South ready to stay the course
Leaders in the South have breathed a sigh of relief that Covid-19 restrictions will remain at the same level for 12 more days.
Southland
Discharge in groundwater case
Discharge in groundwater case
The man at the centre of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak in Southland was discharged without conviction when he appeared in the Environment Court in Invercargill on a charge of using groundwater and...
Driver seriously injured after hitting cow
Driver seriously injured after hitting cow
Police are asking for information following a serious crash in Dacre, Southland, on Thursday.
Stab victim recovering back at home
Stab victim recovering back at home
The victim who was stabbed during an armed robbery in Invercargill a fortnight ago has been discharged from hospital and was now recovering at home.
Evacuation after duct catches fire
Evacuation after duct catches fire
ACC staff were evacuated from their building in Invercargill after an air-conditioning duct caught fire yesterday.
Farmers praised for winter grazing management
Farmers praised for winter grazing management
Farmers should be commended for their efforts to improve winter grazing practices, following aerial winter grazing inspections, Environment Southland says.
Clubs merge after 104 years
Clubs merge after 104 years
After 104 years of operation, Queens Park Golf Club is understood to be one of the last clubs in New Zealand to merge their women’s and men’s committees.
Fire prompts evacuation in Invercargill
Fire prompts evacuation in Invercargill
A building in the Invercargill CBD was evacuated after an air conditioning duct caught fire this afternoon.
Witnesses to car's crash with cow sought
Witnesses to car's crash with cow sought
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that left a person seriously injured after their car hit a cow in Southland yesterday.
Second arrest over Southland aggravated robbery
Second arrest over Southland aggravated robbery
A second man has been charged today in relation to the aggravated robbery of the Gladstone Night 'n Day store.
Leadership group formed to co-ordinate regional response
Leadership group formed to co-ordinate regional response
A new regional leadership group has been formed in Southland in response to the resurgence of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Home detention for having child porn
Home detention for having child porn
A pensioner caught with more than 1800 files of objectionable material involving children has been sentenced to five months’ home detention.
Birthday in prison after arrest over stabbing robbery
Birthday in prison after arrest over stabbing robbery
A man is spending his 38th birthday in custody today, after being arrested in relation to the robbery of a dairy where a member of the public was stabbed.
One taken to hospital after car hits cow
One taken to hospital after car hits cow
A person seriously injured after they hit a cow with their car in Southland this morning has been transported to hospital by helicopter.
Demand in South for testing ramps up
Demand in South for testing ramps up
Demand for Covid-19 testing rose rapidly in the South yesterday.
Inquiry into ‘deliberately lit’ fire ongoing
Inquiry into ‘deliberately lit’ fire ongoing
An investigation into a "deliberately lit" fire at Southland Hospital is ongoing after Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) were called out to the inpatient mental health unit yesterday afternoon.
Gore votes to join water services reform
Gore votes to join water services reform
The Gore district coffers will be $1.1million better off after councillors voted to be part of a proposed Government reform of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services.
Range of curios unearthed at CBD site
Range of curios unearthed at CBD site
A partial horse skeleton, a child’s shoe and a clay tobacco pipe are among the historic artefacts found at the Invercargill CBD site to date.
Fire at Southland Hospital 'lit deliberately'
Fire at Southland Hospital 'lit deliberately'
A fire that prompted patients to be moved at Southland Hospital this afternoon was deliberately lit, an investigator says.
Testing station for Invercargill as demand soars
Testing station for Invercargill as demand soars
A Covid-19 testing station will be opened in Invercargill as demand for tests skyrockets in the South.