Southland
Injured man gives up waiting for help after seven hours at hospital ED
Facing an all-night wait, Binn Wharton went home. By the time he was seen the next day, he was nauseous, shaking and needed IV antibiotics. Audio
Churches look to ditch insurance over high costs
Some Catholic churches are ditching traditional insurance policies - and say the money could be better used elsewhere. Audio
Wilding pine work 'will go backwards' with reduced funding
Land cleared of the pest plants is now "prime for re-infestation".
Proposed 21.4% rates rise hardest issue for problem-ridden council
Councillors spent Tuesday going through a list of what it could cut to get the rates rise down from an initial 40 percent increase.
Deputy mayor almost steps aside over misunderstanding
The incident involved an email referring to an investigation into a combined Three Waters entity for Otago and Southland.
'Gone berserk': Vandals plague public toilets
A public toilet block in a small town is battling ongoing vandalism, forcing the council to explore new solutions.
Bright aurora light up Southern photographers
Two nights of bright aurora have had night photographers running for their cameras to capture the multicoloured skies.
Complainants tight-lipped over Invercargill mayor’s apology
The two councillors who lodged a code of conduct complaint against Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark will not comment on his recent apology.
Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
North Otago gold mine OceanaGold has unveiled a fully electric excavator and the race is on to secure a water supply for the Otago town of Lawrence. Audio
Invercargill down to just one parking warden
A councillor says delivery drivers are openly flouting parking rules in the absence of anyone to police them.
Invercargill Mayor facing investigation over use of racial slur
Nobby Clark has come under fire following an interview he gave comedian Guy Williams, which has been described as a "train wreck" by one of his elected members.
Rain warnings remain in south as bad weather hits north
More rain is forecast to fall on the West Coast overnight and orange heavy rain warnings remain in place for Buller, Westland and Southland.
Southern hospitals' move to new patient admin system 'particularly challenging'
Older infrastructure has also complicated the transition, says Health New Zealand.
'Heavy, long-lasting rain' to pile in on West Coast - MetService
Emergency Management teams are ramping up ahead of a major weather system set to bring days of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country from Tuesday.
Imam dairy farmer fined $200,000 over migrant exploitation
One of the workers raised the alarm with MBIE.
Labour MP slams Invercargill Mayor over youth offending stance
Mayor Nobby Clark told RNZ it made no difference if someone was 11 or 12 years of age when it came to justice for "adult crimes".
Invercargill grappling with rise in teenage offending, mayor says
Vehicle theft, break-ins, assaults, and death and rape threats are among the rising youth crime in the southern city, Nobby Clark says.
Books littered 5km down road
Council estimated it would take it would take 80 to 100 hours to pick up but the community came to help.
DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat
It took eight months to capture the critter, documents show.
Community banding together after threats, intimidation at library
The behaviour forced the library to shorten its hours and roster staff on in pairs.