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Supplies mishaps are plaguing the Lumsden and Te Anau maternity hubs that were meant to be up and running seven weeks ago, adding to concerns over giving birth in the region. RNZ has been told pure oxygen – which poses a danger to babies when administered over long periods – was delivered to the Lum

Following a small number of stolen vehicles and burglaries in the Matuara area, Southland Police are reminding rural property owners to make security a priority, Constable Jacob Garrett, from Mataura Police said A lot of reported thefts are committed by opportunist criminals looking for that insecur

Invercargill police searching for a man missing on a Southland lake believe he and the woman he was with got into difficulty nearly a week before they were reported missing. Reflection of snowy mountains in Lake Hauroko in the Southern Scenic Route, New Zealand Their four-metre boat was reported mis

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: Southland receipiants The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM Dames Companion Dr Susan Nicola Bagshaw, Christchurch, (services to youth health).

Due to a crash on SH1 Woodlands, at the intersection of Edendale-Woodlands Highway and Forbes Rd is currently CLOSED between SH98 Lorne-Dacre Rd and Grove Bush-Woodlands Rd. A car hit a power pole around 7:20pm – no injuries, the road is closed for a time while power contractors dealt with the power

There is the Kiwi accent. And then there is the Southland accent. Linguists from the University of Canterbury are studying the accent’s distinctive features and how it is has developed over time, and their research is changing our understanding of its history. In particular, they say that older Sout

whatsoninvers.nz caught up with former Southland radio personality Chris Diack on the 38th birthday of Foveaux Radio. Chris’s radio career began with Foveaux Radio months before the station went live to air on May 2nd 1981. He said there was a small group of people who set up the station’s equipment

One person is in a serious condition after two motorcycles crashed near Mount Linton. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson confirmed they are in attendance and the emergency helicopter is in transit. A police spokesperson said Police were called to a crash at the intersection of Run 47 Road and Stuan F