Calls for independent animal commissioner falls on deaf ears
There are fresh calls for a new way of managing our animal welfare system – but so far, the idea has...
Jared McCulloch
Shelved projects putting Southland's economy at risk
Southland has been the country's regional 'rockstar economy' with the province leading the way in re...
Central Otago town of Alexandra welcomes home an Olympic champion
It was a hero's welcome for Central Otago gold medallist Finn Butcher as he returned to his old stom...
Lachie Jones inquest: Coroner hopes to cast some light in the shadows
The coroner in charge of an inquest into the death of a Gore toddler says he hopes to cast some ligh...
Second phase of inquest into death of Lachie Jones opens
Expert evidence about how the three-year-old Lachlan Jones' body was discovered and questions about ...
It's snow time! Hopes ski season will entice Australian tourists
Ski field operators in the south will be hoping a front delivers plenty of snow over the coming days...
Ukrainian ballet company thinking of war-torn homeland on NZ tour
Their homeland may be at war, but a group of professional Ukrainain ballet dancers are travelling th...
Govt signals possible price hike for international visitor levy
One of our biggest tourism hotspots has raised questions over the Government's assumption that it wi...
Campaign launched to get Southerner train back on the tracks
The Southerner train could make a comeback if an advocacy group gets its way. The Future is Rail has...
Big, bold plans to expand southern ski fields
There are big, bold plans to make our southern ski fields bigger, but there is a long road to get th...
Southland rugby club honours players who served in trenches
It is a big weekend ahead for a Western Southland town — adding to this year's Anzac commemorations ...
