Southland

The woman who had worked at the bar for 20 years was so trusted she was not audited, a court has heard.

Workers at Bluff's South Port plan to walk off the job later this month to demand better pay.

Stories from the 2023 archive: Cosmo's at a high country station in the far south, Leah checks in on a toy treasure trove in Te Puke and Sally's off grid with a former Wellington mayor.

There is "extreme concern" about the risk of fires on the east coast of the South Island this weekend, Fire and Emergency says.

A family says their cocker spaniel search for snacks could have turned lethal if it wasn't for smoke alarms.

Nobby Clark suffered a minor heart attack two weeks ago and underwent double bypass surgery last Wednesday at Dunedin Hospital.

Stories from the 2023 archive: Leah meets a Northland olive grower, Cosmo's scratching cows with Loulou the Cow Whisperer and Sally's out hunting for a good cause.

Stories plucked from the 2023 archives: Cosmo's with chooks on a cliff edge, Sally's picking apples and Leah meets a dairy farmer who hails from Japan.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is scheduled to undergo heart surgery next week, after suffering a minor heart attack on Wednesday.

Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is recovering in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack.

Environment Southland is warning river uses to watch out for railway irons sticking out of rivers after they were first used to control erosion several decades ago.

The Gore District Council will write to central government to outline what one councillor has described as the "funding impossibilities" now confronting them.

The 21-year-old was bitten on the leg about 2am while walking in an estuary in Southland.

The fire, near the Clyde Dam, reignited late on Saturday afternoon from an earlier fire started by fireworks on Friday night.

Severe heavy rain and gale warnings have been issued for parts of the lower North Island and much of the South Island, from Saturday into Sunday.

Imagine trying to find a needle in a haystack, but the needle is a six-inch satellite transponder and the haystack a beach covered in mussel shells. Audio

Christchurch topped 29C on Sunday, but will only reach 13C on Monday. Audio