'Significant damage' in Invercargill house fire
'Significant damage' in Invercargill house fire
A house in Invercargill was significantly damaged by a fire last night.
Laura Smith
Lack of details raises support workers’ fears
Lack of details raises support workers’ fears
Workers in home support services are concerned they are compromising their lockdown bubbles when caring for clients without knowing if they could have been exposed to Covid-19.
AOS called to address in Invercargill
AOS called to address in Invercargill
Police, and an Armed Offenders Squad, were sent to an Invercargill address last night after receiving a report of a person with a firearm.
Different ways to share culture
Different ways to share culture
Tropical butterflies and other creatures in the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest continue to be cared for during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Self-isolation takes on extra meaning
Self-isolation takes on extra meaning
Isolated in more than one way, about 100 people are seeing out the Level 4 lockdown period in Milford Sound.
Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill
Two hurt after cars collide in Invercargill
Two people are reported to have moderate injuries after a two-car crash in Invercargill.
Museum board meets remotely for update
Museum board meets remotely for update
A video meeting was held on Thursday afternoon for members of the Southland Museum & Art Gallery Trust Board Incorporated to be updated on how things were tracking during lockdown.
Continuity of study monitored, remote options engaged
Continuity of study monitored, remote options engaged
The first Southern Institute of Technology Subsidiary Board meeting was held yesterday via videoconference, with directors learning the impact of Covid-19 on students’ learning.
Children win Lego prizes for drawing
Children win Lego prizes for drawing
Two lucky Fiordland children will be able to spend the rest of lockdown with a brand new set of Lego building block toys after winning a community drawing competition.
Skinks shifted to enhance survival
Skinks shifted to enhance survival
Weighing only one gram, Tiny Tim — a Te Kakahu skink — is living proof of a nationally critical species’ translocation success.
Precautions didn't make a 'jot of difference' - Bluff venue owner
Precautions didn't make a 'jot of difference' - Bluff venue owner
The owner of a Bluff restaurant at the centre of a Covid-19 cluster says the 70 wedding guests were from out of town, and all staff present now had to self-isolate.
Crucial jobs only for sweep
Crucial jobs only for sweep
A blackberry bush is not commonly grown in a chimney, but the unusual growing space was the cause of a chimney fire in the South recently.
Second Te Anau case linked to Hereford Conference
Second Te Anau case linked to Hereford Conference
A second Covid-19 case has been confirmed in Te Anau this morning by a local doctor, who says it is not due to community transmission, but linked to the World Hereford Conference.A Fiordland...
Appeal raises $3000 for special tricycle
Appeal raises $3000 for special tricycle
Luca Moynihan is a 4-year-old boy from Invercargill who does not let cerebral palsy stop him doing the things he wants to do.
Te Anau case of Covid-19 confirmed
Te Anau case of Covid-19 confirmed
The Te Anau community have been advised of a confirmed Covid-19 case in the town by a local doctor this morning.
Invercargill avoids ‘prohibition’
Invercargill avoids ‘prohibition’
Invercargill residents will still be able to buy alcohol during lockdown as the city’s supply is managed within a licensing trust area.
Company offers to 3-D print ventilator parts during Level 4
Company offers to 3-D print ventilator parts during Level 4
As the country prepares to enter Alert Level 4, one Invercargill manufacturing company is asking to be able to work to produce in-demand hospital equipment.
Service station going contactless
Service station going contactless
RD Petroleum Lakeside Service Centre owner-operator Diane Holmes models the business’ home-made measure to ensure contactless transactions.
Community Covid response group to provide help
Community Covid response group to provide help
Stepping up in a time of crisis is a task Fiordlanders are used to, the region’s community board chairwoman says.
Wind power project contractor to be decided
Wind power project contractor to be decided
Powering on, Southland district councillors are set to decide their choice of contractor for the pre-development stage of the Stewart Island wind power project.