Southland

Patient advocate Melissa Vining says Southland cancer patients are facing double the nationally recommended wait time to be seen. Audio

A sighting was reported in Te Anau Basin in September, but despite searches by trained dogs and drones, the animal was never found.

Invercargill councillors are biting the bullet and backing their new museum, despite a multimillion-dollar budget blowout.

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark says he will no longer "contribute" to some media outlets on the back of stories about his costly behaviour.

A driver running from police has slammed into another vehicle at an intersection, leaving three people seriously injured, police say.

Police have targeted drivers who do laps of Invercargill's CBD before going to organised skid meets in rural locations.

Investigations into Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark's code of conduct breaches were the council's most expensive in the past five years.

The search means the public can be reassured no wallaby population has established in the area, something that would have been 'devastating'.

It is taking a no-prisoners approach to those flouting the rules with dog ownership.

Concerns about the nutritional value of products sold by Invercargill's food trucks have been raised by the National Public Health Service.

Police say four Southland men who were catching whitebait illegally have had their nets seized and will face enforcement from the Department of Conservation.

Invercargill councillors have thrown their support behind the 'They Save, We Pay" campaign for Dunedin Hospital.

A $6000 reward is being offered for information leading to a successful prosecution.