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A heavy snow warning is in place for inland Otago and northern Southland from Sunday morning, with MetService warning accumulations could exceed a metre above 800 metres altitude. The orange-level warning runs for 21 hours from 9am Sunday to 6am Monday. Snow is expected to develop Sunday morning, with the

Invercargill's most-visited gallery exhibition is back — and this time it's asking you to show up in your pyjamas. Play, now in its fifth year, opens at the transitional public art gallery on Friday July 3 with a free family night running from 5pm to 7pm. Balloon

The Southland Stags are heading bush this July, visiting eight rural clubs across the province in a single day. The annual Rural Roadie runs on Tuesday July 7, with the Stags squad splitting into four groups to cover ground from Drummond to Tokanui. The initiative is free to attend and

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

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

UPDATE: Now Open. State Highway 6/Garston-Athol Highway at Garston in northern Southland is closed following a crash this morning. The crash occurred near the intersection with Hume Road and emergency services are at the scene of the crash. People are asked to delay their journeys in this area, or

A new university research fund will cut red tape while directing academic effort towards economic growth. Cabinet has approved the final design of the Tertiary Research Excellence Fund, which replaces the Performance-Based Research Fund from 2027. The new system will invest $315 million per year in research capability across New

Southern Steel captain Kimiora Poi will miss the ANZ Premiership playoffs after a calf injury ruled her out for the rest of the season. The setback comes just as Steel secured its place in the Finals Series with two regular season games still to play. Steel's superior win