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Graduates across America are booing speakers who try to sell them on artificial intelligence. The class of 2026 isn't buying the hype. At the University of Arizona, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced jeers after pushing an AI-driven future. University of Central Florida graduates booed real estate executive

Four teenagers are accused of using a gay dating app to target a victim whose home they allegedly then tried to force their way into. Today, the male teens, both 15 and 16, appeared in Invercargill's Youth Court before Judge Russell Walker, each charged with burglary with a

Southland’s food producers are once again proving they’re among the best in New Zealand! The Outstanding Food Producer Awards medals recognise products made in New Zealand that have been carefully judged for quality — and most importantly, taste outstanding. Congratulations to the Southland members recognised at the 2026 Outstanding

One person has died after a crash in Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield overnight. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at 1.55am today. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which went off the road between Craig Road and Allangrange Road. Enquiries into the circumstances

Southlanders are making 100,000 fewer flights each year than they want to, new research shows, with limited services and poor timing blocking travel plans across the region. The survey of 2,300 travellers found 30% of potential trips never happen because of scheduling problems, high prices or lack of

The 2026 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival takes place in Bluff today, Saturday 23 May. A big Southland welcome to everyone visiting our great region this weekend for one of the South’s most iconic events! 🙌 Locals — you know the drill! 😅 🌦 Today’s forecast: Mostly cloudy, with the chance of

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a person at a property in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, on Saturday evening. Emergency services were called to a Somerville Street address at about 5.50pm after reports of an incident at the property. When officers arrived, they discovered one person

Fire and Emergency New Zealand's truck crisis runs deeper than officials admit, requiring a full-scale investigation into the agency's governance failures. A parliamentary inquiry heard damning evidence Wednesday that FENZ has botched asset management so badly it may never have merged urban and rural fire services