Five Southland landmarks are going pink this month, and for the first time, ILT Stadium is joining them. The Gore Brown Trout Sculpture, Invercargill's Band Rotunda, Feldwick Street Gates and Gala Street Fountain are all part of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's Global Illuminations campaign through October

Overnight rain has helped suppress the Walter Peak fire, with firefighters back in the air this morning after operations stood down at dusk Wednesday. The fire has now burned through an estimated 1,400 hectares of mainly tussock, scrub and patches of trees on the Queenstown lakefront station. It is

Laura Allen has taken the top prize at this year's ILT Southland Art Awards, with her work *34 years of Age* claiming the Supreme Award at a ceremony held at Invercargill's transitional public art gallery on Friday October 2. Now in its third year, the awards

The first motor race meeting of the 2026/2027 season at Teretonga Park in Invercargill takes place over the weekend of 17/18 of October. The Saturday action will feature the annual round of the South Island Endurance Series, this year with the added bonus of being the final round

Police have arrested two youths in relation to a serious assault of a minor that took place in Invercargill's Queens Park last Friday. Both youths have been charged with aggravated robbery, indecent assault, kidnapping, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. One of the youths has

New Zealand reggae act Son & Water are bringing their first-ever South Island show to Invercargill, playing The Shack on Friday October 23 — Labour Weekend. The Hamilton-based band is led by vocalist Daimond Porima-Ferguson and his father Jamey Ferguson, a founding member of Katchafire who shaped that band's

The Walter Peak fire has grown to an estimated 1,200 hectares, and firefighters are warning it could get bigger. Operations resumed at 7am this morning, with four helicopters running monsoon bucket runs to cool hotspots and dampen the perimeter. A fifth is up as an aerial platform directing the

Voting places for the 2026 General Election are confirmed, and there's a hard enrolment deadline Southland voters need to know about. More than 2,300 voting places will be open across New Zealand on election day, Saturday November 7. Advance voting opens Monday October 26. In total, 2,