Feathered friends in need of new homes
Feathered friends in need of new homes
Have you got a home for five grey cockatiels, two budgies and one Jimmy?
Fish & Game reports strong 2025 for game-birds in Otago
Fish & Game reports strong 2025 for game-birds in Otago
The Otago region notched a record number of whole season licences for game-birds last year, and this season is looking promising.
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Action urged to address waterway degradation
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Action urged to address waterway degradation
Freshwater campaigners are blaming inaction by authorities as a government report flags declining waterway health and wetland loss.
Accessible mai mai ‘perfect’
Accessible mai mai ‘perfect’
Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for your sport, but a new mai mai in South Otago means duck-shooting has become a good deal simpler for at least one enthusiast.
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Oamaru principal seeks media gag amid bullying probes
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Oamaru principal seeks media gag amid bullying probes
A submission to Parliament by an Oamaru school principal is seeking to restrict media reporting on school incidents, councillors have been told.
Officials want Stewart Island solar powered by Christmas
Officials want Stewart Island solar powered by Christmas
A long-promised project to shift Stewart Island to solar power could be under way within months and operational by Christmas, officials say.
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School celebrates centenary
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School celebrates centenary
Former students flocked back to a ‘‘school that gives you chances’’ at Easter, sharing memories and reflecting on 100 years of change.
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Southland psychiatrist censured for 'inappropriate' conduct named
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Southland psychiatrist censured for 'inappropriate' conduct named
An award-winning Southland health practitioner censured and fined for ‘‘inappropriate and disrespectful’’ conduct with patients can now be named.
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Relief fuel rise near end of season
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Relief fuel rise near end of season
Down the bottom of the world the claws of Middle East tension are gently prodding away.
Farmers’ environmental work praised
Farmers’ environmental work praised
Deer and cattle farmers Tony and Michelle Roberts, and Kate Roberts and Mark Lieshout are the Southland regional supreme winners of the 2026 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
New reporter feeling right at home in Gore
New reporter feeling right at home in Gore
The Ensign would like to welcome new reporter Gemma Sinclair.
Rink nearly ready for reopening
Rink nearly ready for reopening
The volunteers who run the Gore ice skating rink are reminding themselves good things take time as they go into overtime to get the rink ready in time for its reopening this week.
High cost of petrol fuels rally
High cost of petrol fuels rally
Broomsticks, hobby horses, scooters and skates ...
Course aims to upskill cyclists
Course aims to upskill cyclists
Cyclists of all abilities are being offered the chance to learn potentially life-saving skills at a free community session this weekend.
Marking 100 years of rugby
Marking 100 years of rugby
Queenstown is about to host a celebration of Central Otago rugby, the likes of which the region has never seen before.
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