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Busy planning the design of a game-changing product for women are (from left) Krishna Shah and Alexis Miller. PHOTO: SHELLEY INON Three Roncalli College pupils are hoping judges warm to a winning idea.

Showing off a few pieces from the upcoming exhibition are (from left) South Canterbury Art Society president Helen Willcock and members Vicki Truman, Joan Pullan and Ineke Dench. PHOTO: CONNOR HALEY As a kaleidoscope of colour washes over the leaves, the South Canterbury Art Society prepares to open its annual autumn exhibition.

As colder months approach, Jo Goodhew is hoping to boost supplies at the South Canterbury Curtain Bank. PHOTO: CLAIRE ALLISON The curtain cupboard is not bare, but there is an unusually high number of empty boxes.

Jon Toogood is set to return to Timaru next month, bringing with him some tunes from his new solo album. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Timaru is set for a time too good to miss as a member of New Zealand’s rock music royalty rolls into town to debut new songs from his upcoming solo album.

The wintry temperatures are set to continue into the weekend, and another unusually cold night is expected tonight, MetService says.

A mature nikau palm in Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN When you think of palm trees, New Zealand’s South Island may not be the first place you would expect to find any. Yet New Zealand’s isles are home to the world’s southernmost palm, a survivor from the Miocene period some 20 million years ago.

Photo: Reuters Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, The Telegraph is reporting.

Another round, another upset, but was it really? Most of our tipsters picked the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika to win, but the Reds and Highlanders were having none of it.

PHOTOS: DAVE LOUDON The Marist rugby club is having a positive season, without yet earning too much on-field success.

Slim margins separated the winners and losers in what was a tightly contested Donald Gray third round at the weekend.

Photo: RNZ NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is proposing to reduce by 12 roles as part of government cost-cutting.

The Southland Boys’ High School first XV finished fourth at the Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Japan.

The Southland Sharks in action against the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin last month. The Southland Sharks used to be a yearly contender for the NBL title.

Another massive season of harness racing looms in the south with the dates for 2024/2025 announced recently.

Grace Namana hauls in the ball against Mainland Tactix defender Jane Watson during an ANZ Premiership game. PHOTO: JOE ALLISON/GETTY IMAGES Grace Namana has never been afraid of hard work.

Taneisha Fifita passes the ball while Summer Temu defends her during the game in Invercargill on Saturday. PHOTO: MICHAEL BRADLEY PHOTOGRAPHY Ecstasy. Relief. Pride. Gratitude.

The Rotary Book Sale is back again, but this year it will be hosted at Invercargill’s Scottish Hall.

Dominic Vao has high hopes for Southland hip-hop dancers. Pregnancy can trigger moments of "brain fog" for some mothers and for others, revelation.

Soraya Ahfook, 10, is awarded the Little Miss Charity title at the Little Miss Aotearoa NZ pageant at the Papa Hou Black Box Theatre in Christchurch. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED A lack of funding has prevented an Invercargill pupil from representing New Zealand at this year’s Little Miss Universe pageant but it won’t stop her from pursuing her dream.