Southland

Clean energy industries are at the core of a new government plan for how Southland will cope with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shutting down. Release of the plan was delayed for several months but Minister of Energy and Resources Megan Woods said efforts to move Southland away from reliance on the

Southland Business Excellence Awards were held on Friday 28 January at Bill Richardson Transport World, under the red traffic light covid framework, to an in-house audience of 100 finalists, sponsors and judges, along with many watch parties viewing via live stream throughout the region. The awards

The Lumsden Heritage Trust has overseen another challenging recovery operation as it builds its impressive historic railways collection. The trust’s “A team” of contractors carefully hauled the wreckage of three JC Class sheep wagons up a steep gully near Hyde, in Central Otago, on Friday 28 January

Southland District Council’s Community and Strategy Committee is being asked to consider draft changes to the Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy Policy and Bylaw, which would be put out for public consultation. The draft changes include an increase in the levy from the current $5 per visitor to $15

Isabelle Guise (Otautau) and Ethan Alday  Ice Sports Southland skaters competed in Oberstdorf Germany last weekend. Their scores are just under the qualification mark for Junior Worlds in March. They will get an opportunity to attempt to qualify for this in early February when they skate at the Egna

All of Southland is now in a restricted fire season. The change occurred at 8am Wednesday 26 January 2022, and means anyone planning to light an open-air fire will need to apply for and obtain a permit. Southland District Manager, Julian Tohiariki says the current conditions are the reason for the c

Laing Shield Nightcaps retain the Laing Shield in their first challenge of the year defeating Tuatapere 5 1/1 to 1/2 on Saturday 22nd January. Individual results Nightcaps names first Brett Dobbie beat Connor Fowle 4/3 Stu Dobbie square Zack Fowle Ross Mangels beat Rohan Knowler 8/6 Alan Roberts bea

The Aspiring Highways team, working for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, will begin rock stabilisation work on the Nevis Bluff, SH6, next week. As part of the agency’s ongoing safety and monitoring of the rock face, an increase in movement of one large rock mass, has recently been identified. Robert