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There were a few people talking about who had bought the ticket, however it could have been anyone, and no-one was sure if they were local or visiting the area, she said. Southland District deputy mayor and Te Anau resident Ebel Kremer said it hopefully meant a positive start to 2021 after a difficult previous year for the town. Te Anau had been struggling since the February floods last year, and then was impacted by a lack of international visitors because of Covid-19, so hopefully it had all been left behind in 2020, Kremer said. There certainly would be a bit of talk around the town if...

Parents worry big lottery wins could end up turning their children lazy. (Video first published February 2020) Two South Island Lotto players from Twizel and Te Anau are $2.8 million richer, after winning Powerball First Division. The winning tickets were sold at The Market Store in Twizel and Fresh Choice Te Anau. The prize is made up of $2.5 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division. The lucky duo are the first winners of Powerball in 2021. Their wins come a week after a player from Oamaru scored themselves $18.25 million with Powerball First Division. ...

Artist impressions of how the Countdown Supermarket at the new Showgrounds Hill development will look. The go-ahead for a retail development for Showgrounds Hill, the SC RSA building's demolition, and the return of a beloved cat missing for two years, all made the headlines in December, as Doug Sail discovered in the final instalment of our series looking back at the year that was. The controversial Timaru retail development proposal at Showgrounds Hill was granted resource consent on December 11, less than a day after a ruling that the application was not headed for public consultation. Pe...