Some bloomin' lovely news
A Southlander has received the Frank Penn Memorial for her service to her local rose society.
Strengthening to start on Gore gallery
Gore's internationally-renowned art gallery will remain closed when the Covid-19 lock down ends.
CEO raises safety concerns
Air Milford ceo is not happy about Airways move to potentially review its services.
Auckland, Bluff still largest clusters
The Southland wedding and Auckland's Marist College did not record any new coronavirus cases in 24 hours.
Reduction in NZR funding likely
Rugby Southland staff are working four-day weeks as the organisation works through the potential financial ramifications of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Working on the frontline of Covid-19
The Invercargill WellSouth Covid-19 testing centre is handling between 35 to 75 assessments per day.
Champion Kiwi cyclist battles Covid-19
Gold medal-winning Paralympian cyclist Laura Thompson has had to deal with her own Covid-19 battle.
Speed a factor in train derailment
Three rear wagons of a freight train overturned causing damage to the wagons train track and a signal near Clinton in 2019.
Arrest made in alleged burglary
A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with burglary following an incident at the former Appleby Tavern in Invercargill on Thursday.
How NZ's biggest Covid-19 cluster formed
A wedding reception was held in Bluff four days before New Zealand went into lockdown. More than 80 people are now sick.
GDC to discuss vacant land
The Gore District Council may canvass the community to determine what it will do with a vacant site it owns.
Meth use still on the rise
Southlanders pay drug dealers at least $100,000 every week so they can consume a combined 200 grams of methamphetamine, police say.
Wellington man who died linked to Bluff wedding
A man in his 80s who died in Wellington on Friday was connected to a wedding in Bluff now linked to 86 coronavirus cases.
Queenstown's post-lockdown plan
Big Queenstown projects are being planned to bring tourists back, including a new conference centre, gondola and community centre.
Southland businesses move to online delivery
Some Southland businesses can now offer essential goods via an online delivery service.
Tap turned off on Fiordland tourism
A Fiordland accommodation provider is normally fully booked in April, instead they are closed as the coronavirus restrictions hit.
Covid-19 tracking app developed
Invercargill software designs visitor sign-in app for companies to use during lockdown to avoid paper-based recording methods.
Coronavirus: Invercargill businesses adapt
"It takes the pressure off people and provides comfort," The Rocks owner Tony Chilton says of his new service.
We'll soon redefine prosperity, sustainability
OPINION: Councils are focused on doing all they can to ease the burdens communities face.
An uphill journey reaches its satisfying end
OPINION: Baldwin Street's international reputation is once more on the up and up.
You've got this
OPINION: I do wake up some days feeling all easy-osey and the next time I'm reigning with the zealous abandon of a general.
Beware the dangers of uncertainty
OPINION: The Government's action, or lack of it, during the next couple of weeks could set the course of direction for our country for the next five years
Designer leaves mark on lighthouses
Are New Zealand's lighthouses actually needed or are they just relics of a bygone era?
Bringing back hip-hop to Invercargill
Invercargill artists plan to host the first local hip-hop show the city has seen in more than a decade.
Book Awards' shock snub for Knox
Elizabeth Knox's latest release is the most talked about book of the last year - and has been snubbed from the NZ Book Awards.
Epic garden's a family affair
Four members of the same family have maintained this 26ha garden for more than half a century, with no outside help.