A vehicle flipped onto its roof in a crash, in central Invercargill, this afternoon. The crash, at the intersection of Kelvin and Yarrow Streets, was thought to have involved 3 vehicles.

Frequent visitors to the Monkey Island camping area are worried there won't be enough room to pitch a tent this summer.

The Bailey family have been visiting the campsite for years, but the Southland District Council is now in the process of upgrading it and the family is concerned not enough grass area would be left to pitch a tent over Christmas.

History was made, on Sunday night, as Invercargill Airport became the country's first non-international, regional airport, to get a regular jet service.

The sold-out flight, from Auckland, touched down in the Deep South, just after 9:30pm on Sunday night, where the travellers were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Airport general manager, Nigel Finnerty, said: "people had worked really hard, for the last two years, to make it happen."

The A-Three-Twenty service, is set to run five days a week, with the potential to air-freight over two tonnes of cargo.

A traveling Dutchman has finally completed the last leg of a '100,000km journey across the world, in an electric car.'

He arrived in Bluff on Friday, having left Amsterdam three years ago, to showcase the advantages of sustainable mobility.