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Less than 2 weeks to go till Neighbours Day (25th and 26th of March ... I know ... its two days .... we wanted to give you a choice ;-) )! If you've got an event that you want people to know about make sure you submit it on our 'events page' or emails us at … View moreLess than 2 weeks to go till Neighbours Day (25th and 26th of March ... I know ... its two days .... we wanted to give you a choice ;-) )! If you've got an event that you want people to know about make sure you submit it on our 'events page' or emails us at Kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz and let us know what you're up to.
The Winton Athletics Club is celebrating having a new home, with the recent completion of their new $20,000 running track in Winton.
The specialist turf had been sown and was rolled down for the final time last week, signalling the end of about 12 months of work.
Club president Annie Keown said … View moreThe Winton Athletics Club is celebrating having a new home, with the recent completion of their new $20,000 running track in Winton.
The specialist turf had been sown and was rolled down for the final time last week, signalling the end of about 12 months of work.
Club president Annie Keown said there was a great sense of satisfaction that the track was finally in place.
"It's like the club finally has a dedicated home for athletics.
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Reporter Joanna Griffiths talks to 16-year-old athletics enthusiast Jessica Senior to find out the risks of not using the correct technique when exercising, stretching or competing in sporting events.
As Jessica Senior, 16, let go of the javelin, hurling it through the air, she knew something was… View moreReporter Joanna Griffiths talks to 16-year-old athletics enthusiast Jessica Senior to find out the risks of not using the correct technique when exercising, stretching or competing in sporting events.
As Jessica Senior, 16, let go of the javelin, hurling it through the air, she knew something was not right.
While practising at an athletics club meet in Dunedin in December 2016, two weeks before she was to compete at the National Championships, Jessica strained the ligaments in her arm around her elbow.
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Breasts: it is a word that often puts us on edge.
But should it?
More than 71 women in the Southern DHB region will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, according to NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.
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A Southland family is appealing for help to find family members of a soldier killed in action in World War I.
While cleaning up their Milton house, Bevan and Audrey Hunter found a death plaque, also known as a dead man's penny, inscribed with Walter Graham Sinclair's name in other … View moreA Southland family is appealing for help to find family members of a soldier killed in action in World War I.
While cleaning up their Milton house, Bevan and Audrey Hunter found a death plaque, also known as a dead man's penny, inscribed with Walter Graham Sinclair's name in other family papers.
The only problem was, to their knowledge, they were not related to any Sinclairs.
70 years of marriage in an amazing achievement. Congratulations Jessie Birse and Cliff Birse.
Do you know anyone celebrating a anniversary?
We've given away two kids bikes with helmets to two Neighbourly members who have entered and won! Congratulations to Meng Li, shopper from Supervalue Woburn and Brendan Walker, shopper from SuperValue Woburn, for winning a kids bike with SuperValue and Neighbourly!
Students with social and behavioural difficulties are making big improvements in a new programme at Fernworth Primary School.
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Have you ever wondered what a museum is like after dark?
Historians will be turning off the lights in the Southland Museum and Art Gallery and leading a torch light tour on Thursday, March 9, as part of Heritage Month celebrations.
Southland Museum and Art Gallery operations co-ordinator Hayley … View moreHave you ever wondered what a museum is like after dark?
Historians will be turning off the lights in the Southland Museum and Art Gallery and leading a torch light tour on Thursday, March 9, as part of Heritage Month celebrations.
Southland Museum and Art Gallery operations co-ordinator Hayley Browne said the tour would be magical.
The idea, inspired by the movie Night at the Museum, allowed people to see the museum in a different light.
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Two Southland businesses are uniting under one name.
Fiordland Eyecare in Te Anau and Eyeview Optometry in Invercargill, both owned by Daryl Parkes and his wife Pirjo Saastamoinen-Parkes, are being rebranded as Southland Eyecare.
Daryl and his wife set up their practice in Te Anau in 2006, with … View moreTwo Southland businesses are uniting under one name.
Fiordland Eyecare in Te Anau and Eyeview Optometry in Invercargill, both owned by Daryl Parkes and his wife Pirjo Saastamoinen-Parkes, are being rebranded as Southland Eyecare.
Daryl and his wife set up their practice in Te Anau in 2006, with the help of the Fiordland Health Trust, to bring better eye care into regional areas. READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
We need your help! These 10 wonderful neighbourhood organisations are finalists in the 2017 AMI Community Grants Neighbourhood category. Now it's up to you to decide who should receive a share of the funds. Read a little from each organisation and/or project on how your support will help them … View moreWe need your help! These 10 wonderful neighbourhood organisations are finalists in the 2017 AMI Community Grants Neighbourhood category. Now it's up to you to decide who should receive a share of the funds. Read a little from each organisation and/or project on how your support will help them - and then cast your vote below. Voting closes Friday 24th March.
We need your help! These 10 wonderful organisations are finalists in the 2017 AMI Community Grants Regional category. Now it's up to you to decide who should receive a share of the funds. Read a little from each organisation on how your support will help them - and then cast your vote below. … View moreWe need your help! These 10 wonderful organisations are finalists in the 2017 AMI Community Grants Regional category. Now it's up to you to decide who should receive a share of the funds. Read a little from each organisation on how your support will help them - and then cast your vote below. Voting closes Friday 24th March.
When John Willis went on a youth exchange programme to the United States in the 1960s, he never dreamed it would result in a friendship that would last 50 years.
But that's exactly what happened, and it was with much excitement that he welcomed his host brother Paul Boldosser and wife … View moreWhen John Willis went on a youth exchange programme to the United States in the 1960s, he never dreamed it would result in a friendship that would last 50 years.
But that's exactly what happened, and it was with much excitement that he welcomed his host brother Paul Boldosser and wife Shirley, from Pennsylvania to his home in Winton recently.
It was 1966 when they first met, when Willis spent a year with the Boldosser family on their beef and cattle farm, attending the local high school and adjusting to life in the US.
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