Motorsport: Driver hopes series will open doors
Motorsport: Driver hopes series will open doors
Brendon Leitch hopes this year's Toyota Racing Series could be his ticket to an international career.
Allison Beckham
Defendants’ deaths to end court cases
Defendants’ deaths to end court cases
A second major court case in Southland will not be proceeding following the death of the person facing charges.
Domestic goddess signing and dining
Domestic goddess signing and dining
She has one of the most recognised faces on television, and next week Invercargill will get a chance to see glamorous cooking show host and domestic goddess Nigella Lawson up close.
Serious fire at Invercargill church
Serious fire at Invercargill church
It took a borrowed ladder truck from Dunedin to ensure a major fire in Invercargill's historic First Presbyterian Church was totally out, but the officer in charge of the scene has praised first responders for their efforts.
Landmark church saved from blaze
Landmark church saved from blaze
It took a borrowed ladder truck from Dunedin to ensure a major fire in Invercargill's historic First Presbyterian Church was totally out, but the officer in charge of the scene has praised first responders for their efforts.
New group targets crash injury rates
New group targets crash injury rates
A new group is being established to try to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes on Otago-Southland roads.
Rain quells fire
Rain quells fire
Steady rain yesterday morning has helped ensure a "medium-sized'' fire southeast of Invercargill is finally out.
Chinese buyer seeks state houses: Minto
Chinese buyer seeks state houses: Minto
The man spearheading opposition to the Government's sale of state houses says he believes the Pinnacle Group, headed by Chinese property billionaire Dr Henry Cheng Kar-Shun, is interested in buying the 370 houses for sale in Invercargill.
Secondary pupils trades scheme pilot
Secondary pupils trades scheme pilot
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) plans to encourage the expansion of a new trades academy starting this year which will offer entry-level trades training to Invercargill secondary school pupils.
Assembling sea turtle skeleton next challenge
Assembling sea turtle skeleton next challenge
Over the years, Lloyd Esler has recreated the skeletons of creatures ranging in size from rats to ostriches.
The days of poll tax and prejudice
The days of poll tax and prejudice
Riverton mayor Theophilus Daniel couldn't have made himself more plain in his poster advertising a public meeting on July 4, 1881.
Transport museum proving popular
Transport museum proving popular
More than 2300 paying customers through the doors in the first eight days has Bill Richardson Transport World operations manager Sally McDonald excited.
Space businesses look to the South
Space businesses look to the South
Southland has cemented its role in the space industry with a third international company choosing to establish a base in the province.
Help needed to rebuild church
Help needed to rebuild church
The First Presbyterian Church congregation will need community help to rebuild the Invercargill church, elder William Watt says.
Landmark flight wings way to Melbourne Cup
Landmark flight wings way to Melbourne Cup
Passports. Check. Melbourne Cup tickets. Check. Fascinators and fedoras. Check. Aussie dollars to place a bet. Check. Panadols and vitamin tablets. Check.
Taking a punt across the Ditch
Taking a punt across the Ditch
A plane full of pleased southern punters were due to return to Invercargill early today.
Collection to go public
Collection to go public
After more than two years of planning and construction, Invercargill's Bill Richardson Transport World will finally open to the public next week. Reporter Allison Beckham gets a sneak preview.
Homecoming for Hanley's historic hearse
Homecoming for Hanley's historic hearse
She's back.
Cost-saving threatens smelter jobs
Cost-saving threatens smelter jobs
New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has confirmed some jobs could be lost as part of a staffing review at the Tiwai smelter, near Bluff, but will not say how many.
GPS routes take drivers to notorious black spot
GPS routes take drivers to notorious black spot
Drivers relying on an electronic map to find their way across Southland are being sent down a secondary road, with potentially fatal consequences, a Southland district councillor says.