Major geomagnetic storm lights up parts of New Zealand: From Invercargill to Tauranga, people were able to see Aurora Australis overnight after a major ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512622/major-geomagnetic-storm-lights-up-parts-of-new-zealand
Aussie tourists bring 1930s railcar south: The seldom-used Gore Railway Shelter was treated to a near 90-year-old visitor. Yesterday morning a 1938-built ...
odt.co.nz/southland/aussie-tourists-bring-1930s-railcar-south
'Temporary' solution after Invercargill's after hours clinic shuts: Invercargill After Hours Doctors has closed its doors, citing a lack of funding and growing ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512924/temporary-solution-after-invercargill-s-after-hours-clinic-shuts
Invercargill councillors weigh in on Mayor’s ‘train wreck’ interview: One councillor is "disgusted" by Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark's racially charged language ...
rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/512494/invercargill-councillors-weigh-in-on-mayor-s-train-wreck-interview
An incident in Millers Flat: An author tells the story behind the house she bought after conducting the land transfer in Gore
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/20/an-incident-in-millers-flat/
Electric ferry on way for Lake Manapōuri: A first for New Zealand is to appear on the fringe of Fiordland. Meridian Energy is set to bring the world’s first ...
odt.co.nz/southland/electric-ferry-way-lake-manap%C5%8Duri
Stoush over exotic elk in national park breaks into the open: Forest & Bird threatens the Department of Conservation with legal action over North American elk ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/28/stoush-over-exotic-elk-in-national-park-breaks-into-the-open/
Cold snap with chance of snow forecast tomorrow: It might be time to get some firewood in — MetService is forecasting a cold snap which could bring snow to parts ...
odt.co.nz/regions/cold-snap-chance-snow-forecast-tomorrow
'Lucky to be here': South Island spider scare for North Island man: A North Island man bitten by a spider while on his way to the Burt Munro rally in ...
odt.co.nz/southland/lucky-be-here-south-island-spider-scare-north-island-man
Woman stashed $66k of meth in a bush: An Invercargill woman has avoided imprisonment after she hid $66,000 of methamphetamine in a bush. Sharna Joyce Walker, 33 ...
odt.co.nz/southland/home-detention-after-hiding-meth-bush
90 years on, still going strong: He might be a nonagenarian but Angus Ferguson has shown he can still foot it with dog triallists decades younger. Mr Ferguson ...
odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/90-years-still-going-strong
The tyranny of efficiency has ruined our longest and most important road: The drive up and down the country may be a bit quicker now – but at what cost?
thespinoff.co.nz/society/10-03-2024/how-the-tyranny-of-efficiency-ruined-our-longest-and-most-important-road
'No turning back' - horsetrekking from Bluff to Picton: Karolin van Onna reminisces about a dream come true, riding 1500 kilometres from Bluff to Picton through ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018929277/no-turning-back-horsetrekking-from-bluff-to-picton
The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings: A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 6 of the 2024 ...
latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2024-03-24/la-times-high-school-baseball-top-25-rankings
The stuff of life: What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the ...
rnz.co.nz/programmes/voice-of-tangaroa/story/2018922477/the-stuff-of-life
For 60 years NZ has searched its 'Bermuda Triangle' for the Dragonfly – a plane that got lost in the clouds
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-22/missing-plane-dragonfly-disappeared-nz-bermuda-triangle/103246804
A disinformation campaign, the 2023 election and new government policy: Farming advocacy group Groundswell spent a lot of money during last year's election ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-03-2024/a-disinformation-campaign-the-2023-election-and-new-government-policy
Surfer statue future in doubt: A prominent statue that has graced the entrance of a Southland town for 25 years could be riding its final wave ...
odt.co.nz/southland/surfer-statue-future-doubt
A cheesy love story: ‘Southland sushi’ has found favour with the Germans. Last week, Queenstown’s Arctic Kitchen was all hands on deck pumping out 150 cheese ...
odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/cheesy-love-story
"They don’t fear anyone': Youths run amok in Southland town: "They don’t fear anyone': Youths run amok in Southland town
odt.co.nz/southland/they-don%E28099t-fear-anyone-youths-run-amok-southland-town
Rakiura ratepayer refuses to back down: A Stewart Island/Rakiura ratepayer who contested a 500% increase to his rates says the council has misunderstood the crux ...
odt.co.nz/southland/rakiura-ratepayer-refuses-back-down
No gimmicks for ‘authentic’ distillery: Do not expect an oyster gin any time soon from Bluff’s new gin distillery. With a flood of flavours already on the ...
odt.co.nz/business/no-gimmicks-%E28098authentic%E28099-distillery
Bluecliffs in recovery phase after evacuation over erosion risk: Rapid erosion from the sea and Waiau River threatened properties in Bluecliffs last month.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/512044/bluecliffs-in-recovery-phase-after-evacuation-over-erosion-risk
Bluecliffs evacuation: standoff with police avoided: A Bluecliffs couple have until 11am today to get out of the pint-size seaside community after a standoff was ...
odt.co.nz/regions/bluecliffs-evacuation-standoff-police-avoided
Invercargill judge remembered as a humble powerhouse: Invercargill judge Bernadette Farnan, honoured recently for her "remarkable judicial career ...
odt.co.nz/southland/invercargill-judge-remembered-humble-powerhouse
Saturday's high school baseball and softball scores: High school baseball and softball scores from around the Southland for Saturday, March 23.
latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2024-03-24/soutlhand-high-school-baseball-softball-scores-saturday-march-23
'Absolute shortage' of rental housing: The rental market in Southland has too many renters chasing too few houses, resulting in an increase in rents ...
odt.co.nz/southland/absolute-shortage-rental-housing
6 Regina King Hits We Can't Stop Watching: With 'Shirley' soon coming to Netflix, these are the King classics we have in our queue.
tvinsider.com/gallery/regina-king-movies-tv-shows-shirley-watchmen-boyz-n-the-hood/
Warning about scam callers: The Invercargill City Council is warning residents to be aware of callers impersonating council staff ...
odt.co.nz/southland/warning-about-scam-callers
Bluecliffs residents allowed to go home: Evacuated residents of the Southland settlement of Bluecliffs have been told they can return home today ...
odt.co.nz/southland/bluecliffs-residents-allowed-go-home
Bluecliffs relocation plans a ‘positive move’: mayor: Residents battling severe erosion in Bluecliffs have been applauded for making plans to relocate their ...
odt.co.nz/southland/bluecliffs-relocation-plans-%E28098positive-move%E28099-mayor
Southland top 20 softball rankings: Unbeaten Pacifica stays No. 1 in high school softball rankings provided to The Times from CalHiSports.
latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2024-03-18/southland-top-20-softball-rankings
Mayor back but only till end of term: Time away has not made Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark eager for more. In fact ask him and he will know exactly the number ...
odt.co.nz/southland/mayor-back-only-till-end-term
Fire damages home near Southland Drive in Lexington: Fire and smoke damaged a home on Sheridan Drive near Southland Drive in Lexington, KY ...
kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article286615655.html
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Presidente Supermarket coming to the $1 billion development replacing Southland Mall
miamiherald.com/news/business/article286448940.html
MP demands "atrocious" Flitwick road be fixed by housing developers: Residents “should not be forced to make do with what can only be described as a track”
bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/people/mp-demands-atrocious-flitwick-road-be-fixed-by-housing-developers-4550349
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Bluecliffs state of emergency extended again: The state of emergency at Bluecliffs has been extended for another week, until Sunday, March 17 ...
odt.co.nz/southland/bluecliffs-state-emergency-extended-again
L.A. Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings: A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 4 of the 2024 ...
latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2024-03-10/los-angeles-times-high-school-baseball-top-25-rankings
'My daughter nearly died': Gore family's harrowing meth ordeal: She is not going to be quiet any more about the dangers of methamphetamine use ...
odt.co.nz/southland/my-daughter-nearly-died-gore-familys-harrowing-meth-ordeal
Invercargill Licensing Trust reports 90% drop in January profit: Invercargill needs a flush of events and heads in beds, after the Invercargill Licensing Trust ...
odt.co.nz/southland/invercargill-licensing-trust-reports-90-drop-january-profit
'Drastically unfair': The landowner facing a 500 percent rates hike: The owner pointed out there had been zero increase to the value of their section in that ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/510816/drastically-unfair-the-landowner-facing-a-500-percent-rates-hike
Six60 coming south on tour: One of the biggest bands in the land is heading south to perform in some of the smallest venues in the land ...
odt.co.nz/regions/six60-coming-south-tour
Residents given two days to evacuate: A property owner in the imperilled Southland coastal settlement Bluecliffs has hit out at authorities after residents were ...
odt.co.nz/southland/residents-given-two-days-evacuate
Anger as Te Anau lakefront trees deliberately poisoned: The deliberate poisoning of trees on the Lake Te Anau lakefront has been described as an ...
odt.co.nz/southland/anger-te-anau-lakefront-trees-deliberately-poisoned
'Several thousand' dead eels found in Southland stream: Thousands of dead eels have been found in a stream near Mataura in Southland ...
odt.co.nz/southland/several-thousand-dead-eels-found-southland-stream
Kiwi numbers on rise due to actions: Kiwi numbers are increasing in a remote part of Fiordland for the first time in the history of their conservation ...
odt.co.nz/southland/kiwi-numbers-rise-due-actions
Rat found on supposedly pest-free Ulva Island: The discovery has triggered an incursion response after a rat was found dead in a trap in one of country's few ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/509893/rat-found-on-supposedly-pest-free-ulva-island
Despite rats and other pests being present on Rakiura, mice are not known to have established themselves there. 🔗 tinyurl.com/r83dyjma
Heat goes on Gore mayor Ben Bell: Gore mayor Ben Bell has come in hot with an eye-watering update for ratepayers. Known for his unorthodox approach to local ...
odt.co.nz/southland/heat-goes-gore-mayor-ben-bell
Bluecliffs erosion: Work on opening Waiau River bar to pause: Work to open the Waiau River mouth away from Southland properties at risk of eroding into the sea ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/509379/bluecliffs-erosion-work-on-opening-waiau-river-bar-to-pause
Rat 'may have swum' to pest-free Ulva Island: A lone rat found on Ulva Island this week may have swum to the wildlife sanctuary from nearby Stewart ...
odt.co.nz/southland/rat-may-have-swum-pest-free-ulva-island
New fast-tracking regime priorities are both conflicting and conflicted: One-stop-shop law could speed up approval for contentious projects like Stewart Island ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/08/new-fast-tracking-regime-is-both-conflicting-and-conflicted/
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Hawke's Bay's flood protection had no chance against Gabrielle - report: Data from 20 Hawke's Bay sites shows the cyclone produced the largest floods on record ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/511189/hawke-s-bay-s-flood-protection-had-no-chance-against-gabrielle-report
Senior discount day back at Te Anau store after outcry: Te Anau SuperGold cardholders had felt their FreshChoice supermarket had sold them out ...
odt.co.nz/southland/senior-discount-day-back-te-anau-store-after-outcry
Orca surprise helps seal the deal for off-grid bach eyeing $5m: Beach home’s stunning views can’t be blocked.
oneroof.co.nz/news/orca-surprise-helps-seal-the-deal-for-off-grid-bach-eyeing-5m-45075
Macrons still missing at Invercargill council: The omission of macrons from Invercargill City Council documents has been questioned for a second time in as many ...
odt.co.nz/regions/macrons-still-missing-invercargill-council
Troubled Gore to turn over a new leaf: The country's youngest mayor will finally be unshackled from working through an intermediary when a new CEO starts at ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/28/troubled-gore-turns-over-a-new-leaf/
Southland community unites for playground fundraiser on 10th anniversary of Zeke King’s death
nzherald.co.nz/nz/southland-community-unites-for-playground-fundraiser-on-10th-anniversary-of-zeke-kings-death/HYBCE4RKQJDMLDYHU336ME74GA/
Housing impacting businesses: survey: Te Anau accommodation owner Nathan Benfell had Christmas Day off. His next day off is the opening of the duck-shooting ...
odt.co.nz/southland/housing-impacting-businesses-survey
Invercargill City Council suitcase used only once after ‘exorbitant’ purchase: A suitcase purchased at an “exorbitant” price by Invercargill City Council for the ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/invercargill-city-council-suitcase-used-only-once-after-exorbitant-purchase/WBNACYSMLNHCLDQSLOPG733G2A/
Weather: Temperature soar for NZ on Sunday before strong gales and wind lash parts of South Island
nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-temperature-soar-for-nz-on-sunday-before-strong-gales-and-wind-lash-parts-of-south-island/P6VPP3WSFZGLBHTEOAMQXDVQDA/
‘Exorbitant’ suitcase purchase turns heads at council: The $750 suitcase was bought with ratepayer funds for the sole purpose of bringing gifts home from Japan.
rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/509943/exorbitant-suitcase-purchase-turns-heads-at-council
'Inadequate' rest home care contributed to death: A woman in her 90’s passed away after she received insufficient care at a Southland rest home ...
odt.co.nz/southland/inadequate-rest-home-care-contributed-death
No luck for Stewart Island/Rakiura ratepayer facing 500% hike: The homeowner has been arguing the increase is "drastically unfair and unjust".
rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/511064/no-luck-for-stewart-island-rakiura-ratepayer-facing-500-percent-hike
'Our light and joy': Family's tribute to girl who died in Fiordland creek
odt.co.nz/southland/our-light-and-joy-familys-tribute-girl-who-died-fiordland-creek
The top five Kiwi towns where you can buy a home for less than $500,000: The last time the nationwide median house price was below $500,000 was in 2017.
oneroof.co.nz/news/the-top-five-kiwi-towns-where-you-can-buy-a-home-for-less-than-500-000-45017
Bluecliffs residents given two days to evacuate before clean-up: The residents of a small Southland settlement affected by erosion have been given until Friday ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/511038/bluecliffs-residents-given-two-days-to-evacuate-before-clean-up
Race mechanic takes it to world: At the age of 15, Louise (Lulu) Clearwater built her first race car — a replica Lotus 7 — in her parents’ garage in Invercargill ...
odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/race-mechanic-takes-it-world
Mayor has unfinished business: When Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark experienced back pain for a couple of days around Christmas, he thought he had Covid ...
odt.co.nz/southland/mayor-has-unfinished-business
James Michael Tipuna hunted, stabbed friend in Invercargill: A man hunted down his friend with a weapon and stabbed him in the neck on the streets of ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/james-michael-tipuna-hunted-stabbed-friend-in-invercargill/GTMENRNLAFD3POIAVZCRYP4C7Y/
Excitement over possible sighting of elusive South Island Kōkako in Southland: A recent possible sighting has renewed hopes the bird is still alive - and it's ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/508073/excitement-over-possible-sighting-of-elusive-south-island-kokako-in-southland
Burt Munro events ‘going well’: This year’s Burt Munro Classic events are ticking along like clockwork, Southland Motor Cycle Club vice-president Bill Moffatt ...
odt.co.nz/southland/burt-munro-events-%E28098going-well%E28099
Mystery Invercargill tagger keeps identity secret: The notorious Invercargill tagger known as “Clap” is yet to accept police diversion and can still keep his ...
odt.co.nz/southland/mystery-invercargill-tagger-keeps-identity-secret
Milk tanker rolls in Southland: Police are responding after milk tanker rolled in Southland this morning. A police spokeswoman said they received a report of a ...
odt.co.nz/southland/milk-tanker-rolls-southland
Cancer Control Agency admits ongoing delays 'stressful' for cancer patients: The Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, admits ongoing radiation treatment ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/510098/cancer-control-agency-admits-ongoing-delays-stressful-for-cancer-patients
Pack the Park turnout ‘amazing’: More than 10,000 people packed out the final Pack the Park fundraiser game at Rugby Park, in Invercargill, at the weekend ...
odt.co.nz/regions/pack-park-turnout-%E28098amazing%E28099
Car seen near scene of suspicious house fire: A car was seen being driven out of the small settlement of Waikaia in Southland as a house burnt down earlier this ...
odt.co.nz/southland/car-seen-near-scene-suspicious-house-fire
Downpour sparks fears of homes swept away: A downpour in Southland and Fiordland has put a small Southland hamlet’s homes at risk of being swept away by torrents ...
odt.co.nz/regions/downpour-sparks-fears-homes-swept-away
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