Southland
Wild weather: Hikers survive as land slip smashes Routeburn hut
A Wellington couple on their honeymoon are celebrating a narrow escape after slips and flooding washed out parts of the Routeburn track almost wiping out the hut they were sheltering in.
Brett… Video, Audio
Weather: Roads closed, sandbags piled as flooding hits Gore
A state of emergency in Southland has been extended as torrential rain over the past two days has brought landslips, widespread flooding and closed roads across the region.
It comes as 195 tourists… Video, Audio
Weather: Southland in State of Emergency as rain continues
A State of Emergency has been extended to include all of Southland as water levels continue to rise and cause major damage.
Dozens of people have already been rescued from tracks in Fiordland after… Video, Audio
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
A break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning. Audio
Weather: Flooding, slips, hundreds trapped in Milford Sound
Hundreds of people are trapped in Milford Sound after heavy flooding cut off the only road out.
A State of Emergency has been declared in Milford, Te Anau and Manapouri.
Locals say they have never… Video, Audio
Aussie takes on the challenge of swimming the Foveaux Strait
An Australian man will be trying today to become the first person from his country to swim across the Foveaux Strait.
Call for clues in hunt for man last seen five months ago in Southland
A family wants help to find John Macgregor, who has been missing from Southland since July.
Locomotive pulled from tonnes of river muck
A relic of New Zealand's rail past has emerged from the mud 93 years after being dumped in a Southland River. Video
Digging up two rare locomotives
After six years of work, the Lumsden Heritage Trust is on the cusp of excavating two 1885 steam locomotives from the Oreti River. Audio
Auckland-Invercargill direct flights 'game changer' for Southland
Southlanders are embracing a new direct jet flight connecting them to Auckland with more than 46,000 seats already sold.
When doing the right thing goes wrong
In this episode of Voices; we meet an elderly couple who say outdated immigration rules are unfair and need an overhaul. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
When doing the right thing goes wrong
In this episode of Voices; we meet an elderly couple who say outdated immigration rules are unfair and need an overhaul. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
AudioTwo dead, two injured after Southland crash
Two people have died and another is being airlifted to hospital following a crash in Southland.
Two still in hospital after bus crash near Queenstown
Two people remain in hospital after a tour bus rolled on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road yesterday afternoon.
Sky's the limit for Stewart Island/Rakiura night time observers
Stewart Island/Rakiura residents are hopeful they can build on a successful first year as a Dark Sky Sanctuary.
Farmer fears M bovis back on property despite culling of 1700 cattle
A Southland farmer is concerned the Mycoplasma bovis disease could be back on his farm, 18 months after his previous cattle herd had to be culled. Audio
Kingston Flyer may be back in operation this year
The Kingston Flyer will be back in commercial operation this year, the engineer leading its restoration says.
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers. Audio
Christmas Fare - Growers report in on the year that's been...
Country Life's whipping around the country to hear about 'the year that's been' for our food producers.
AudioHomicide investigation launched after death in Invercargill
Police have launched a homicide investigation following a death in Invercargill.
