Water and land plan definitions made clearer
Water and land plan definitions made clearer
An interim decision on a proposed Southland water and land plan has been released after weeks of discussion and debate.
Luisa Girao
Making sure his family is ready for Christmas
Making sure his family is ready for Christmas
Archer Miller is counting the days to Christmas.
From taunts about cancer-ridden wife to hammer attack
From taunts about cancer-ridden wife to hammer attack
An Invercargill man lived a nightmare where he should have felt the most safe — his home.
Recycling tendering expensive exercise
Recycling tendering expensive exercise
A controversial Southland recycling tender process has officially ended — but could cost Invercargill ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Youngster meets council on road safety
Youngster meets council on road safety
A nine-year-old is trying to convince the Southland District Council to lower speed limits in her street for the safety of residents and trampers.
Owner convicted after dog killed dog
Owner convicted after dog killed dog
An Invercargill woman was convicted after her dog attacked and killed another dog.
Twin swears sister in as lawyer
Twins enter legal profession
They look the same, share similar interests and now Bluff twins Makareta and Katarina Coote have the same profession.
Man accused of breaking baby’s legs found not guilty
Man accused of breaking baby’s legs found not guilty
A Southland man accused of hurting an 8-week-old baby in Invercargill has been found not guilty by a jury.
Programme’s success gets 80 tuatara for release
Programme’s success gets 80 tuatara for release
About 80 of Invercargill’s tuatara will be released on two islands in the Marlborough Sounds next year.
Vote rejects call for mayoral apology
Vote rejects call for mayoral apology
Invercargill councillor Lesley Soper is ‘‘extremely disappointed’’ with counterparts after her code of conduct complaint against Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt lapsed.
Recycling tender process ends
Recycling tender process ends
A controversial recycling tender process has been ‘‘put to bed’’ after months of heated debate.
Man charged with Invercargill murder pleads not guilty
Man charged with Invercargill murder pleads not guilty
The man arrested after a woman was found dead in an Invercargill motel room has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder.
Mayoral apology advocated
Mayoral apology advocated
Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt was the subject of an independent investigation by the council after a formal complaint made by councillor Lesley Soper.
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.
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.