Southland

The Otago Conservation Board strongly opposes a Department of Conservation agreement in principle to grant consent for a proposed $150 million Milford Dart bus tunnel.

A dairy farm worker has died after being trapped underwater by his quad bike near Invercargill overnight.

Telford will host the Otago-Southland regional final of the National Bank Young Farmer Contest this Sunday.

Local Government New Zealand should investigate making ponds lined in black plastic safer, Otago Southland coroner David Crerar says.

The Department of Conservation has lifted the high alert for the Young Valley after rainstorm forecast for the Mt Aspiring National Park on Tuesday night was less intense than expected.