Logan Savory

Firefighters helped remove two people with minor injuries from a car after it crashed through a fence in Invercargill today.

A group of Omaui residents have united to put a joint submission to Environment Southland opposing a proposed cat ban in the small town.

Invercargill Licensing Trust chairman Alan Dennis says there is no in-depth review of Rugby Southland funding in the pipeline, despite yet another bleak season for the province's flagship rugby team.

Dave Hewett has stepped down from his role as New Zealand under-20s assistant coach to spend more time with the Southland Stags in the lead-up to the 2019 rugby season.

There are a fair few things you can be forgiven for questioning when it comes to Southland rugby, although yesterday’s effort shown against Manawatu in Palmerston North is not one of them.

Few were expecting much from the Southland Stags heading into 2018. Anyone who did would have been fuelled by hope rather than any sort of calculated guesswork.

Southland Stags co-captain Flynn Thomas will miss the rest of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season because of a shoulder injury.

The record player seems to be stuck.

The five competition points claimed in Invercargill on Saturday has cemented Otago in the top four of the Mitre 10 Cup championship division.

Southland has secured the services of Tasman hooker Jesse MacDonald for the derby match against Otago in Invercargill tomorrow.

When James Wilson confirmed he was returning to the Southland Stags this year he quickly scanned the calendar.

Te Anau was the big winner yesterday when the Government announced $19.3 million in its latest round of tourism funding.

Three long-serving Southland Boys’ High School staff members have lost their jobs, with rector Simon Coe saying there are structural weaknesses in the school’s leadership model.

Young Southland prop Ethan de Groot is bracing himself for a Mitre 10 Cup debut.

New Zealand Aluminium Smelter crew at Southland's Tiwai Point put out a landfill fire this morning.

Two cars collided in the Southland town of Winton this morning.

Ray Tatafu wanted to get as far away from Auckland as he could, so Invercargill was the preferred destination.

The fire service was called to Southland Hospital in Invercargill this morning after smoke was detected in a server room at the hospital.

After years of languishing, Invercargill's CBD is in line for an upgrade. A few good men, with city council support, have big plans for a large new shopping centre smack in the middle of the city....

Southland Stags coach Dave Hewett has taken ownership of his team's lineout drive woes and now is excited about the prospect of arguably New Zealand rugby's toughest provincial challenge.