Allison Rudd

A memorial at Stirling Point, near Bluff, in memory of those lost in Foveaux Strait tragedies would be a comfort for grieving families and friends, two women who have lost relatives to the sea say.

Dog owners in Christchurch with pets stressed by the earthquakes are turning to an unusual remedy - aromatherapy.

The new annual ocean race from Auckland to Bluff has received support from the organisers of the Sydney to Hobart event.

A free business sounds too good to be true, but the man behind the proposal says there is no catch.

An independent report into Environment Southland's compliance division has found no evidence of dishonesty or fraudulent behaviour by a staff member, but has signalled the need for improvements to processes and procedures.

The 20th anniversary of the official opening of Stewart Island's Great Walk, the Rakiura Track, was marked last week.

The head of a trust trying to eradicate wilding pines from a vast expanse of Northern Southland believes the big job can be done.

More than 400ha of an internationally recognised scientific reserve southeast of Invercargill has been destroyed by fire.

France-based New Zealand businessman Mark Oremland had a dream when he bought a 1940s DC3 18 months ago.

A Southland anti-abortion group will begin weekly protests outside Southland Hospital from next month.