Southland

Some residents in Otago and Southland woke to freezing temperatures and fresh snow with more falling this morning. The unusual weather event comes as parts of the North Island are recording temperatures above 20 degrees. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said a cold front was making i

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), Degree Graduation Ceremony takes place today at the Civic Theatre in Invercargill; the guest speaker is a successful entrepreneur and SIT graduate who says studying gave her the self-confidence to start her own company, and helped pave the pathway to success f

Dreams for a new charity hospital in Invercargill are one step closer to reality with the first strike of a sledgehammer. The mission is to transform a suburban pub into a hospital where Southlanders who aren’t covered by the Southern District Health Board can access colonoscopies and dental care fo

Great South is holding two free one-day information sessions in Te Anau this month for those wanting work in hospitality and tourism over the summer. The sessions, where local hospitality and tourism businesses will talk about the kind of work they do and the skills required, will be held at the Dis

Nancy Jiang and Daniel Jones have taken out a weather-affected 33rd edition of the Kepler Challenge mountain race in Te Anau. Jones cruised to his third win in as many years, while Jiang had to hold off a determined challenge from defending champion and six-time winner Ruby Muir over a 59km alternat

Winton-Lorneville Highway closed following crash Winton-Lorneville Highway is closed this morning, after a truck carrying bitumen crashed. The single vehicle crash occurred at 6am. Fortunately the driver was not injured, however bitumen has spilled from the truck. Winton-Lorneville Highway is closed

8:15PM NZTA Update: SH1 Longbush is open to westbound traffic, but eastbound remains CLOSED from Longbush South Rd to Mona Bush Rd, for vehicle recovery. Detour is via Kensington Roslyn Bush Rd & SH98. 7:30pm NZTA Update: SH1 Longbush is now CLOSED in both directions from Longbush South Rd to Mona B

To celebrate 60 years of racing the Riverton Trotting Club is running a Pick Five competition with a jackpot of $1000 at all three of its meetings this season starting this week at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill (Thursday, 3 December). If the jackpot is struck on either the first two meetings a