Fiordland hunters are celebrating a milestone as the wapiti deer that inhabit the region have been declared a herd of special interest (HOSI), the first of its kind in New Zealand.

Fiordland wapiti deer are being designated the country's first herd of special interest.

A little tweak to their boutique brews has paid big dividends for Invercargill brewer Gadoochi.

TVNZ has been forced to issue an apology to the Gore District Council over an incorrect statement broadcast last month concerning local government amalgamation.

It could have been worse.

The New Zealand Marine Sciences Society conference was held in Invercargill last week.

Four teenagers are getting a taste of university studies while helping expand scientists’ knowledge of sharks in New Zealand.