A Gore health official says the Dunedin hospital is another sign of underinvestment and a lack of responsibility from governments, current and past, to fix the healthcare system.
After months of rain and tough conditions, farmers have been reminded of the importance of getting away from it all, with a cold beer and great company.
A fisherman has welcomed the government’s decision to cut the catch limits for blue cod in Southland, saying it is paramount to guarantee its sustainability for future generations.
Contact Energy, which plans to build a multimillion-dollar wind farm at Slopedown, wants the remaining time available to the hearing panel to be utilised as productively and efficiently as possible.
Contact Energy has taken issue with Ngāi Tahu’s stance on its proposed $1 billion Southland wind farm, saying the iwi sold part of the site 20 years ago "presumably for commercial reasons".