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Autumn kicks off the club rugby season in Southland

Autumn has arrived and so has the Southland club rugby season. Get along and watch a game!
 

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Okay Jamie - what do you do on the weekends?

Jamie Mackintosh, captain for the Southland Stags and Highlanders, is just a family guy at heart, but I see a certain Southern-man element coming through... 
 

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Why Southland?

We landed in Auckland in July 2009, bursting with excitement at the start of our new life in NZ.  I’m sorry Aucklanders, but at that time in life, having just escaped the ‘busyness’ and traffic of the UK, we couldn’t wait to get out of Auckland.

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A Southland new year resolution list

I’ve given up on having new year’s resolutions starting with ‘I will stop’ or ‘I will give up’, as it inevitably lasts a week or two before times get tough and I retreat to my old ways.

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Back in the big smoke

 

I paid a fleeting visit north this month and as much as I was pleased to be home, it was a bit of a culture shock after living in Southland for so long!

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The Burt Munro Challenge exceeded my expectations

The Burt Munro Challenge met, and in fact, surpassed my expectations. The event was action packed from the get-go. Invercargill came to life with the hundreds of bikers lining the streets with their motorbikes of varying specs and sizes.

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A first timer at the Burt Munro Challenge

I’ve been living in Invercargill for almost two years now. Due to holiday commitments last year I was away in November so didn’t go to what was described to me as the “ultimate Southland event”.

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The mystery behind the whitebait delicacy

If there is ever an offer of fresh blue cod, crayfish or Bluff Oysters, you can be assured that I’d be among the first to put my hand up. As a Southlander, I count myself very fortunate to live on the New Zealand coast where fresh delicious fish and seafood are abundant.

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Why you don’t see many scooters in Southland

Once I was settled in Southland, the next step was to purchase a car. With limited funds (and very limited knowledge of the region) I gratefully took on board my new flat mate’s advice.

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How to inject a spring in your step - #5

Step Five: Get Active

Beating the winter blues is not just about refreshing the inside your house or moving on from your clothes that are 15 years old.

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