Southland
Helicopter crash revealed a culture of pilots pushing limits
A fatal helicopter crash shows there is a culture of pilots pushing aircraft to their limits, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission says.
Council chooses cheapest option for stalled cycle track
Southland's council has chosen the cheapest option to finish a controversial cycle trail that has been stalled for several years.
Weather heats up, Southland driest for decades
Southland has not had such a long dry spell since 1990 and is tracking towards its driest year on record, the regional council says.
Absconding men probably desperate to leave vessel
The police have found three Vietnamese crew who absconded from a fishing boat in Bluff yesterday.
Search for trio after boat docks with dead man
Police are searching for three foreign nationals who have gone missing from a vessel in Bluff.
Queenstown goes to bat for family facing deportation
Several hundred people marched through the centre of Queenstown today in support of a Sri Lankan family facing deportation.
Clutha water measures aim to avoid severe restrictions
Water restrictions will be brought in for the entire Clutha district from Friday.
Learning on the Land
In 1952, Edmund Jeff gifted his 2424 hectare property to the Salvation Army to be used for training underprivileged youths in agriculture. It's still a training farm 65 years on. Audio, Gallery
Toxic smelter waste must go - campaigner
Tiwai aluminium smelter should take back thousands of tonnes of toxic waste left in dumps around Southland, a campaigner says.
Free Advice Hooks Farmers
Environment Southland's farm plan is being taken up by an increasing number of farmers. So far, more than 400 farmers have been offered free, farm-specific environmental management advice through the… Audio
Free Advice Hooks Farmers
Environment Southland's farm plan is being taken up by an increasing number of farmers. So far, more than 400 farmers have been offered free, farm-specific environmental management advice through the…
AudioSchool, Ministry criticised over use of seclusion room
An Invercargill school and the Ministry of Education have been criticised by the Chief Ombudsman after an autistic boy was kept in a seclusion room on numerous occasions. Audio
Parents won't accept apology from school over seclusion room
The parents of a boy held in an Invercargill school's seclusion room say they are disappointed the Chief Ombudsman's report into the use of the room didn't go further. Audio
Sophie Henderson: Human Traces
Sophie Henderson, one of the stars of Nic Gorman's debut feature Human Traces, talks about the psychological thriller shot in the Catlins, on the coast near Owaka. Sophie plays an environmental… Audio
Making water the winner
Southland farmers are voicing concerns about a proposed Water and Land Plan to maintain water quality in the region. Audio
Making water the winner
Southland farmers are voicing concerns about a proposed Water and Land Plan to maintain water quality in the region.
AudioBreeding Kiwi saved by rare emergency C-section
Keepers at Queenstown's Kiwi Birdlife Park are nursing a breeding female back to health after an emergency caesarean.
Spring storm: Baby girl almost born on side of road
A baby was almost born at the side of the road near Invercargill yesterday morning, as snow and fallen trees held up their trip to hospital.
Schools shut, power out in parts of South Island after overnigh
Much of the South Island had a chilly start to the day as an overnight storm blanketed alpine areas in snow and buffeted much of the country with wind and rain. Video, Audio
Snowvember - Farmer says in 40 years he's never seen snow this late
A weather bomb brought strong winds, heavy rain and snow to the lower South Island today, causing flooding and closing roads and schools in Southland and Otago. Video, Audio
