Kiwi chicks reach 1kg mark to be safe from stoats
The first 1080 aerial poison drop over parts of Fiordland last winter has resulted in the first kiwi chicks reaching a stoat-safe weight and ensuring the future of the species for now, a ranger says.
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About 500 comment on city’s long vision
About 500 comment on city’s long vision
Hundreds of Invercargill residents have had their say on a vision for the future of the city.
Meeting discusses Alpine Fault report
Meeting discusses Alpine Fault report
It was a meeting of mayors in Invercargill yesterday.
Marriage made in heaven
Marriage made in heaven
When June Chamberlain first saw her future husband she did not like the idea of being a minister’s wife.
Millions in grants to diversify Queenstown, Milford economies
Millions in grants to diversify Queenstown, Milford economies
A $20 million fund to support the Queenstown Lakes District’s economic diversification and a $15m fund to help transform and protect Milford Sound have been announced by Tourism Minister Stuart Nash this morning.
One seriously hurt in crash between ute and truck in Southland
One seriously hurt in crash between ute and truck in Southland
A person in a serious condition was flown by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital after a crash in Southland today.
Reserve used to rejig rates rises
Reserve used to rejig rates rises
A decision to redistribute $2million of the Southland District Council’s strategic asset reserve will mean a more even rates increase for the region’s ratepayers.
Craning achievement
Craning achievement
Invercargill’s city centre is set to host a seventh crane as building works progress.
Thousands raised in charity tractor trek
Thousands raised in charity tractor trek
A group of Southland men keen on giving back to their community have completed a trek from Invercargill to Christchurch and back in two days - in a tractor.
Man pleads not guilty to leaving fatal crash scene
Man pleads not guilty to leaving fatal crash scene
An Invercargill man has pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of a crash which killed a Southland doctor last year.
Aussie billionaire eyes Tiwai for hydrogen production
Aussie billionaire eyes Tiwai for hydrogen production
An Australian billionaire is looking at using the aluminium smelter site at Tiwai Point near Bluff for environmentally friendly hydrogen production.
Planters replaced following vandalism
Planters replaced following vandalism
The continued vandalism of concrete planters in Gore is "beyond a joke" a council staffer says.
Meeting iwi over closure
Meeting iwi over closure
One of Rio Tinto’s top executives has been meeting Southland iwi this week about the closure of the Tiwai Point smelter.
Breast cancer survivor takes positive action
Breast cancer survivor takes positive action
A life-changing event can either lead to a life filled with negativity or positivity.
Sir Tim again considers taking legal advice
Sir Tim again considers taking legal advice
Sir Tim Shadbolt is again considering calling in the lawyers to fight his own council.
Feedback sought on significant rates rise
Feedback sought on significant rates rise
Southland residents will now have their say on proposed rates increases.
Person dies after being hit by train in Invercargill
Person dies after being hit by train in Invercargill
Police have confirmed a person has been killed after being hit by a train in Invercargill this afternoon.
In for the long haul
In for the long haul
Thornbury Vintage Tractor member Win Saxton keeps the tractor’s big wheels turning as it passes through Gore yesterday.
Leading real estate agent dies in crash
Leading real estate agent dies in crash
A prominent real estate agent has died following a car crash in Invercargill.
‘Madness’ to stop coastal waste move
‘Madness’ to stop coastal waste move
It would be "madness" if a Southland landfill was stopped from taking rubbish out of a historic dump site where waste was in danger of being washed into the sea, its general manager says.