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Ruggedy Range offers "off the beaten track" wilderness adventures on Ulva Island and Stewart Island, for discerning individuals in small groups. Their focus is local and New Zealand natural and cultural history, opportunities to view kiwi and rare and threatened native birds and plants in the wild. www.ruggedyrange.com
Read the full postArgentina hit Romania for six
INVERCARGILL, 17 Sept. - Argentina fired off a flurry of tries to claim their first Rugby World Cup 2011 victory by overwhelming Romania 43-8 in their Pool B match at Rugby Park Stadium on Saturday. Four different Pumas grounded the ball in Romanian territory in the opening 30 minutes to lead 26-8 at half-time before closing out the match with a total of six tries.
Read the full postParks put boot into brave Georgia
INVERCARGILL, 14 Sept. - Scotland have not set the Rugby World Cup on fire in their two matches but there was satisfaction in the camp after their 15-6 win against Georgia in the Pool B match. "We came here to Invercargill looking for two wins and with the four-day turnaround it was tough, but we have got what we wanted and can look ahead," said skipper Rory Lawson after the Georgia win.
Read the full postHoliday Park welcomes Rugby Visitors
“It has been an exciting and busy weekend for holiday parks in Rugby World Cup match venues from Invercargill to Auckland,” says Holiday Accommodation Parks Association chief executive Fergus Brown.
Read the full postCycling Southland Promotes 'Trip Of a Lifetime'
Invercargill will host the junior world track cycling championships 22-26AUG12 with 250 of the planet’s best young riders expected to show their stuff at the ILT Velodrome.
Read the full postRomania wake-up call alarms Scots
INVERCARGILL, 10 Sept. - Scotland may have won their Pool B opener against Romania 34-24, but the down-to-the-wire victory at Rugby Park Stadium on Saturday also had them running scared.
Read the full postNew owner for Wellingtons century city hotel
Distinction Hotels has an eighth hotel.
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