Community celebration of Christmas
Community celebration of Christmas
Christmas tradition usually dictates Santa Claus shimmies down chimneys or rides a sled, but in Bluff it is a bit different — he arrives by boat.
Luisa Girao
Chance taken to meet Santa
Chance taken to meet Santa
The Christmas spirit was all over Invercargill at the weekend — and one mother took the opportunity to introduce her baby son to the man at the centre of it all.
Having a blast
Having a blast
Invercargill toddler Lucas Tretheway is only 3, but he already tells his mother he wants to be a firefighter.
$9m for farm environmental sustainability
$9m for farm environmental sustainability
The Government is investing up to $9 million in a project to help Southland farmers use their land more sustainably.
New project to help farmers shift towards sustainability
New project to help farmers shift towards sustainability
A project to help a thousand Southland farmers and growers to make the changes required to lift their environmental sustainability got a support from the Government today.
Closure would be 'devastating'
Tiwai closure would have 'devastating' impact
A Tiwai Point worker and mother of two says the potential closure of the aluminium smelter would be devastating for her and thousands of other families across Southland.
Decorated trees a festive drawcard
Decorated trees a festive drawcard
Twenty-six Christmas trees have been decorated for this year's Christmas Tree Festival at ILT Stadium Southland.
Sport funding: use it or lose it as next application round nears
Sport funding: use it or lose it as next application round nears
A Southland district councillor is urging the community to apply for rural travel funding for sport, as the council had only received two applications for it.
Alleged shooter: no plea yet
Alleged shooter: no plea yet
An Invercargill man who allegedly shot another man has been remanded in custody without plea.
Mussel farms near Rakiura win consent
Mussel farms near Rakiura win consent
Environment Southland has granted consent for the establishment of two mussel farms near Rakiura-Stewart Island.
Arrest after armed robbery at Invercargill bank
Arrest after armed robbery at Invercargill bank
One person is in custody following an armed robbery at an Invercargill bank earlier today.
Extra funding will help youth find their best career paths
Extra funding will help youth find their best career paths
When electrical apprentice Hayden McClymont was at high school, he thought one of his only choices when he finished would be to go to university.
Engineering injection game-changer for Southland
Engineering injection game-changer for Southland
The Government's investment in 10 engineering firms in Southland is a "game changer" for the sector and will give momentum to the region, one of the company’s director says.
Fight for name suppression after groping massage student
Fight for name suppression after groping massage student
A judge has declined permanent name suppression for a foreign national who has been sentenced after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a massage therapy student.
Southland engineering firms to get slice of PGF
Southland engineering firms to get slice of PGF
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today about $3.6 million from the Provincial Growth Fund will go toward supporting Southland's engineering and manufacturing sector and...
Jury retires to consider verdict
Jury retires to consider verdict
The sexual complaints of five women against an 83-year-old man on trial show a similarity in the offending, the Crown says.
Strategy to strengthen region’s art sector
Strategy to strengthen region’s art sector
Strengthening the art sector in the southern region is the aim of a plan released in Invercargill.
Actions ‘normal’, not sexual, court told
Actions ‘normal’, not sexual, court told
A man on trial facing sex charges said his interaction with the five complainants was normal — like that of a grandfather figure, his lawyer says.
Deputy asks for review of consents process
Deputy asks for review of consents process
Invercargil's deputy mayor has called for an independent review of the council’s consent processes after a survey highlighted concerns from more than 60 people.
Govt funding brings walk closer
Govt funding brings walk closer
Stewart Island is one step closer to getting its Great Southern Ocean Walk.