Hamish MacLean

Corey Bryan (left), Jason Lapthorne, Simon Hales (with 6-month-old daughter Charlotte) and Jared Van Der Laan (with 18-month-old son Seth) have earned their Father's Day rewards this year.

Catlins LandSAR has moved into a new home. Hamish MacLean talks to committed member Lianne Latta, who knows what it feels like to be lost in the bush.

Sue O'Sullivan used to stand out in a crowd, but now some people have difficulty recognising her. She is not complaining.

Cecile Kruger (12), of Stirling School, has been awarded the Elsie Locke Memorial Trust award for her short story Close to the Edge.

Trade Minister Tim Groser is promising transparency over the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed regional free trade agreement that is being negotiated by 12 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Lawrence rcould be known as the only town with a wetlands as its entrance.

Living with a son who has epilepsy means Heidi Stephens takes life one day at a time.

The diverse talents of those who call the Catlins home were on display at the major fundraiser for the Owaka Swimming Pool on Saturday night.

Clutha-Southland has been Bill English's electorate since it was created in 1996 but for the first time in its history it will have a fresh face representing its constituents.

When Milton Hospital closed in 1994, it was left to the people of Milton to take care of their elderly.

Dawn Smith says she knows the man who raped and killed her daughter will one day be released from prison.