centre, restaurants, and conference ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/9/b/y/f/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u9c1f.png/1552629206828.jpg)
A 380-room hotel will be built on the site as well as two restaurants, conference facilities, a wellness centre, swimming pool and a wedding chapel.
Burgers, bread and booze
![Fergburger is looking to expand and open a late-night bar in the Happy Tours premises next door.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/t/w/8/5/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u5wya.png/1552017237994.jpg)
Fergburger has been given the go-ahead to open a small, late-night bar that seats 40 people "on stools only".
NZTA's cyber security 'appalling'
![Human error is cited as the main reason for 82 data breaches by the NZ Transport Agency over the past 15 months.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/4/3/j/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u3q9i.png/1551758774087.jpg)
Traffic offences, debts and medical information were among personal details wrongly disclosed by the Transport Agency.
Our contribution to the legacy of March 15
OPINION: Swift Government action was called for but we each have a role to play combatting hate.
Corporate personhood vs unfettered greed
![As things stand it takes public outrage to motivate corporate giants like Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook to act on their ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/n/u/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uik2g.png/1554160072589.jpg)
OPINION: Letter writers on corporate responsibilities, freedom camping and Irish jokes.
What will the future be?
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Rugby will need to evolve to face challenges little and large, not least of which is the fact that having 30 clubs for a population of 100,000 people is not sustainable.
Commercial titans at odds
![H&J Smith managing director Jason Smith and lawyer Graeme Todd speak at the HWCP Management Ltd's resource consent hearing.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/i/l/p/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ugx0f.png/1554167941020.jpg)
It has become evident that all is now not well with three Invercargill city players.
"Psychic information'' is an oxymoron
![Missing Marlborough woman Jessica Boyce.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/h/j/6/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ui6ds.png/1554166026243.jpg)
OPINION: When you turn to psychics you're looking in all the wrong places.
Volunteers one year, brewers the next
![Hugo Zaat and Owen Colinson started "The Factory" brewery and will be presented their first beers at Hop'N'Vine on Saturday](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/j/7/5/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1uiyms.png/1554258396687.jpg)
Invercargill men Owen Collinson and Hugo Zaat have started their own brewery.
Heritage month brings us to wondrous places
![The late Riverton artist Julia Faithful's work is referenced in a new exhibition by former pupil Lyn Henry..](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/8/3/n/k/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u83lu.png/1552419965547.jpg)
OPINION: A Lyn Henry exhibition at Riverton calls out to our columnist.
Marae member concerned about funding allocation
![Nga Hau E Wha Marae administrator Leoma Tawaroa.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/7/b/t/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u7ar0.png/1552277347548.jpg)
A member of a small Invercargill marae has raised concerns about how the potential changes to the Community Organisations Grant Schemes funding allocation will affect their community.
Pumped Six60 bring it home
![Six60 lead singer Matiu Walters was nostalgic without being sentimental when the band performed in their "home" town of ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/6/n/e/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u4t28.png/1552184596745.jpg)
REVIEW: "Six60 is home baby", lead singer Matiu Walters proclaimed to a welcoming southern crowd.
A kapa haka message for the south- Go Hearty
![The pride shown at the Te Matatini festival was huge.](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403033446im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/u/5/g/i/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1u5fr8.png/1551932941223.jpg)
OPINION: I became quite emotional seeing the pride. Why aren't we celebrating who we are as New Zealanders like this all the time?