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'Hospital in chaos': Claim theatres shut down
Southland Hospital is in disarray, staffing so low in some departments operating theatres have been temporarily shut down, a staff member claims.
Heavy rain for Southland
Heavy rain for Southland
Updated 8.15 pm
Heavy rain is on the way for parts of the lower South Island.
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Airport claims ‘scaremongering’
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Airport claims ‘scaremongering’
Claims about the state of Oamaru Airport including safety issues are simply ‘‘scaremongering’’, a director of the New Zealand Airline Academy says.
Obituary: A whole-hearted Southern mayor
Obituary: A whole-hearted Southern mayor
Some people claim not to have a political bone in their body.
‘Remarkable’ cooler summer affects income
‘Remarkable’ cooler summer affects income
Below-average temperatures during Wānaka’s summer season were ‘‘quite remarkable’’, a meteorologist says.
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Surprise literary selection
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Surprise literary selection
Queenstown author Peta Carey is preparing to eat her hat.
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Jones gives ground rules for Sir Ian debate
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Jones gives ground rules for Sir Ian debate
Sir Ian Taylor is waiting to hear from Shane Jones about their planned debate. The Resources Minister says he is ready but not going to a turn up to ‘‘a woke organic mung bean tea party fireside chat’’.
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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show
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New attractions, old classics at upcoming A&P show
Set up for one of New Zealand’s most popular agricultural events has begun — and organisers say this could be the best show yet if the weather plays ball.
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Call to set up hospice care at empty site
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Call to set up hospice care at empty site
An exhausted Queenstown resident caring for her dying husband has called on the health minister to turn empty rooms at Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital into a temporary hospice space.
Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews
Middlemarch family flees burning home, busy day for crews
It was a particularly busy day for firefighters, called to five serious blazes throughout the South.
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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot
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ORC decides not to build e-bus depot
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has palmed off developing an electric bus charging depot in Queenstown to the private market.
Rich foreign buyers flock to properties
Rich foreign buyers flock to properties
The early foreign birds are circling the Southern Lakes to catch the rare golden worms.
Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze
Fire crews battle Arrowtown vegetation blaze
Crews of firefighters and two helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting a large vegetation fire near Arrowtown.
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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof
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Moeraki cockle beds ‘sensitive, easily damaged’: prof
A marine science professor says harvesting cockles at Moeraki was always going to end badly as the beds can be easily damaged by humans.
Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Shelduck season set, shooting starts
Parries are back on the menu from today.
Statutory manager appointed
Statutory manager appointed
The board of Queenstown-Lakes’ oldest school, Glenorchy School, has called in a limited statutory manager (LSM).
Tip leads to arrest of pair allegedly dealing cannabis
Tip leads to arrest of pair allegedly dealing cannabis
An anonymous tip has led to the arrest of two 50-year-olds who police say were dealing cannabis in Cromwell.
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Angus ‘hanging on to life with both hands’
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Angus ‘hanging on to life with both hands’
Cameron and Bronnie Grant, and their children Addison, Zoe and Angus, were a typical Southland farming family when their world began unravelling at breakneck speed in mid- 2024.
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Family pays it forward to help charities
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Family pays it forward to help charities
When young Angus Grant was diagnosed with leukaemia in July 2024, his mother Bronnie was still recovering from the removal of a brain tumour the previous year.
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
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Endometriosis in the spotlight
A display of fashion, creativity and a community is hoped to spark a conversation about a painful disease that affects one in 10 women.