Southland

It’s looking likely that the Government is about to shank Southern Institute of Technology and merge it into a new bureaucratic entity called New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST). Labour’s tertiary education reforms will be wider than first thought and will strip the Southern Insti

A baby was born in a car park outside Lumsden Maternity Centre last night, sparking fresh calls for better maternity services in the area. Former midwife Nicky Pealing said a midwife helped the woman alone, about 1am on a “wet and windy” night, because no backup was available. Midwives have made rep

The money the government will pay to gun owners handing in their newly-banned weapons won’t cover the full cost of the firearm. Police Minister Stuart Nash and Finance Minister Grant Robertson announcing details of compensation for gun owners who hand in banned firearms. The gun buyback scheme was a

The Health Select Committee has delayed a decision on whether to investigate the downgrade of the former Lumsden Maternity Centre. The Southern District Health Board announced in August the centre would be downgraded, with babies delivered only in an emergency. In November, Clutha/Southland National

Police this morning resumed the search to locate one person following a boat that went missing with two people aboard on Lake Hauroko, Southland on Friday 31 May. Sergeant Ian Martin, Invercargill Police said, six members from the Police National Dive Squad and four members from the Invercargill Sea

The Ministry of Health and Southern District Health Board decision not to meet with Southland midwives today has been described as a slap in the face. The meeting was called to help midwives practice safely in the area after the former Lumsden Maternity Centre was downgraded. It was cancelled after

Supplies mishaps are plaguing the Lumsden and Te Anau maternity hubs that were meant to be up and running seven weeks ago, adding to concerns over giving birth in the region. RNZ has been told pure oxygen – which poses a danger to babies when administered over long periods – was delivered to the Lum

Following a small number of stolen vehicles and burglaries in the Matuara area, Southland Police are reminding rural property owners to make security a priority, Constable Jacob Garrett, from Mataura Police said A lot of reported thefts are committed by opportunist criminals looking for that insecur