Southland

A group of Winton residents have expressed concerns over an application for a new bottle store in their small town, highlighting existing issues in the community.

An aggravated burglary in Bluff on Friday has left one man in Southland Hospital with moderate injuries. Police are now appealing for help from the public to identify those responsible.

More Cook Islanders have arrived in New Zealand, leaving family in exchange for financial stability and a new adventure. Audio

The Invercargill City Council has voted to start phasing out independent oversight of its governance from next month following a turbulent period.

Police have now named the two men who died after a boat sank in Bluff Harbour on Friday.

Two people have died and two are in a stable condition in hospital after a boat ran into difficulty off the Southland coast.

The analysis of a moa skeleton on Rakiura Stewart Island shows the birds may have lived there at the same time as humans.

The event was planned to run in Invercargill in September but organisers Mīharo moved it online due to alert-level 2 restrictions.

Invercargill City Council is preparing to take off its training wheels after a tumultuous period that included potential government intervention.

Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt is still using council-owned buildings for personal storage, three months after he made headlines over the unorthodox arrangement.

Rio Tinto is believed to undertake remediation by early 2024, when its final closure study will be delivered.

The proposal follows comments from a community panel that more needed to be done to encourage a more diverse and representative council.

The accused initially told police he did not know what happened then changed his story to say he fell on the 17-month-old boy but he "seemed fine", an inquest has heard.

The owner of a large unconsented sign which drew the ire of a neighbour says he is leaving the region over the ensuing fallout.

New modelling shows clinicians are planning for close to 900 Covid-19 cases a week across Otago and Southland in a worst-case scenario.

Clinicians are planning for a Covid-19 worst-case scenario in which close to 900 cases a week are reported in Otago and Southland.

The owner of a seaside lodge in rural Southland has been ordered to remove his home-made sign made out of power poles, less than 24 hours after it was erected.

In a sleepy Southland bay, a battle is brewing. Fearful an old dump could be exposed where the rocks give way to loose shingle, residents claim the council isn't interested.

A fourth person has been charged after a man with four gunshot wounds sought treatment at Southland Hospital earlier this month.