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Monday, June 18, 2018
Funding awarded to Emergency Management Southland will help to connect communities throughout the country for better preparedness in the case of civil defence emergencies.
The Ministry of Civil Defence announced yesterday it would allocate $20,000 to the organisation to begin a nation-wide community resilience project.
Friday, June 15, 2018
A Southern Institute of Technology student is dedicating his studies to helping homeless people throughout New Zealand.
Fashion Design student Simon Edwards is on a mission to give some comfort and safety to those living on the streets.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Southland school pupils are turning back the clock to revisit some crucial moments in New Zealand's history.
Invercargill's Tisbury School will host their sci-fi stage performance, Sweet As, tomorrow night and are promising a show which will live up to its name.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
A bid for Stewart Island to gain official status as a Dark Sky Sanctuary still has some "significant formal steps" to take, but the island's community has stepped up to get the ball rolling.
The island's lighting plan must be officially changed in order to gain sanctuary status, and Rakiura residents are championing the change.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
The abundance of cars at Invercargill’s Bill Richardson Transport World have been cleared from the floor to make way for a different kind of display.
The FibreOctave Wearable Arts and Musical Extravaganza will be held at the venue this week, and preparations are well under way.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Pupils from Invercargill’s Verdon College will be dominating the stage at the Smokefree Rockquest Southland finals this week.
A push from the school’s music department has seen more pupils than ever step forward for the competition.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
A Southland author has been shortlisted for the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Pauline Smith released her debut novel, Dawn Raid, in March, and said the nomination for the prestigious award was a big surprise.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Southland school teachers have gathered in Invercargill to discuss upcoming negotiations with the government about the Secondary Schools Collective Agreement.
Over 400 teachers attended the Post-Primary Teachers Association meeting to voice their opinions on what needs to change.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Fire crews have contained a blaze which swept through an Invercargill house and left a teenage boy hospitalised this afternoon.
Fire services were called just after two o'clock to the home in Centre St near Glen-almond Crescent.
Friday, June 1, 2018
A former Stewart Island oyster farmer has hit out at the Ministry for Primary Industries after his first compensation offer came back at just a fraction of his original claim.
Bluff man Rodney Clark had millions of oysters removed from Big Glory Bay after the outbreak of the deadly parasite, Bonamia ostreae, and says the ministry's compensation offer is a rip-off.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
A Southland farmer says he would be in a better position if his cattle actually were infected with Mycoplasma bovis.
Ngai Tahu has cancelled its contract with John Young, who says he's now staring down the barrel of extreme financial hardship.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
The New Zealand Transport Agency is urging Southland drivers to take extra precautions after a series of accidents today.
The region has seen the first of its winter frosts this week, and icy roads are already causing havoc.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Establishing a turf management programme in Southland could be the saving grace for the worlds southernmost 18-hole links golf course.
The now-closed Oreti Sands Golf Course looks set to be leased to the Southern Institute of Technology, and a revival of the course is on the cards.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Its been almost two decades in the making, but a new museum on Stewart Island is one step closer to construction.
The final documents are set to be signed this week, with construction of the Rakiura Heritage Centre to begin in early Spring.
Monday, May 28, 2018
The annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival features both oyster eating and oyster shucking competitions.
There were some fresh faces amongst this year's competitors but, unsurprisingly, it was the Bluffies who came out on top.