Luisa Girao

A Southland director wore many important hats throughout his career — but he was still "somewhat humbled" when he was honoured by his peers last week.

The adventures of a kiwi in Southland were the inspiration for Invercargill’s children to create a graphic novel.

While being treated for brain cancer, a Winton boy told his mother that one day he would be strong enough to dig up and find dinosaur fossils.

A pie shop in Invercargill is celebrating the first anniversary of its subscription programme which sees about 800 pies delivered daily to customers as far as Northland.

A proposal to limit international drivers from Milford Rd has received strong approval from surveyed travellers.

About 14,000 bricks with messages of support and love were laid last week by volunteer contractors at the Southland Charity Hospital in Invercargill.

The massive pressure in the health system is creating an inequality for cancer patients in the South, as many are bearing the costs to have treatment in other regions, an advocate says.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark wants the region’s three councils to share a building and some services to improve its efficiencies.

Families are increasingly needing help to put food on the table as the cost of living rises — and a city foodbank is finding its pantry empty amid a shortage in donations.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark wants the region’s three councils to share a building and some services to improve its efficiencies.

The massive pressure in the health system is creating an inequality for cancer patients in the South, as many are bearing the costs to have treatment in other regions, an advocate says.