Reserve name consultation after opposition
Reserve name consultation after opposition
A plan to honour New Zealand’s longest-serving female mayor will now go out for public consultation after public opposition to the decision.
Laura Smith
Licensing fees increase criticised
Licensing fees increase criticised
Southland's hospitality industry is not a bottomless pit of money, district councillors were told yesterday.
Know your fungi, naturalist advises
Know your fungi, naturalist advises
Autumn is the time of year for fungi-finding fun but an Invercargill naturalist warns knowledge of what is edible is needed.
About learning from past, RSA president says
About learning from past, RSA president says
Anzac Day is not about glorifying war, but remembering and learning from mistakes of the past, one Southland RSA president says.
Investigation into Invercargill car fire
Investigation into Invercargill car fire
A fire investigation is being carried out today after emergency services responded to a car fire in Invercargill.
Inlet mooring consent sought
Inlet mooring consent sought
A tourism company wants to jump ship from Fiordland and instead berth one of its well-known boats at Stewart Island.
Contaminated water, erosion biggest issues
Contaminated water, erosion biggest issues
Coastal erosion and water and soil contaminants have been identified as key concerns for the Tiwai Point smelter ahead of its 2024 closure.
Concerned residents make plea to board to get roads sealed
Concerned residents make plea to board to get roads sealed
Concerned Omaui residents have appealed to their community board to get busy roads sealed, saying they have been left a state of anxiously waiting for a bad accident to happen.
AB Lime landfill consent bid: group ‘left completely in the dark’
AB Lime landfill consent bid: group ‘left completely in the dark’
A Southland group addressed regional councillors yesterday about being "left completely in the dark" over a controversial consent application.
Dump application should be declined, planner says
Dump application should be declined, planner says
A controversial plan for AB Lime to become the premier dump for the South has hit a hurdle after a planner recommended it be declined.
Planners recommend Winton dump consents be rejected
Planners recommend Winton dump consents be rejected
A Southland landfill's controversial plan to become the premier dump for the South has hit a hurdle after a planner recommended it be declined.
No further signs found of parasite
No further signs found of parasite
Almost 1000 samples tested after an oyster parasite was detected last month near Stewart Island have no infection.
Out and about for learning
Out and about for learning
Environmentally minded schoolchildren from around Southland gathered together on Thursday for a day of fun and learning.
Badly injured officer ‘so brave’
Badly injured officer ‘so brave’, wife says
A Te Anau police officer faces a long and painful recovery after an accident involving a gas bottle left him with severe burns.
Three cars crash in Invercargill CBD
Three cars crash in Invercargill CBD
Emergency services have been called to a multiple-car crash in Invercargill this afternoon.
Industry group says landfill sustainable
Industry group says landfill sustainable
Southland's key landfill deserves support in its consent renewal attempt, an industry association says.
New attractions ready to make a splash
New attractions ready to make a splash
Invercargill’s new hydroslides are ready for the public.
Oysters show no infection with new bonamia
Oysters show no infection with new bonamia
Hundreds of wild Bluff oysters have shown no infection through testing after last month’s discovery of an oyster-killing parasite.
Teens get point of CACTUS programme
Teens get point of CACTUS programme
A group of 23 Invercargill youngsters taking part in an armed forces-style course faced a gruelling day of activities yesterday.
‘Check it’ advice after bonfire
‘Check it’ advice after bonfire
Invercargill firefighters rushed to a suspected building fire on Thursday night, only to discover a garden bonfire.