Southland

A Southland deer and dairy farming couple have taken out the country's top prize for sustainable farming. Michelle and Tony Roberts, of Merino Downs near Gore, were named winners of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy and 2026 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing at a ceremony in Christchurch

The ILT Southland Art Awards are open for entries, with $20,000 in prize money on the table for visual artists from across New Zealand. Now in their third year, the awards are a collaboration between the Invercargill Public Art Gallery and the Southland Art Society. The top prize — the

Keeping Southland Opportunity in Southland Hands As Southland attracts increasing investment and larger projects begin to emerge across the region, Southland-based agency Naked Creative is encouraging businesses to consider whether they are positioned to capitalise on the opportunities ahead. The agency, which has long championed regional development and the success

The President of the Eastern Southland Car Club (ESCC), Nigel King of Rakahouka, will have a foot in two camps when the club hosts the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), on Saturday 18 July. Not only is he

Southland District Council has expanded its community facilities maintenance contracts from 16 to 22, opening the door to more local contractors across the district. The new contracts were awarded after a registration of interest process last year drew 49 tenders. Evaluations ran through February, with further negotiations on scope and

Let Kids Be Kids These School Holidays With Kidzone no longer operating, many Southland parents are wondering what there is for children to do these school holidays. For Gareth and Katie, founders of True in Nature, the answer is simple: Get Children Back Outside and Back to Basics. Their nature-based

A Tokanui man has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention after being convicted on 35 charges for repeatedly discharging agricultural effluent into the Tokanui Stream. Andrew Wright was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court after the charges — all in breach of the Resource Management Act — arose from the

Construction has started on a new headquarters for the Awarua Satellite Ground Station near Bluff — a $4.55 million project that will expand one of New Zealand's most quietly significant pieces of infrastructure. Space Operations New Zealand (SpaceOps NZ) is leading the build, which includes a multi-purpose headquarters,