Ancient stones of Southland settlers
4:03 PM Geologist says marae stones may prove Polynesian voyagers came direct to Southland.
Volunteers one year, brewers the next
3:26 PM Invercargill men Owen Collinson and Hugo Zaat have started their own brewery.
Parole declined
3:24 PM The man who raped and murdered an Invercargill girl in 1992 has been denied parole.
More cash to market Queenstown
Queenstown's marketing organisation will get a $900k boost, despite visitor numbers being more than healthy.
Indian student's rugby quest
Indian SIT student Prashant Rajawat breaks new ground by taking a crash course in rugby.
Southland crash victims named
Two men from Invercargill died a week apart in crashes on the same road.
Bank of NSW building sold
The Troopers Memorial Corner Charitable Trust is eyeing other potential projects with the Bank of NSW building sold to CBD developers.
Soldiers flown south for gunner Rance's funeral
Hercules lands in Invercargill so 80 soldiers can attend funeral of gunner Andrew Rance.
Diesel in the 91, 91 in the diesel
An Invercargill petrol station closed two of its tanks after 91 octane and diesel were put into the wrong tanks.
IDEA Services staff 'want a safe workplace'
''It's time we had a safe work place,'' says IDEA Services employee Gordon Cambridge.
Tears flow for building
Ohai shearing quarters owner Daryn Murray says there are a lot of memories attached to the destroyed building.
Invercargill being 'run remotely'
Six top Invercargill council jobs have gone to people as far away as Rotorua. Sean Bellew is sick of it.
Stories shared at final service
The Knapdale Church, near Gore, has closed its doors after welcoming parishioners for 134 years, three months and three days.
Cricket final in city
Jeremy Boyle has put rugby playing on hold to lead Marist into Saturday's ILT premier league cricket final.
Former refugees feel abandoned
Former refugee family is struggling in damp Dunedin flat, as mould leaves their children battling respiratory illness.
Double celebration for Southland rower
2:44 PM As well as the thrill of winning, Shakira✓ Mirfin✓ has won a new single scull boat for her success at the Maadi Cup.
Police name buggy crash victims
Two men from the UK died in an adventure expedition in remote Otago high country.
Waikaia Gold finishes mining
The last bucket of gravel was loaded into Waikaia Gold's mining dredge on Tuesday, after five and a half years of mining in Northern Southland.
Shark cage diving 'offence'
DoC gave shark cage divers a permit to operate, and then a court said it was an offence.
Power pole failures continue
Multiple children could have died if a power pole in a network plagued by "under-investment" had fallen just hours earlier or later than it did.
Consent for 380-room hotel
A 380-room hotel will be built on the site as well as two restaurants, conference facilities, a wellness centre, swimming pool and a wedding chapel.
Burgers, bread and booze
Fergburger has been given the go-ahead to open a small, late-night bar that seats 40 people "on stools only".
NZTA's cyber security 'appalling'
Traffic offences, debts and medical information were among personal details wrongly disclosed by the Transport Agency.
Our contribution to the legacy of March 15
OPINION: Swift Government action was called for but we each have a role to play combatting hate.
Corporate personhood vs unfettered greed
OPINION: Letter writers on corporate responsibilities, freedom camping and Irish jokes.
What will the future be?
Rugby will need to evolve to face challenges little and large, not least of which is the fact that having 30 clubs for a population of 100,000 people is not sustainable.
Commercial titans at odds
It has become evident that all is now not well with three Invercargill city players.
"Psychic information'' is an oxymoron
OPINION: When you turn to psychics you're looking in all the wrong places.
Volunteers one year, brewers the next
Invercargill men Owen Collinson and Hugo Zaat have started their own brewery.
Heritage month brings us to wondrous places
OPINION: A Lyn Henry exhibition at Riverton calls out to our columnist.
Marae member concerned about funding allocation
A member of a small Invercargill marae has raised concerns about how the potential changes to the Community Organisations Grant Schemes funding allocation will affect their community.
Pumped Six60 bring it home
REVIEW: "Six60 is home baby", lead singer Matiu Walters proclaimed to a welcoming southern crowd.
A kapa haka message for the south- Go Hearty
OPINION: I became quite emotional seeing the pride. Why aren't we celebrating who we are as New Zealanders like this all the time?
