Luisa Girao

Invercargill now has its own symbol to show the city’s commitment to diversity.

The discovery of dead blue penguins at Stewart Island last month highlighted the importance of trapping feral cats and training pet dogs visiting the island, an advocate says.

This year’s Burt Munro Challenge being called off did not stop a group of motorcyclists from the North Island heading south.

Two climbers were rescued uninjured after being stuck overnight on a ledge in the Darran Mountains in Fiordland, an area which has claimed the lives of four climbers in the past five years.

A tradesman at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter says it was once the best employer in the country but the company needs to raise its game.

The Invercargill City Council’s financial and capital programme is operating a "bit below forecast", a manager says.

A resident of Conon St, in Invercargill, says he is sleeping with one eye open after two fires deemed suspicious occurred in his street in four days.

Covid has impacted another important event for Southland’s economy.

Southland leaders yesterday celebrated Rio Tinto’s intention to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open beyond 2024, but the Government remains unsure about the company’s future.

Southland's most well-known places will be soon up for sale — but only as part of the world’s most popular board game.

The site of the former Otautau Town Hall has been transformed into a community hub thanks to the efforts of a church group.

The Invercargill City Council is proposing a drop in speed limits on a majority of its roads in what it says is an effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries.

Shakespeare in the Park is back at Queens Park in Invercargill this week with its production of A Plague O’ Both Your Houses.

The first public meeting of an Invercargill City Council governance group has shown tensions between Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt and his deputy mayor continue.

One of Invercargill’s most popular attractions will close for an undetermined time to carry out $1 million of maintenance work mid-year.

Environment Southland will reopen its office tomorrow in the aftermath of a Covid-19 scare last week.

Riders from across the South Island descended on Southland at the weekend to take part in New Zealand’s longest-running club classic cycling race.

The creativity, resilience and innovation of regional businesses were celebrated at the Southland Business Excellence Awards at the weekend.

The past and future of Invercargill’s architecture converges in the Southern Institute of Technology’s newest building — a hub of digital and creative arts for Southland.

A proposal to triple Stewart Island’s visitor levy is a smokescreen covering the Southland District Council’s lack of funds to spend on infrastructure, a tourism operator says.