Council to query air pollution report
Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell is asking for more information relating to a report that says Invercargill has the most premature deaths as a result of air pollution per capita in the country.
Video footage reveals rodent invasion of 'pest free' sanctuary
In November a rat was detected on a 'pest free' island. Within a few months they would be mating before the cameras.
New museum build gets green light
The Invercargill City Council has given the green light for a new museum build for the city.
Woman guilty of murdering partner
Sandy Graham shot dead her partner, Dale Watene, and then enlisted her best friend to bury his body.
Man uses hospital wi-fi to access child sex exploitation material
A man who downloaded child sex exploitation material while in hospital has been sent to jail.
Unwanted Silver Fern Sam Winders joins Steel after nine seasons at Magic
Not selected for Commonwealth Games, veteran midcourter leaves the Magic for Steel, wanting to test herself in a new environment and step outside her comfort zone.
High country farmer joins Southland District mayoralty race
A high country farmer and former Federated Farmers president has announced he will stand for the Southland District mayoralty.
All Black to make NZ return through Southland club game
Damian McKenzie is back in New Zealand and is expected to play in a club game in Southland on Friday night.
Southland will benefit from EU free trade deal
OPINION: Horticulture and fisheries are two of the big winners from this deal, which will see Southland having a significant export boost.
Youth demanding more from employers
Southland youth are taking advantage of the tight labour market to leave behind work where they are underpaid and undervalued.
Worker 'having a coffee' when building partially collapsed
The owner of a large building that partially collapsed in Bluff says he is just glad the man inside wasn't hurt.
World's biggest island predator eradication project to start on Stewart Island
A research partnership agreement worth $2.8 million has been signed to make Stewart Island predator free.
Council building to get new name
The Invercargill City Council has been gifted a name from the Waihōpai Rūnaka to use for its civic administration building.
Eel deaths unexplained after autopsies fail to find the cause
The cause of death of more than 260 eels in a Southland stream remains unknown.
Tale of two halves for the South Island's rock wren
A South Island-wide survey shows the future of the tiny, endangered mountain bird is hanging in the balance, hinging on effective predator control.
Darren Ludlow joins Invercargill mayoralty race
Long-time Invercargill city councillor Darren Ludlow has joined the queue of contenders for the Invercargill mayoralty.
Sam Winders coming south for 2023
International midcourter Sam Winders has been signed to Southern Steel for the 2023 season.
Video footage reveals rodent invasion of 'pest free' sanctuary
In November a rat was detected on a 'pest free' island. Within a few months they would be mating before the cameras.
Southland GDP higher than pre-Covid levels
Southland’s gross domestic product exceeded pre-Covid levels in the year to March after two years of stagnation.
Youth demanding more from employers
Southland youth are taking advantage of the tight labour market to leave behind work where they are underpaid and undervalued.
Loan farewells SBS after 19 years as CFO
When looking back on his 19 years as chief financial officer for SBS Bank, Tim Loan says it is the people he will remember most fondly.
Winter illness brings hospo 'to its knees'
Diners are asked to be patient, as "the people serving you are doing their best in difficult times".
Fiordland Dark Sky plans on track
Great South is on track to submit in application to the International Dark Sky Association at the end fo the year. If it’s successful, Fiordland will become the second-largest Dark Sky Park in the world.
Southland will benefit from EU free trade deal
OPINION: Horticulture and fisheries are two of the big winners from this deal, which will see Southland having a significant export boost.
What it takes to protect democracy from US-style political capture
OPINION: OPINION: Diverse and representative decision-making needs participation, starting from the ground level.
I fear new health regime won't address south's critical needs
OPINION: OPINION: Signs are that the new authority has a limited understanding of the unsustainable demands and unaddressed failings.
A new approach to longstanding health issues
OPINION: How the Government's squaring up to the needs of a tough winter, and beyond.
After nine years as Southland District Mayor, I've learned this much
OPINION: Every person elected to public office is a human, and no human I know is immune to making mistakes. I prefer to gauge the quality of an individual on their determination to make the places they live in better.
New museum build gets green light
The Invercargill City Council has given the green light for a new museum build for the city.
Crafting connects Cook Island mamas
Four thousand kilometres from their homes, art is keeping a collective of Cook Island women connected – to each other, to their language and to their ancestors.
Kiwi birds expected on Bluff Hill by 2028
The Bluff Hill Motupōhue Environment Trust have a bold new goal of re-introducing kiwi birds to Bluff Hill by 2028.
Queens Park lights up for Matariki
The award-winning Murihiku Matariki Festival in Queens Park is back for its fourth year.
Teetotaller ID from the 1800s recovered
There was a time back in the day when people had IDs to prove they didn’t drink to show they were a respectable member of society.
