Southland

South Port is putting recreational and commercial boat operators on notice: stay out of restricted areas at Bluff unless you have permission. The port has issued a reminder that access within its operational area is restricted and controlled, and that vessels must not enter areas including the container terminal berths

After 25 years teaching economics in Seoul and Singapore, Dr Jacob Wood is back in Invercargill — and running SIT's distance learning operation. Wood left in 1998 for the University of Otago, then kept going. A PhD in International Trade at Sogang University in Seoul led to academic roles

Museum of Southland is on track to have its building completed by the end of September, with the project team now setting October 1, 2027 as the target date for full completion, with an opening date to follow. That means not just bricks and glass, but exhibitions installed, staff trained,

Kennards Hire's Invercargill branch has won New Zealand Branch of the Year for the second year in a row — a title that surprised the people who earned it most. The six-person team beat out 31 other branches across the country to take the top honour at the company&

Community Trust South has a new board member. Erin Moogan has been appointed to the trust, which manages investment portfolios and distributes grants across Southland and the wider region. The appointment is one of 25 made across nine of New Zealand's 12 community trusts, announced by Associate Finance

Environment Southland went behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss selling down its stake in South Port — and walked out without making a decision. The regional council, which owns 66 percent of the Bluff port, held a public excluded session at its investment committee meeting where two papers were discussed

Police are telling Invercargill residents to lock up and strip their cars bare as vehicle thefts spike across the region. Southland Police have apprehended several offenders already, but Sergeant Kelvin Templeton says the offending is still active enough to warrant a public warning — and a clear list of what people

Garston Hops, a family-owned hop-growing business operating near the southern limits of what's commercially viable on the planet, took the top prize at the 2026 DHL Export Southland Gala Dinner on Friday night. More than 200 exporters, businesses and supporters gathered at Ascot Park Hotel for the biennial