Luisa Girao

The Bluff Oyster and Food Festival Trust will meet next week to discuss what to do about its historic building problem.

A Southland school pupil who was rushed to hospital after a piece of steel wire became embedded in her leg will be back at school today.

A pupil at a Southland school who was rushed to hospital after a piece of wire became embedded in her leg is "ready to go back to class".

A Southland farming company is seeking compensation of almost $210,000 after a contract for 1000 calves was cancelled by Ngai Tahu over Mycoplasma bovis concerns.

A plan which will shape water and land use in Southland has been queried by councils, farmers and affected business.

Police are still working to locate one person following a boat going missing with two people aboard on Lake Hauroko last week.

A man and woman from Christchurch have been identified as the victims of a fatal boating incident on Lake Hauroko.

Invercargill City Council will soon not have have elected members as directors of council-controlled companies.

An Invercargill women has asked councillors to guarantee her safety during a trial of electric scooters in the city.

Invercargill ratepayers might face a bigger rise in their rates than expected.

Invercargill ratepayers can expect an increase of 2.95% for the next financial year, less than the 3.14% which was forecast.

The fish is always fresh, seeing a kiwi is likely and the place is fuelled by the energy of its people.

A man has been charged after an incident which required police to cordon off eight blocks of Invercargill's CBD area last night.

Heritage NZ is willing to continue working with the trust running the Bluff Oyster Festival to come up with a solution for its historic building problem.

A programme to replace 193 bridges in Southland got a funding boost yesterday.

Invercargill ratepayers will end up having an increase of 1.2% in their rates if council commits to investing up to $30million in the inner-city block development.

Invercargill tattooists may soon be overseen by the council as it moves to establish a bylaw to regulate the industry.

The Invercargill City Council is asking the community if it should invest up to $30million in the inner-city block development.