Southland

Each morning RNZ lists the warmest and coldest places in New Zealand and Lumsden has been a recurring early morning warm spot. Lumsden Hotel owner Tim Hanna talked with RNZ’s Morning Report about why the tiny Southland town’s climate is special. “It’s brilliant. We’re surrounded by mountains and hig

We have now moved to Alert Level 1 and with that, a lifting of a lot of the restrictions that we needed to plan for. With many Go Bus Senior Rugby pre season games kicking off this Saturday with the usual crowds of passionate fans, our advice to individuals is to enjoy the moment, but it […]

Today has been a great day for the Southland region! Following the Government’s announcement of the national Tourism Recovery Package and support for Regional Tourism Organisations, Air New Zealand has confirmed that an A320 jet service will operate between Auckland and Invercargill. The popular fli

Police were called about 1.50pm to an accident involving a car and trailer crashing into a power pole on State Highway 1 and Dowling Road near Woddlands causing power outages in the surrounding area. A St John spokeswoman said two patients one with minor and one with moderate injuries were taken to

Police have now launched a homicide enquiry following the discovery of a body in the Longwood Forestry block. We can now confirm the body has been identified as Dale Tama Watene, 40, of Otautau Detective Senior Sergeant Stuart Harvey, said. A post mortem was carried out today. The investigation team

Southland Police have located a body in the Longwood Forestry block. The body is believed to be missing man Dale Watene. Mr Watene, 40, went missing on Thursday 16 April from Otautau and has not been seen since. A post mortem is set to go ahead tomorrow and a formal identification process is being u

The Longwood forestry block area was the subject of an extensive search for Dale Watene on Saturday 16 May. Thirty LandSAR volunteers from Southland and Otago completed the search for the missing Otautau man. Some areas of interest were identified and further searches are planned. Mr Watene, 40, was

Southland Police actively investigating the disappearance of Otautau man Dale Watene continue to hold grave concerns for his safety. The 40 year old, described as being of thin build and 183cm tall, was last seen in Otautau on the evening of Thursday 16 April. Police continue to liaise closely with