Southland

Nearly 60 Southland athletes, coaches and teams will compete for recognition at the 2026 ILT Southland Sports Awards on June 12 at ILT Stadium Southland. The nominees span 22 sporting codes, from swimming sensation Londyn Dillinger to All Black prop Ethan de Groot. Five athletes with disabilities will compete in

Two Invercargill Lotto players pocketed $21,736 each last night when second division numbers came up at New World Windsor and Four Square Newfield. They were among 17 players nationwide who shared the second division pool, each walking away with exactly $21,736. Not life-changing money, but enough to make

The 2026 Bluff Oyster & Food Festival took place in Bluff on Saturday with the usual combination of Bluff Oysters, food, beverage, entertainment and music after overcoming several challenges including early doubts about the availability of the Bluff Oyster. The gates opened at 10.30am allowing those queuing outside to

Southland’s food producers are once again proving they’re among the best in New Zealand! The Outstanding Food Producer Awards medals recognise products made in New Zealand that have been carefully judged for quality — and most importantly, taste outstanding. Congratulations to the Southland members recognised at the 2026 Outstanding

One person has died after a crash in Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield overnight. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at 1.55am today. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which went off the road between Craig Road and Allangrange Road. Enquiries into the circumstances

Southlanders are making 100,000 fewer flights each year than they want to, new research shows, with limited services and poor timing blocking travel plans across the region. The survey of 2,300 travellers found 30% of potential trips never happen because of scheduling problems, high prices or lack of

Fire and Emergency New Zealand's truck crisis runs deeper than officials admit, requiring a full-scale investigation into the agency's governance failures. A parliamentary inquiry heard damning evidence Wednesday that FENZ has botched asset management so badly it may never have merged urban and rural fire services

Two hunting organisations have launched a coordinated push to funnel more wild venison to Southland families struggling with food costs. The Game Animal Council and Wild Game Recovery Trust unveiled Game Changer NZ this week, combining donation coordination with a digital tracking system that follows meat from hillside to dinner