Southland

Councils told bridge work needed

Southern councils should look to build bridges in bulk to cut costs and have a ready supply available, a transport meeting was told late last month when the Otago/Southland Regional Transport...

Name remains suppressed

Name remains suppressed

The identity of the man charged with manslaughter over a ute crash that claimed the life of an Otago man will remain secret — for now.

No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

A fine was handed out to a Southland company on Monday for breaching the Resource Management Act....

No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.

Previously convicted woman jailed for thefts

A Mataura woman with more than 90 previous shoplifting convictions has been jailed for more retail theft across Southland.

Drink-driver accused of drinking prior to sentencing

A Southland man who drove his family home while twice over the legal limit was accused of having alcohol on his breath during sentencing, a court has heard.

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No stopping 'tireless search' for son

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No stopping 'tireless search' for son

The parents of a missing French exchange student believed to have been last sighted in Te Anau more than five years ago have been moved by the kindness of Kiwis.

Museum work progressing well within overall budgets

A design drawing of Te Unua - Museum of Southland. Image: Invercargill City Council/Supplied

Museum work progressing well within overall budgets

The public will get their first look inside Te Unua-The Museum of Southland early next year.

Combined council bid discussed in 1980s

A letter from the Local Government Commission chairman in 1988. Photo: LDR

Combined council bid discussed in 1980s

A bid to combine Southland’s four councils is not the first time the topic has been discussed.

Man charged over child porn had hoped to abuse 4-year-old

A Southland man caught with child-abuse videos spoke online about his desire to abuse a 4-year-old, a court has heard.

Arm wrestling champs brings athletes south

The winners of the 105kg bracket celebrating after a successful event in Invercargill are (from...

Arm wrestling champs brings athletes south

The Southland Arm Wrestling Club brought the sport down South, with competitors from all over vying for glory — and a massive prize pool.

Fear of dog threat to kiwi on Rakiura

Two kiwi that were killed by dogs on Stewart Island in recent years. Photo: supplied

Fear of dog threat to kiwi on Rakiura

Dogs are killing kiwi on Stewart Island/Rakiura, residents claim, and a change in attitude is needed to stop the deaths.

‘Wait and see’ for building supplies

Riverton builder Will Kennedy believes changes to legislation will have a positive impact on...

‘Wait and see’ for building supplies

The proof of this pudding will most definitely be in the eating, with changes brought into the building supply chain.

Otago tackle their way past Southland

Southland lock Mitch Dunshea prepares to run into Otago first five Cameron Millar during the ...

Otago tackle their way past Southland

Southland did not quite make it on the scoreboard and did not quite make it off the field either.

Queenstowner claims Wyndham Rally win

Caleb Macdonald, of Queenstown, and Larisa Biggar, of Australia, forge towards victory in their...

Queenstowner claims Wyndham Rally win

Queenstown-based driver Caleb Macdonald and his Australian co-driver Larisa Biggar powered home in their Mitsubishi EVO 6 to win the 2025 Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally in difficult...

Ex-minister hits out at pine carbon farming

Former minister of forestry Stuart Nash said the ideal method for carbon farming was low-density...

Ex-minister hits out at pine carbon farming

A tree industry expert and former minister of forestry has condemned "lock and leave" carbon farming, but says you still can not tell farmers what to do with their land.

Goals big enough to be laughed at

DairyNZ Eastern Southland area manager and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Southern South Island farmer...

Goals big enough to be laughed at

Southland rural professional, sheep farmer and mother Keely Buckingham’s main motivation is to enjoy whatever she sets out to do.

Valued art, but not valuable

Fayum Coffin Lid Portrait, from Me, According to the History of Art, by Dick Frizzell, 2019, is...

Valued art, but not valuable

The works on show at the Eastern Southland Gallery have one thing in common: they did not cost the collector a cent.

Award-winning creations inspired by family, fauna

MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards mainstay Viv Tamblyn at home with her Peroni — Open Gala award...

Award-winning creations inspired by family, fauna

New Zealand fauna and a pair of purple hot pants were the seeds of ideas that became Gore’s prizewinning garments at the 2025 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

Album review

When Madonna released Ray of Light in 1998, its fusion of trip-hop, techno, pop and more set a high watermark for her career.

Forecasts for ash included

Kaimondake is known as Satsuma Fuji — the Fuji lookalike of the Satsuma (Kagoshima) region. I...

Forecasts for ash included

Guide book writer Craig McLachlan revisits Japan, where tourism is booming, in search of less well-known places to visit.

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