Southland

Christopher Peter Cooke outside the Christchurch District Court on Monday. Photo: Al Williams

Southland child sex offender avoids extended supervision order

A former Invercargill man twice jailed for sexual offending against children has been spared extensive supervision despite authorities wanting to place him under strict monitoring conditions.

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Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

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Reach out to us: Swimming NZ staff

A couple of top Swimming NZ staff will visit Invercargill this weekend, ready to discuss a complaint made against a Southland swimming coach.

Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

Salvation Army Invercargill community ministries manager Cathy Strong and major Murray Sanson at...

Move-on will take issue ‘out of sight’

New powers allowing police to move homeless people out of public spaces will just take the issue "out of sight", a Southland social service agency says.

Dahlias delight

Dahlias delight

Dahlias amazed and provided a view unlike any other at the Gore Town & Country Club stadium, which has been converted into a garden display for the 2026 South Island National Dahlia Show and...

Pedestrian killed in Te Anau hit-and-run

Pedestrian killed in Te Anau hit-and-run

A person is dead after a hit-and-run incident in Te Anau this morning.

Trevor the trout: Gore statue given name

The hunt is on to find a name for Gore's brown trout statue. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Trevor the trout: Gore statue given name

Gore's iconic statue is no longer with-trout a name.

Mataura River lure for festival patrons

The On the Fly Festival mixed a celebration of fly fishing, the Mataura River and education, as...

Mataura River lure for festival patrons

The On the Fly Festival in Gore reeled in a thousand people yesterday afternoon to celebrate the Mataura River, from its microbiome all way to the catch.

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Programme producing results for Pasifika

Kew Pacific Island Learning Centre manager and teacher Rebecca Fa'alologo-Robertson (left) and...

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Programme producing results for Pasifika

A Pacific education programme is helping Pasifika parents champion their children’s learning in the Deep South.

Only in New Zealand

Only in New Zealand

A passing motorist, held up while Lorne Peak station stock are mustered across State Highway 6, leapt from his car to give shepherds a hand with the mob of 1000 lambs.

Southland neurology patient sees specialist faster as tourist than back home

Southland neurology patient sees specialist faster as tourist than back home

As neurology patients here face long wait times to see a specialist, one Southland woman got a same-day appointment as a tourist in France, then faced a four-month wait back home.

Big names to be at SpeedFest

The iconic TKR All Black V8 Supercar, the Commodore that Jason Richards and Angus Fogg first...

Big names to be at SpeedFest

The 2026 Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest is on this weekend and, as usual, the event will feature interesting cars and participants.

New turf on way for playing field

TigerTurf worker Akira Mitsugi operates a machine lifting the rubber crumb fill out of the old...

New turf on way for playing field

The old is out and the new is on its way as Southland Football replaces the artificial surface playing field at Turnbull Thomson Park.

Programme supports Pasifika parents

A pacific education programme is helping to empower Pasifika parents to champion their children’s learning in the Deep South.

Stepping up to fight cancer

Invercargill woman Tina Johansen and Patch the dog who are taking part in Bowel Cancer New...

Stepping up to fight cancer

Moving her butt for bowel cancer is having a trifecta of results for an Invercargill woman.

Navy, Fisheries NZ unite to patrol waters

Navy, Fisheries NZ unite to patrol waters

The Royal New Zealand Navy has completed a successful fishery patrol around Stewart Island and Foveaux Strait, working in partnership with Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ).

Broad Bay Undaria-free

Undaria pinnatifida. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Broad Bay Undaria-free

Environment Southland is celebrating a significant biosecurity milestone with the successful eradication of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (undaria) from Broad Bay, Rakiura...

Parts of museum ‘obliterated’

The catastrophic storm that struck in late October ripped the Southland Fire Service Museum’s...

Parts of museum ‘obliterated’

Wrapped in a silver bunker coat for protection, Southland Fire Service Museum curator Pete Burdette hunkered down in the kitchen while he listened to the sound of 25 years of history being torn...

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