Armed police near Otatara
Armed police blocked a road near the Invercargill suburb of Otatara for about 15 minutes on Friday afternoon.
Southland's naughty juniors
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Southland five and six year olds verbally and physically assaulting school staff, Ministry of Education says.
Grim sea level rise warning
A sea level rise expert warns of impacts on Otago and Southland in the next century.
Earthworks company wins court injunction
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Former owners of an earthworks contracting company in the Queenstown area have been prohibited from competing with the company and enticing clients away.
Missing 5-year-old found
Police and LandSAR were called to find him, but he was on a bus to see Dad.
Boxing Day trading bitter sweet for one retailer
$3 million was spent through Paymark transactions in Southland on Boxing Day, up 14.6 percent on the previous year.
Strategy for the future of blue cod
Some Southland fishermen believes the new national blue cod strategy does not go far enough to focus on recreational catch limits.
Oreti's sand dunes need our protection
Oreti Beach near Invercargill is one of the few examples left in New Zealand of a sand dune ecosystem
Memorial tournament honours bowler
Players were out in force at the Tom Sheppard Memorial bowling tournament at Kaka Point on Boxing Day.
Southlanders of the Year
The committee that raised $1.7m and built a new museum for their town of 100 people are The Southland Times Southlanders of the Year for 2018.
Lee multitasks on Christmas Day
While Barbara Lee conducted a Riverton church service, the hogget for the town's community Christmas dinner was cooking in her oven at home.
Sunny in the south
With the north taking a battering, the south is the place to be weather-wise for Christmas week.
Stunning seaside Santa Parade
Hundreds of people gathered in Riverton for its annual Christmas Eve Santa Parade.
Top two seeds to play Te Anau Tennis Invitational final
Te Anau Tennis Invitational final promises to be hotly contested match with the top two seeds to do battle.
Bargains galore for shoppers
Boxing Day shoppers Zach and Jess Thompson were satisfied with the 30 per cent off deal they got for a pram.
Earthworks company wins court injunction
Former owners of an earthworks contracting company in the Queenstown area have been prohibited from competing with the company and enticing clients away.
Strategy for the future of blue cod
Some Southland fishermen believes the new national blue cod strategy does not go far enough to focus on recreational catch limits.
Car dealer seeks compo for VINZ inspection
A Christchurch car dealer claims hidden faults in an imported Audi have left him out of pocket.
Deer velvet company's appeal fails
Deer velvet company Silberhorn loses appeal in long-running fight against allegations it overstated the amount of deer velvet in some of its products.
High helicopter pilot death rate claimed
CAA director claims commercial helicopter pilots have a workplace death rate that is 75 times the national average.
Editorial: Not to bury our heads in the sand
OPINION: We must attune to our dunes. They're not immune to buffoons.
The rites and wrongs of wharf jumping
OPINION: We need to let kids be kids, but that requires adults to be adults.
Editorial: Talk about keeping an open mind
OPINION: The science world gave us a lot to get our heads around in 2018.
Q'town boom a bust for locals
A new report reveals what Queenstown Lakes residents really think about living in the popular resort town.
The year the 'can do' approach could, and did
Positives outweighed negatives in the south's 2018 arts, culture and heritage scene.
Doors open at Waikaia's new museum
The building inspector was booked in for a final inspection just hours before Waikaia's new museum officially opened.
Students step up
Sober drivers got a special sweetener from Southern police during a alcohol checkpoint.
