Invercargill is getting its first Highland Games this October, and entry is free. The Southern Highland Showdown lands at Ascot Park Hotel on Saturday October 10, bringing a full day of Scottish competition, music and culture to the city. It's a new event, and the organisers are already

A delegation from China's Hubei province flew into Balclutha Airport in July and came away calling it one of the best flights of their lives. The visit — a charter run by Queenstown operator Air Milford — has drawn fresh attention to what a small regional airfield can do for

A bid to force a review of Datagrid NZ Partnership Limited's water permit has failed. Environment Southland has rejected a request by the Southland Sustainable Resource Coalition to review the datacentre company's consent for water take and use, ruling the application does not meet the required

Four candidates have been named to contest two seats on the Fonterra Board of Directors, with voting opening next month. Incumbent director Cathy Quinn is seeking re-election alongside three new contenders — Jessie Chan, Mark Cox and Peter Moynihan — all announced Monday as independently assessed candidates for the 2026 election. Quinn

Police can now name the woman who died following a crash in Invercargill on 18 September. She was 52-year-old Jacqueline Mary Jones, from North Taieri. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time. Police's enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says it's a breakthrough that cervical screening will be free for all eligible Invercargill and Southland women from March next year. "That means that all women aged 25 to 69 will be able to access cervical screening without paying a charge - which

Fonterra has lifted its forecast milk price for the 2026/27 season, raising the midpoint from $9.25 to $9.50 per kilogram of milk solids. The co-operative also narrowed its forecast range, moving from $8.00–$10.50 per kgMS to $8.50–$10.50 per kgMS. The revision,

A young child is in a critical condition and two teenagers have been charged after a serious injury at an Otautau address on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to the property at around 6:50pm. The child was taken to Southland Hospital, where they remain in a critical condition.