Emergency services attend three crashes
Emergency services attend three crashes
Emergency services were busy yesterday attending three crashes in Southland and Central Otago.
Luisa Girao
Charges for jetty use to be investigated
Charges for jetty use to be investigated
The Southland District Council will investigate charges for non-recreational jetty use on Stewart Island.
Revised Chinese garden approved
Revised Chinese garden approved
Completion of the planned Chinese friendship garden in Invercargill is back on track.
Hotel name a nod to area's past
Hotel name a nod to area's past
Invercargill's new hotel will be named The Langlands after a contest with hundreds of suggestions, the Invercargill Licensing Trust announced this week.
Bluff oysters back on menu
Bluff oysters back on menu
Oyster fans can celebrate because the Bluff oyster season is officially under way.
First oyster harvest delayed
First oyster harvest delayed
Oyster lovers will need to wait until Monday to have their first taste of the season.
Ethan ecstatic after rapid ride in race car
Ethan ecstatic after rapid ride in race car
Driving a McLaren at 225kmh - Ethan Smith has ticked off a ''bucket list'' item.
Fleet ready to launch for start of oyster season
Fleet ready to launch for start of oyster season
Boats are set to hit the high seas for the start of the Bluff oyster season.
Water search approved
Water search approved
Invercargill city councillors have approved a search for underground water sources, but are yet to approve the up to $750,000 such an exploration would cost.
Recycling tender concern
Recycling tender concern
As Wastenet officials keep mum on a controversial tender for recycling waste, Southland residents and families of disabled employees who work for the current contractor, Southland disAbility...
Street lights throughout district being changed to LEDs
Street lights throughout district being changed to LEDs
About 1500 street light systems across the Clutha district will be converted from sodium vapour to more energy-efficient, low-maintenance LED lights.
Yoghurt in suspicious package
Yoghurt in suspicious package
A suspicious package reported in the Invercargill suburb of Grasmere yesterday turned out to be a yoghurt container.
Campaign to 'Stand up for SIT' against Govt plan
Campaign to 'Stand up for SIT' against Govt plan
Post-it notices in office windows, posters and billboards will be part of a Southland campaign opposing the Government proposal to merge all polytechnics into one tertiary organisation.
Cricket museum opens doors
Cricket museum opens doors
Cricket trinkets have a temporary Southland home as the New Zealand Cricket Museum opened its doors at the Bill Richardson Transport World yesterday.
Southland fights polytechnic proposal with petition
Southland fights polytechnic proposal with petition
A petition against the proposed merger of all of New Zealand's polytechnics and institutes of technology into one national tertiary organisation has already garnered more than 3000 signatures.
Southland Boys' pupils show their colours
Southland Boys' pupils show their colours
The rain did not wash away colour or dampen the fun at Southland Boys' High School yesterday.
Cause of farm fire unknown
Cause of farm fire unknown
Fire destroyed a Southland farmhouse early yesterday.
Omaui residents speak against cat ban plan
Omaui residents speak against proposed cat ban
"When did NZ become a dictatorship?" Plans to forbid cat ownership in the Southland community of Omaui amounted to violating the freedom of choice, residents have told an Environment Southland hearing.
Consultant: proposed Omaui cat ban may increase rat numbers
Consultant: proposed Omaui cat ban may increase rat numbers
A proposal to make Omaui cat-free may cause more harm than good by leading to an increase in rats, a environmental consultant has said.
Car-crime spree: Teens charged after 1000km on the run
Car-crime spree: Teens charged after 1000km on the run
Two teenagers who eluded police for three days over 1000km during a spree of alleged car thefts fuelled by stolen petrol have appeared in the Invercargill District Court on a host of charges.