Southland

Six men who shaped New Zealand's road transport industry have been inducted into the NZ Road Transport Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. Wayne "Ox" McEwan, Edwin Mansell, Geoffrey "Marty" Greaves, Cornelius van Opzeeland, Greg

A Pak'nSave Invercargill ticket is worth $35,600 after Saturday night's Lotto draw — the second winning ticket sold in the city in less than a week. The Second Division win on Saturday October 3 follows Four Square Otatara selling one of two First Division tickets in

Southland has been left without a permanent full-time urologist, with Health New Zealand transferring patients as far as Christchurch and paying locums $3000 a day to plug the gap — while internal documents show bosses rated the situation as an "extreme" risk and warned of the potential "collapse

Southland's property market is bucking the national trend — asking prices hit a record high for September while stock tightened and new listings fell sharply. New data from realestate.co.nz for September 2026 shows Southland's average asking price climbed 5.9% to $593,723, making it

Drug dealers in Southland have been targeted in a recent operation assisted by staff from across the district, including a South Island drug detection dog. Search warrants in Gore and the Southland area uncovered drugs and a stolen vehicle. Senior Sergeant Gary Iddenten from Southern Police says the operation targeted

Invercargill is getting its first Highland Games this October, and entry is free. The Southern Highland Showdown lands at Ascot Park Hotel on Saturday October 10, bringing a full day of Scottish competition, music and culture to the city. It's a new event, and the organisers are already

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says she's relieved that support is coming South for local farmers affected by the on-going wet weather. "The Government this afternoon announced that the extreme wet and cold conditions across Southland and the Clutha District have been classified as a 'medium-scale adverse

Invercargill police seek information on series of aggravated robberies and burglaries Invercargill Police are appealing to the public for information after five youths have been arrested and charged for a series of aggravated robberies and burglaries. On Sunday 19 September, Police were called to North Road about 5.45am after