Southland
Four injured in Invercargill house fire
Four people were injured in house fire in Invercargill on Friday morning.
Second petition calls on Gore District Council CEO to resign
Stephen Parry - who fell out with Mayor Ben Bell - is still in the post while a replacement is being found.
'A close call': How police helped an elderly man avoid losing $20,000 in a scam
A Gore resident scammed out of $20,000 got his cash back in a last-minute airport search, thanks to fast action by police.
Investigation underway after prisoner's suspected suicide in custody
The 19-year-old remand prisoner died in late September.
Gore District Council row: Group demand Stephen Parry leave interim role
Angry residents start a petition to challenge the council over their decision to bring back the controversial chief executive.
Conflict as Gore District Council chief executive resigns, then returns
A shouting match erupted at a Gore District Council meeting this week, where the controversial topic of the chief executive was discussed.
Gore council appoints Parry as interim CEO month after he resigned role
Gore District Council has appointed the same chief executive who resigned last month back into the role as an interim while they find his replacement.
Otago Daily Times staff on strike
Journalists from newspaper publisher Allied Press have walked off the job today to demand increased pay.
Visitors barred from hospital wards after illness outbreak
Southland Hospital has temporarily closed its medical and surgical wards to visitors, after nine staff came down with gastroenteritis.
Southland Rural Support Trust given $20,000 to distribute after September flooding
Farmers and growers across parts of the lower South Island hit by last month's storm are being urged to reach out for help if they need it.
Body found of fisherman swept off rocks in Southland
The body of a fisherman swept off the rocks in the Catlins, on the Southland coast, has been found.
Are John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike hiding in Asia?
For the first time, family friends talk about what they believe really happened to John Beckenridge and his stepson, Mike.
Vandals cost small Southland town $20,000 in damage
Vandals are causing senseless damage in Mataura, a community leader says, after public toilets were smashed and plastered with human faeces.
Dotterels: The Southland underdog
The southern New Zealand dotterel is a true underdog of the bird world, with just 126 individuals at last population estimate. Claire Concannon tags along with a team of researchers attaching trackers… Audio
Our Changing World – Uncovering the secrets of the southern New Zealand dotterel
Southern New Zealand dotterels are one of Aotearoa's most endangered birds, but we don't know where most of them go to breed. Claire Concannon meets a research team tagging the wader birds to uncover… Audio
Business NZ expects economy will come under increasing pressure
BusinessNZ says companies are coming back from historically low levels of business confidence and there's still a long way to go.
Man who learned to read and write in his late 50s becomes an author
Michael Kingpotiki says a desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to put his hand up and admit he was illiterate - at age 57.
Live: Heavy snow, rain moving north, clean up efforts begin in Southland
MetService says heavy rain which caused widespread flooding and damage in Southland and Otago is now making its way up the country.
Wild weather: Evacuations, state of emergency declared in Southland
With Southland under a state of emergency, a remote town's water treatment plant has stopped working, leaving eight hours' drinking water in the reservoir.
Gore District Council scraps review into dysfunction
A letter from the mayor, his deputy and the outgoing chief executive expressed concern "re-examination of the past may reignite" the problems.