Southland

Students at school camps in Deep Cove, in the heart of the Fiordland National Park, will have the opportunity to explore the marine environment with the launch of a new marine education programme.

A workers’ union has become involved as a Gore rest-home prepares to change ownership.

Thieves striking under the cover of darkness stole 1000 litres of diesel from a Southland truck yard as the country grapples with skyrocketing fuel prices.