Southland

South Port New Zealand Ltd has reported a record normalised profit for the year ended 30 June 2023, despite some headwinds facing the primary sector. This result has been backed by a diverse range of cargoes being handled through the Port. South Port’s FY23 reported after-tax profit of $11.71 millio

Raewyn Black’s extraordinary contribution to her community has been recognised with a Community Service Award. The Gropers Bush volunteer has been deeply involved in a long list of organisations and activities in Western Southland for more than 40 years. Her efforts were formally recognised when she

Police can advise that the person unable to be located in the Waiau River earlier this afternoon has sadly been located dead near the Monowai Lake Road in Blackmount Southland. Police were alerted by his friends, that a 20-year-old Riverton man had been swept away down the river. The man was located

We’ve had significant ongoing vandalism at Mataura, topped off this week by some disgusting damage to the Tulloch Park public toilets.

A couple of old Southland farmers managed to stop traffic in Auckland for 10 minutes on Sunday, as the Groundswell NZ entourage bounced its way through the city. And that’s exactly what Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson wanted to achieve with their Drive 4 Change rally from Invercargill to the Elle

Tunatuna the Murihiku portable pump track has been successfully opened at McGregor Park in Nightcaps today. It’s the second temporary home for the 57m moveable pump track after it was officially launched in Bluff in July. After the original opening had to be rescheduled by one week due to wet weathe

Tracks and infrastructure on public conservation land in flood-affected Southland and Otago have held up well but visitors are still advised to exercise caution and keep up to date with relevant information. Department of Conservation staff have been assessing tracks and other structures across sout

Welcome to our Saturday Roading & Weather update for Invercargill & Southland, we will be adding ongoing updates as we receive them from various agencies including NZTA, Emergency Management Southland, Environment Southland and Councils. Check back for updates! 10:40am Sunday Update: from Gore Distr