More outages possible for wind-whipped regions
More outages possible for wind-whipped regions
Power is back on for most customers after a damaging storm tore through the lower south, but there's a warning there may be more outages.
Southland
Illegal hunting in Mid Dome targeted
Illegal hunting in Mid Dome targeted
Police are teaming up with the Doc and farmers to target illegal hunting and trespassing in a Southland conservation area.
Odour case to be heard in February
Odour case to be heard in February
The court appearance of a Southland man charged under the Resource Management Act will now be held early next year.
Blade runner
Blade runner
The next stage of the Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm is spinning into action this week, as its first 88m-tall turbines arrive fresh off the boat at Bluff.
Queens Park landscape ‘altered’, to reopen in phases
Queens Park landscape ‘altered’, to reopen in phases
Part of Invercargill’s Queens Park is set to reopen this Saturday with a warning it will not look or feel the same for a long time.
Sole female councillor hopes women participate
Sole female councillor hopes women participate
The only female elected member at a southern council admits you sometimes have to put on "armour" for the job.
Southland man jailed for child abuse
Southland man jailed for child abuse
A Southland man has been jailed for nearly 11 years after subjecting two girls to years of abuse.
Gore players return to Highlanders
Gore players return to Highlanders
Former Gore locals Finn Hurley and Cameron Millar will be returning to the Highlanders for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Photos make you ‘stop, look’
Photos make you ‘stop, look’
A new photography exhibition at the Mandeville for November will challenge the eye of the beholder — through beholding eyes.
Councillor donning short shorts for musical theatre
Councillor donning short shorts for musical theatre
Gore Musical Theatre’s theatre restaurant this year stars an unlikely player: Gore District councillor Andrew Fraser.
Workshops get festive
Workshops get festive
This year’s Riversdale Arts November classes feature a Queenstown sculptor offering a festive take on her work as well as a local’s art of cheesemaking.
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Off the line
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Off the line
Photos by Dave Loudon
Rally trophy win ‘somewhat surreal’
Rally trophy win ‘somewhat surreal’
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have claimed the Possum Bourne Trophy as the winners of the 2025 EROAD Australian Rally Championship
Herd of special interest idea labelled joke
Herd of special interest idea labelled joke
Forest & Bird has labelled a wapiti backer as a bit of a comedian if he thinks the environmental group is going to support a herd of special interest proposal.
Call for opponents to support wapiti plan
Call for opponents to support wapiti plan
The group which instigated the move to get wapiti in Fiordland classed as a herd of special interest says opponents should get right in behind it as they have got what they wanted.
Crash closes highway section
Crash closes highway section
Video: Liz Genge-Hicks via Facebook Part of a southern highway was forced to close after a water truck rolled and took out a power pole near Invercargill.
SH1 near Invercargill reopens after truck crash
SH1 near Invercargill reopens after truck crash
State Highway 1 near Invercargill has reopened after a water truck rolled and took out a power pole.
Govt adds 'up to' $70K to funds for storm-hit farmers
Govt adds 'up to' $70K to funds for storm-hit farmers
The government has announced "up to" $70,000 of extra funding to help farmers in Southland, Clutha and Hurunui recover from last month's devastating storm damage.
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Speculation swirls over job losses at milk plant
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Speculation swirls over job losses at milk plant
Speculation is mounting over possible restructuring and job losses as new owner Open Country Dairy stamps its mark on Mataura Valley Milk.
‘Offended’ by mana whenua pay gap
‘Offended’ by mana whenua pay gap
A departing mana whenua representative at the Invercargill City Council is offended by a pay gap which plagues the role.