Southland
'Spray and pray' method being used in Southland
The controversial 'spray and pray' farming method, being blamed for contaminating waterways in Rangitikei, is being used in Southland.
Fiordland climbers found in 'unforgiving terrain'
A helicopter pilot who helped find the bodies of two climbers who fell to their death in Fiordland says they were attempting a very challenging climb.
One dead after Southland crash
A person has died after a four-wheel drive and a tanker collided in Southland.
South Port ordered to pay nearly $200k over man's death
South Port New Zealand has been ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in fines and reparations for breaching health and safety requirements.
Young man's mental health care criticised
The Southern DHB and an unnamed psychiatrist have been told to apologise to the family of a mental health patient who later died.
Ratepayers' vent anger over $600k Chinese garden
"We don't need a Chinese garden, we've already got a Japanese garden," Invercargill residents say.
Car crossed centre line before fiery crash, bus operator says
The owner of the tour bus involved in a crash that killed two people near Te Anau says it appears the rental car crossed the centre line.
Milford Sound's only road back in focus after horror crash
Two people died in their rental car on State Highway 94 near Milford Sound on Tuesday after it collided with a bus and burst into flames. Ian Telfer investigates if enough work on the road has been… Audio
National MP declined police interview over recording claims
National MP Todd Barclay declined to be interviewed by police who were investigating claims he had secretly recorded staff in his electorate office.
Two dead in fiery Te Anau crash, police confirm
Two people were killed in a Te Anau car crash that engulfed a car and bus in flames, police say.
Stadium operator must pay $16m for roof collapse
The roof above the community courts at Stadium Southland collapsed under the weight of snow in September 2010.
No criminal charges for Southland school over alleged seclusion room
No evidence to support charges against anyone at Ruru Specialist School in Invercargill, police say.
No survivors from car that collided with bus - police
There were no survivors from the car which collided with a bus and burst into flames on the Te Anau-Milford highway yesterday, police have confirmed.
Car and bus caught fire after crash
Police are unsure whether everyone in the car in the crash near Te Anau has been able to escape safely.
Woman dies from cancer after follow-up missed
A woman died soon after discovering she had lung cancer that had spread and that a hospital doctor had failed to follow it up.
The Future of our Regions: Southland
The Chief Executive of Venture Southland, Paul Casson talks about the challenges facing the region. Unlike some rural regions, the population of 98 thousand is expected to grow slightly. Audio
Watching the fleece fly
Country Life was there when the handpiece buzzed at the 17th World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Invercargill. Audio, Gallery
Watching the fleece fly
Country Life was there when the handpiece buzzed at the 17th World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Invercargill.
AudioDead toddler's aunt releases hush-hush recording with CYF
The aunt of a toddler who died on Child Youth and Family's watch has released a recording she secretly made of a meeting with the agency in an attempt to hold it to account. Audio
CYF manager admits agency failed in Southland toddler death
RNZ News obtains a secret recording in which a Child Youth and Family manager admits the agency failed multiple times when it sent a Southland toddler back into a P-using household where he died. Audio
