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    Jack Stephens died on February 15 after a ute rolled on the Niagara-Tokanui highway. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Southland man taunted police in video before fatal drunken crash

    A Southland man who killed his friend in a drunken crash made a video before the fatal journey telling police they could "get f.....". 

    Southland child sex offender avoids extended supervision order

    Christopher Peter Cooke outside the Christchurch District Court on Monday. Photo: Al Williams

    Southland child sex offender avoids extended supervision order

    A former Invercargill man twice jailed for sexual offending against children has been spared extensive supervision despite authorities wanting to place him under strict monitoring conditions.

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    Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

    Splash Palace. PHOTO: MATTHEW ROSENBERG

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    Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

    A couple of top Swimming NZ staff will visit Invercargill this weekend, ready to discuss a complaint made against a Southland swimming coach.

    Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

    Salvation Army Invercargill community ministries manager Cathy Strong and major Murray Sanson at...

    Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

    New powers allowing police to move homeless people out of public spaces will just take the issue "out of sight", a Southland social service agency says.

    Dahlias delight

    PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG

    Dahlias delight

    Dahlias amazed and provided a view unlike any other at the Gore Town & Country Club stadium, which has been converted into a garden display for the 2026 South Island National Dahlia Show and...

    Pedestrian killed in Te Anau hit-and-run

    Photo: Getty Images

    Pedestrian killed in Te Anau hit-and-run

    A person is dead after a hit-and-run incident in Te Anau this morning.

    Trevor the trout: Gore statue given name

    The hunt is on to find a name for Gore's brown trout statue. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Trevor the trout: Gore statue given name

    Gore's iconic statue is no longer with-trout a name.

    Mataura River lure for festival patrons

    The On the Fly Festival mixed a celebration of fly fishing, the Mataura River and education, as...

    Mataura River lure for festival patrons

    The On the Fly Festival in Gore reeled in a thousand people yesterday afternoon to celebrate the Mataura River, from its microbiome all way to the catch.

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    Programme producing results for Pasifika

    Kew Pacific Island Learning Centre manager and teacher Rebecca Fa'alologo-Robertson (left) and...

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    Programme producing results for Pasifika

    A Pacific education programme is helping Pasifika parents champion their children’s learning in the Deep South.

    Only in New Zealand

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Only in New Zealand

    A passing motorist, held up while Lorne Peak station stock are mustered across State Highway 6, leapt from his car to give shepherds a hand with the mob of 1000 lambs.

    Southland neurology patient sees specialist faster as tourist than back home

    Stock image: Getty

    Southland neurology patient sees specialist faster as tourist than back home

    As neurology patients here face long wait times to see a specialist, one Southland woman got a same-day appointment as a tourist in France, then faced a four-month wait back home.

    Big names to be at SpeedFest

    The iconic TKR All Black V8 Supercar, the Commodore that Jason Richards and Angus Fogg first...

    Big names to be at SpeedFest

    The 2026 Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest is on this weekend and, as usual, the event will feature interesting cars and participants.

    New turf on way for playing field

    TigerTurf worker Akira Mitsugi operates a machine lifting the rubber crumb fill out of the old...

    New turf on way for playing field

    The old is out and the new is on its way as Southland Football replaces the artificial surface playing field at Turnbull Thomson Park.

    Programme supports Pasifika parents

    Kew Pacific Island Learning Centre manager and teacher Rebecca Fa'alologo-Robertson (left) and...

    Programme supports Pasifika parents

    A pacific education programme is helping to empower Pasifika parents to champion their children’s learning in the Deep South.

    Stepping up to fight cancer

    Invercargill woman Tina Johansen and Patch the dog who are taking part in Bowel Cancer New...

    Stepping up to fight cancer

    Moving her butt for bowel cancer is having a trifecta of results for an Invercargill woman.

    Navy, Fisheries NZ unite to patrol waters

     Foveaux Strait. Photo: Getty Images

    Navy, Fisheries NZ unite to patrol waters

    The Royal New Zealand Navy has completed a successful fishery patrol around Stewart Island and Foveaux Strait, working in partnership with Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ).

    Broad Bay Undaria-free

    Undaria pinnatifida. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

    Broad Bay Undaria-free

    Environment Southland is celebrating a significant biosecurity milestone with the successful eradication of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (undaria) from Broad Bay, Rakiura...

    Parts of museum ‘obliterated’

    The catastrophic storm that struck in late October ripped the Southland Fire Service Museum’s...

    Parts of museum ‘obliterated’

    Wrapped in a silver bunker coat for protection, Southland Fire Service Museum curator Pete Burdette hunkered down in the kitchen while he listened to the sound of 25 years of history being torn...

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    Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

    A whitetailed deer appears on a trail camera on Stewart Island. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

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    Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

    The high death rate of Stewart Island whitetail deer during last year’s aerial 1080 operation is not acceptable, a hunting advocate says.

    Southern Gals snare gold at Masters Games

    The Southern Gals hockey team  won the New Zealand Masters over-45 women’s hockey tournament....

    Southern Gals snare gold at Masters Games

    Winning a gold medal is something many athletes strive for but few achieve.
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