Southland

Gore District Council is staying in the room on local government reform — but making clear it hasn't agreed to anything yet. Following an extraordinary council meeting today, Gore agreed to keep exploring reform proposals from both Invercargill City Council and Southland District Council under the Government's

Nearly 500 New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldiers and 40 Australian Army Reservists have wrapped up a major warfighting exercise across Southland, culminating in a dawn attack near Waikaia. Exercise Tauwharenīkau — the Army's premier Reserve Force warfighting exercise — saw troops flown into Invercargill by C-130J Hercules before being

A programme upgrading 45 of Southland's small and remote schools is benefiting students across the province. "It's really positive that the work of the Small Schools Upgrade Programme continues to support hundreds of students around Invercargill and Southland - and reduces the burden of maintenance

Two of Australia's most in-demand 2D animation artists flew to the bottom of the country to spend a day with SIT students — and left impressed enough to say Invercargill was the highlight of their New Zealand tour. Melbourne-based Colin Bennett, widely known in animation circles by his online

Twelve Southland businesses are in the running for this year's export awards, with the 2026 finalists announced across three categories. Export Southland chair Jamie May said the applications showed what the region's export community is actually capable of. "Southland businesses have never let distance limit

A Winton-raised military chaplain has been recognised for building a support system for SAS families that the New Zealand Defence Force has now adopted across its operations. Chaplain Class 3 Rich Lander received a Chief of Army Commendation in Auckland last week, following four years attached to the 1st New

New Zealand's long-troubled Holidays Act is finally being replaced, after the Employment Leave Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament this week. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden described the reform as the delivery of something workers and businesses have been asking governments to

State Highway 93 is closed tonight after a serious two-vehicle crash between Mataura and Clinton. NZTA UPDATE: SH93 OTARAIA, SOUTHLAND - SERIOUS CRASH - FINAL UPDATE 6AM, SAT 1 AUGSH93 RE-OPENED this morning at 3:45am. Police were called about 7pm. The collision happened between Range and Kaiwera roads, and