Southland
Ski season's here, but where's the snow?
Unseasonably mild conditions have forced South Island skifields to delay opening dates and change event plans.
Ewe Milk Sheep
Southland is home to one of the largest sheep milking operations in the world. Antara Ag Farms runs approximately 14,000 milking ewes across three properties. All the milk is processed at the Blue… Audio, Gallery
Ewe Milk Sheep
Southland is home to one of the largest sheep milking operations in the world. Antara Ag Farms runs approximately 14,000 milking ewes across three properties. All the milk is processed at the Blue…
AudioClimbing the dairy ladder
Albino Guien Dakila has gone from farm labouring to running his own dairy farming operation. Albino and his wife Anna moved to Southland from the Philippines seven years ago and now they are lower… Audio
Climbing the dairy ladder
Albino Guien Dakila has gone from farm labouring to running his own dairy farming operation. Albino and his wife Anna moved to Southland from the Philippines seven years ago and now they are lower…
AudioSuspicious activity outside Southland school
A man has been seen acting suspiciously near a Southland school, and police are asking the public to come forward if they know anything.
Wild wallabies may have spread to Southland
Environment Southland is investigating the possibility that wild wallabies have spread to their region. The wallabies, which have become a widespread pest in South Canterbury, have so far been… Audio
Food: Oyster Soup
Steven Tutty is manager of the Capri restaurant in Gore, where his signature dish is Tutty's Oyster Soup. That recipe is a jealously guarded secret, but other winter warmers include a hearty vegetable… Audio
Fears wallabies have spread to Southland
Environment Southland is investigating the possibility that wild wallabies have spread to their region. Audio
Philip Armstrong: sheep
Kim Hill talks to the Head of the Department of English at the University of Canterbury, and co-director of New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies about his new book, Sheep. Audio
Farming on the Fringe
Dozens of cut & blow wave vouchers from the Kaos HQ hair salon in Invercargill have been gifted to dairy farmers in response to the plunging payout. The initiative is run by the Southern Dairy Women's… Audio
Farming on the Fringe
Dozens of cut & blow wave vouchers from the Kaos HQ hair salon in Invercargill have been gifted to dairy farmers in response to the plunging payout. The initiative is run by the Southern Dairy Women's…
AudioAre you missing a dead wallaby?
Southland Regional Council is stumped after a dead wallaby was found far south of its usual habitat.
Invercargill state tenants left in lurch
An advocate for state house tenants in Invercargill says they are facing an uncertain future after the sole bidder pulled the plug on plans to buy the properties. Audio
$1 million legal fight over Southland cycle trail
A battle has developed in Southland where Fish and Game is trying to move a planned cycle trail away from a famous trout fishing river. Audio
Legal costs mount in battle over Southland cycleway
A million dollar legal battle is delaying completion of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail in Southland, which is already $6m over budget.
Million dollar legal battle delays cycle trail project
A million dollar legal battle is delaying completion of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail in Southland, on top of costs which have already taken the project almost six million dollars over budget. Audio
Southern motorists warned over wintry weather
Motorists are being warned to drive to the conditions with flooding and snow falls affecting parts of Otago and Southland.
Bluff Oyster Festival to kick off with piping & ode
You might imagine a festival dedicated to the world's greatest oyster to be quite flash, but the tagline for the Bluff Oyster Festival, which starts tomorrow, is 'unsophisticated and proud of it'. Audio
Descendants of Te Kooti make first visit to Chathams
Descendants of some of the hundreds of Maori exiled with the prophet Te Kooti to the Chathams 150 years ago will visit the islands for the first time today. Audio
