Southland

New Zealand's firearms laws have been overhauled for the first time in more than four decades, with the Arms Bill passing its final reading in Parliament. For Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee, it is the culmination of six years of work. "On a personal level, this is

A Southland player won Lotto Second Division on Wednesday night — the third time in a week the region has turned up on the winners' list. There has been a pattern for Southland of three in a row then a draught, will this Saturday make it four in a row?

A Southland seafood company has been fined $39,000 for illegally shifting thousands of live oysters and mussels into the Bluff area — repeatedly, and in full knowledge of the rules. Fresh is Best NZ Limited was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court today on 13 charges under the Biosecurity Act.

State Highway 96 is closed near Waitane after a truck crash this morning. The road is shut between the Te Tipua School Road and Brydone-Glencoe Road intersections in Southland. No timeframe for reopening has been given. A detour is in place. Westbound traffic should take SH96, turn left onto Te

Hawthorndale Care Village has appointed a clinical leader with more than two decades of aged care experience to its board, as the Invercargill facility moves into what it describes as its next stage of development. Jill Smith joins as a trustee, bringing a background spanning aged residential care, hospice, community

If you've taken part in a Southland Triathlon and Multisport Club event over the past 17 years, you've likely crossed paths with Mary Marshall - one of the club's unsung heroes, who has spent years quietly helping hundreds of athletes enjoy race day. In

ACT wants to strip the Department of Conservation of its authority over game animals and hand it to the Game Animal Council — with full funding to match. The party announced the policy at the Hunting & Wildlife Expo this weekend, pitching it as long-overdue recognition for hunters who have spent

Two Auckland Powerball players split $40.2 million between them in Saturday night's draw — each walking away with $20.1 million. The winning tickets for draw 2606 were sold at Blockhouse Bay Postshop & Stationers in Auckland and online through MyLotto to another Auckland player. Each prize is