Southland

A Southland father with terminal bowel cancer hopes to trigger a citizens-initiated referendum to reform cancer care in New Zealand.

Police will continue searching Lake Hauroko in Southland after two people on a boat went missing last month, and a body washed up a day later.

The Southern District Health Board has been accused of breaching the Treaty of Waitangi by downgrading the Lumsden Maternity Centre without consultation.

Invercargill contract milker Tangaroa Walker is looking at drying off his herd of 500 cows after a great season. He says milk production is up 15 percent on last year and grass and winter crops are…

Supplies mishaps are plaguing the Lumsden and Te Anau maternity hubs that were meant to be up and running seven weeks ago, adding to concerns over giving birth in the region.

Invercargill police searching for a man missing on a Southland lake believe he and the woman he was with got into difficulty nearly a week before they were reported missing.

It is hoped a new medical centre, seven-storey hotel and retail precinct in Invercargill - taking the place of about 30 buildings - will "rescue" the town's CBD from its "trajectory of decline".

Police are waiting for water levels to recede before they resume a search for a boatie missing in Fiordland National Park.

After a roadside birth on Sunday morning near Lumsden - where maternity facilities were downsized recently - Southern District Health Board says it is "important for mothers and midwives to plan well…

The Southland accent has a distinctive burr, and new research is revealing how those 'rolled Rs' have changed over time.

Many roads in the Clutha district in the South Island are closed by fallen trees toppled by strong winds.

Auditors reviewing Southland cases where concerns had been raised about colonoscopy access through the Southern District Health Board decided to limit their review because it was taking too long to…

A claim of "inter-service warfare" has emerged in a damning review of Southland access to Southern District Health Board's colonoscopy service.

First Up: A Southland farmer whose farm suffered through a cull because of M bovis says emotional support is there for those who need it - especially farmers, who might be scared to ask for help. Audio