Increased environmental monitoring for Tiwai smelter

Environment Southland will increase its monitoring events and groundwater sampling at the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters site at Tiwai Point.
Invercargill bride makes special visit

Invercargill bride Katrina Jenkins was worried she wouldn't be able to share her wedding day with her 105-year-old great-great-grandmother.
Cowie keen to keep developing with Sharks

Sharks' general manager has told Tom Cowie for many years that she hopes he can become the first Southlander to hold down a regular Sharks starting role. He's keen to keeping working towards that.
Planner recommends bridge consent be declined a second time

A proposed bridge across the Mataura River would generate significant adverse visual effects on nine residential properties near the site, a planner says.
Council wary of possible 'recessionary period'

The Invercargill City Council has plenty of variables to factor in as it prepares to put its 2021-2031 long-term plan out to the public for consultation.
Southland tsunami threat downgraded

A tsunami warning for most of coastal Southland has been downgraded.
Man, 61, gets stuck up crane in CBD

A 61-year-old man needed to rescued after he got stuck when he climbed a crane in Invercargill.
Man climbs construction crane in Invercargill

A man has been taken into custody after trying to climb up a crane in Invercargill.
SDHB neurosurgery service questioned

New Zealand has not trained its own neurosurgeons for the past 10 years, Southern District Health Board chief medical officer Nigel Millar says.
Concerns over Dipton single-lane bridge

Ewen Dunnage’s roadside placard is clear: “NO! TO SINGLE LANE BRIDGE SDC”.
Third time lucky for contestant

It was third time lucky for Sam Hodsell when he won the Otago-Southland regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest on Saturday.
Kāti Māmoe chief remembered
He was once the prominent chief of four Murihiku hapū but after his grave was found in tatters, Chief Paororo Toataua's descendants want to make sure he and his sacred burial site are remembered.
Home owner disgusted after house trashed
A Southland home owner is disgusted and upset after her rental property was “trashed”, leaving her with a repair bill of thousands of dollars.
Queenstown tourism business sold to locals

As many Queenstown tourism operators struggle to stay afloat, one manager is so confident in the future he has bought his business from its American owners.
Kiwibank branch closures on the cards

Kiwibank expects to decide by the end of March on whether seven branches will stay or close.
Stabicraft founder urges Kiwis to donate organs

Paul Adams jokes he's got some hot rod parts thanks to a live organ donation from his partner Barbara Sutton. The pair are encouraging Kiwis to become donors after going through the process themselves.
Prime minister asked to reject Central Otago airport plans

A Wānaka community group believes building new airports is illogical in the face of climate change.
Living with alerts and alarms

EDITORIAL: Sometimes a surge of adrenaline is needed. But you can't sustain that. Educated alertness is a different thing.
I'm worried about 3 waters reforms - and if you've just glazed over we're all in big trouble

OPINION: The 3 waters reform program is the biggest issue facing local government today, and the reality desperately needs brought to your attention.
Thanks for playing your part, Southland

OPINION: I encourage everyone offered a vaccine to accept the offer and play a part in keeping our people and our country safe.
ICC housing rentals: who had the tenants' backs?

EDITORIAL: Now faced with rent increases, many discover they were entitled to Government assistance they didn't know about.
Pharmac ripe for reassessment

EDITORIAL: Is it a disciplined outfit in an impatient world, or has it been too sluggish?
Final seal hunt consigned to history

Seals have thankfully survived, but only by the skin of their teeth, following their well-organised slaughter in the 1800s. And the final cull of these marine animals wasn't that long ago.
Kāti Māmoe chief remembered

He was once the prominent chief of four Murihiku hapū but after his grave was found in tatters, Chief Paororo Toataua's descendants want to make sure he and his sacred burial site are remembered.
Aurora Services Academy building tomorrow's leaders

Aurora Services Academy director Sonny Rangitoheriri says the service academy offers a space for children to flourish outside mainstream schooling.
Controversial bungy grant to come under scrutiny

The auditor-general will carry out an inquiry into a tourism rescue scheme that gave millions to key businesses such as AJ Hackett Bungy.
Kōrero about wai to flow at Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival

“It’s about people coming together to celebrate community and partnership; and to share kai and kōrero,” Dean Whaanga says of this year's treaty commemorations at Te Rau Aroha Marae.