School’s first male principal appointed
Is it important an all-girls school has a female principal rather than a "bloke"?
Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park
Call for hunter caution after gunfire near park
Gunfire near children’s playgrounds and walking tracks in a park on the outskirts of Gore has prompted calls for hunters to exercise more caution in the area.
Man arrested over petrol theft
Man arrested over petrol theft
Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the past month.
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Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes
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Parks to be renamed in honour of heroes
A small town on Southland’s coast is preparing to permanently honour two men who helped save countless lives.
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Payout allegation disputed
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Payout allegation disputed
Santana is alleging Ngāi Tahu wants a $180 million payout if the firm’s Bendigo gold project gets the go-ahead.
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Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam
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Personal abuse, threats over mine disturbing: Sir Sam
Sir Sam Neill has described the threats of violence and personal attacks he has received over his opposition to a planned mine as "very shocking and disturbing".
Step made toward end of school’s intervention
Step made toward end of school’s intervention
After a two-year statutory intervention at a North Otago school, "vital steps" are now being made to elect a new school board.
Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning
Dotterel surge credited to predator poisoning
The pukunui/southern New Zealand dotterel population has recovered by 52% following a successful aerial predator control operation on Stewart Island.
Groundswell takes council to court
Groundswell takes council to court
A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.
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I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney
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I’m not a troublemaker: Mooney
Southland National MP Joseph Mooney has denied claims he is a "troublemaking MP", reaffirming his support of the party and Prime Minister Chris Luxon.
Councillor investigated over alleged assault
Councillor investigated over alleged assault
A councillor in his 80s under investigation for an alleged assault has admitted being ‘‘a bit naughty’’.
Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft
Man arrested over 855 litre Southland petrol theft
Invercargill police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the last month.
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Felling of mature kānuka trees angers landscape designer
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Felling of mature kānuka trees angers landscape designer
At least 100 mature kānuka trees have been felled in a grove in a Wānaka suburb in an apparent attempt to make mountain-bike trails, leaving a local green-space specialist ‘‘devastated’’.
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Woman fled via window to get help after assault
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Woman fled via window to get help after assault
A Queenstown woman locked herself in her bathroom and climbed out the window to get help from a neighbour after being assaulted by her partner last month.
Sawmill begins $115m expansion
Sawmill begins $115m expansion
Southland -based Niagara Sawmilling Company has begun a $115 million expansion of its timber processing operations, marking the largest growth phase in the company’s 91-year history.
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Gold mine, wine industry can co-exist: Santana
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Gold mine, wine industry can co-exist: Santana
Santana Minerals says its mine would annually make 36 times what the region’s wine industry does and the two can co-exist.
Man snapped leaving 'suspicious item' at Oamaru property
Man snapped leaving 'suspicious item' at Oamaru property
A man who tried to get into an Oamaru property late at night left a "suspicious item" behind, police say.
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Kaiwera Downs wind farm ahead of schedule
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Kaiwera Downs wind farm ahead of schedule
Work is rolling along on the second stage of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm and it is hoped to have everything up and running by the end of winter.
Sign of a possible crime
Sign of a possible crime
A speed monitoring sign on State Highway 1 in Waihola appears to have been ripped from its post, snapped and left to the elements on the side of the road.
Fine fleece on display
Fine fleece on display
WS Hickey & Son staffer Steve Matheson looks over the fleeces at the 2026 New Zealand National Golden Fleece Exhibition hosted by the Central Otago A&P Association at WS Hickey & Son...