Crash on SH1 in central Invercargill
Updated 2.05 pm
A two-vehicle crash left one person injured and a lane of State Highway 1 in Invercargill closed.
Wiping out weed 'no longer achievable'
Wiping out weed in Waitaki lakes 'no longer achievable'
Large infestations of lagarosiphon in the Waitaki lakes are "a blow" and any hope of eradication is "no longer achievable".
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
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Stink over dog poo on Bluff walkway
The Department of Conservation is outraged over the amount of dog poo left on one of Bluff’s main walkways.
Four councillors resist climate change report
Four councillors resist climate change report
Contention over a framework for climate change at last night’s Gore District Council meeting led to four councillors voting against even receiving the report.
South Port conflict of interest denied
South Port conflict of interest denied
An independent director on Bluff’s port has joined the ranks of a new regional council committee which manages more than $100 million of the port’s shares.
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Businessman must keep paying estranged wife’s wages
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Businessman must keep paying estranged wife’s wages
An Oamaru businessman will have to continue paying his estranged wife, whom he fired amid an acrimonious split, after dropping an appeal.
$1 million Instant Kiwi win in Ōamaru
$1 million Instant Kiwi win in Ōamaru
There's another newly minted millionaire in the South after an Instant Kiwi winner claimed a $1 million prize in Ōamaru.
Youths tracked down in Dunedin after burglaries in Gore
Youths tracked down in Dunedin after burglaries in Gore
Several youths believed to have been involved in a recent spate of "frustrating" burglaries in Gore were located in Dunedin, police say.
Photo from Vietnam trip tops competition
Photo from Vietnam trip tops competition
Wānaka photographer Michael Venz has been awarded the H.S. James Landscape Trophy for Best Landscape Print for his image The Long and Winding Road.
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Kircher calling it quits as Waitaki mayor
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Kircher calling it quits as Waitaki mayor
The retiring Mayor of Waitaki, Gary Kircher, has called time on his four-term mayoralty, describing the last two terms as "really challenging".
Taxpayers’ Union shares concerns over museum costs
Taxpayers’ Union shares concerns over museum costs
A taxpayer union representative shares the concerns of an Invercargill city councillor about the council’s $5.5 million expenditure on consultants for the new museum.
1880 train arrives at new home
1880 train arrives at new home
It started in Glasgow and ended in Lumsden.
Motorcyclist going 140kmh fled police
Motorcyclist going 140kmh fled police
A motorcyclist with a pillion passenger fled police after being clocked at about 140kmh near Frankton.
‘Local legend’ award launched
‘Local legend’ award launched
The Southland Business Chamber has launched a new award named after a business leader who died suddenly last year.
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Family donates land for new St John base
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Family donates land for new St John base
The Waitaki District Council has granted resource consent to Hato Hone St John for a new Oamaru ambulance and training base on semi-rural land at Weston.
'Incredible privilege': Four-term Otago mayor quits
'Incredible privilege': Four-term Otago mayor quits
The long-standing Mayor of Waitaki, Gary Kircher, has announced he will not seek re-election.
Police admit failings in dealing with mental health patient
Police admit failings in dealing with mental health patient
Police have admitted shortcomings in their handling of an incident late last year in Wānaka involving two mental health workers and a male patient with a history of violence.
Historic Waitaki Valley estate sells
Historic Waitaki Valley estate sells
Campbell Park Estate, with its 35-room limestone baronial mansion as its centrepiece, has been sold by liquidators for $3.2 million.
Shock over $5.5m spent on consultants
Shock over $5.5m spent on consultants
An Invercargill city councillor is shocked about the $5.5 million spent on consultants for the new museum project — but the mayor believes this is a reasonable amount.
Delight after Gollum fish found in Southland stream
Delight after Gollum fish found in Southland stream
Department of Conservation (Doc) rangers working in the Waimatuku Stream near Invercargill have discovered it's teeming with a threatened species of fish.