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![Rugby: Slade returns for Highlanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rugby: Slade returns for Highlanders
Colin Slade will finally make his return to first class rugby, having fully recovered from a broken jaw in pre-season.
![World Cup venue shifts announced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
World Cup venue shifts announced
Three of the five Rugby World Cup pool matches that were to have been held in Christchurch will remain in the South Island, it was announced this afternoon.
![Netball: Steel dig deep for win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Netball: Steel dig deep for win
Southern Steel delivered their best performance of the year with a hard-fought 52-48 win over Adelaide Thurnderbirds in a trans-Tasman netball league match in Invercargill tonight.
![Investigator probes Invercargill fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Investigator probes Invercargill fire
A specialist fire investigator is being sent in, to find the cause of a house fire in Invercargill.
![<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Eyes in the skies keeping track of events below](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Eyes in the skies keeping track of events below
New Zealand could make much greater use of satellite images, says Southland group.
![Rugby: Media reports off base - Mackintosh](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rugby: Media reports off base - Mackintosh
Skipper Jamie Mackintosh is adamant Southland rugby has nothing to hide despite concerns over the union's financial situation.
![Man died trying to save lamb, family say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Man died trying to save lamb, family say
The family of an elderly man found dead in a sewage pond in western Southland yesterday believe he was trying to rescue a lamb.