SUBSCRIBERSouthland‘People just see the negatives but we love this town’: The small settlement hit by three tragediesThe small rural town of Otautau is around 40 minutes out of Invercargill, with an estimated population of 800 as of June 2025. Photo: Tayler MuttonTayler MuttonReporterThursday, September 24, 2026Updated, Thursday, September 24, 2026SHAREfacebooktwitterwhatsappemaillinkedinfacebooktwitterwhatsappemaillinkedinPHOTO