News Desk

Today's shaping up to be a typical Southland winter's day – a bit of everything. This morning starts mainly dry with increasing cloud, but don't be fooled by the sunshine if it peeks through. Showers are expected to develop this afternoon before easing later this

Environment Southland has cut its proposed rates increase again, dropping it to 3.25 percent for 2026-27. Councillors had already slashed the increase from the Long-term Plan's forecast of 12.6 percent to 3.9 percent. Today they endorsed a draft Annual Plan with a further reduction. The

The Southern Stars Under 13 Marching team has won Splash Palace's 2026 sports competition. The team will get an exclusive pool party with the Southern Steel Sharks at Invercargill's aquatic centre. Splash Palace recreation manager Brett Cook said it was a chance for the Sharks players

Gore District Council will ask residents to choose between five options for reshaping local government across the south. The decision follows an extraordinary meeting today where councillors agreed to join the Government's Head Start reform process — a fast-track pathway that lets councils propose their own restructuring before compulsory

Police have arrested eight people and seized cash and drugs following search warrants in the Queenstown area. Over the past two months, Police have executed a number of search warrants in relation to the possession and supply of class A drugs. During the warrants over $120,000 in cash was

Another big weekend across Invercargill. Friday night, Night Cru hit the stage at the Southland Sports Bar from 6:30pm, Marea brings her acoustic sounds to Level One at the Kelvin Hotel from 6pm, and the FIFA World Cup kicks off on the big screens across town. Saturday, Celtic Rock

A 'soft launch' of the educational programmes set to be explored at Southland's new regional museum is underway. Physical construction of Te Unua Museum of Southland, in Invercargill, is on schedule to be completed later this year, with the first visitors to the new regional museum

An Invercargill teenager accused of sending bomb threats nationwide has been granted bail despite strong police opposition. The boy, who has automatic name suppression, allegedly sent threatening emails to several organisations including the Department of Corrections and Southland Boys' High School. He appeared in Invercargill Youth Court on Tuesday