Southland
High Anzac weekend road toll highlights calls for better road safety
Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of four teenagers in Invercargill after a deadly Anzac weekend on our roads. Audio
'Beautiful, talented, caring' - tributes flow for killed Southland teens
The four teens who died in a horror crash in Invercargill on Friday are being remembered by loved ones and their community.
Man killed in stabbing incident 'turned his whole life around'
A 25-year-old man who died in a double stabbing in Invercargill at the weekend had "turned his whole life around for his family".
Police name four teens killed in Invercargill crash on Friday
A Southland softball team - which one of the four teenagers killed in a crash on Friday belonged to - say they are devastated by his death.
One dead, one critically injured after Invercargill stabbing
A homicide inquiry has been launched after a man was fatally stabbed in Invercargill overnight.
More Hector's dolphins found dead
Two more Hector's dolphins have been found dead on South Island beaches.
Southland council opts to allow irrigation after water shortages
Southland farmers can turn their irrigators on again - after two weeks without them.
'Working harder, doing long days' - Healthcare services coping in south as Covid-19 lingers
More than 1300 cases were recorded in the Southern DHB on Monday, just a few hundred off the Omicron peak, but those on the frontline say healthcare services are holding up. Audio
Awarua fire: Firefighters worried wind will bring flare ups
Firefighters are warning a fire that has been devastating conservation land could flare up and spread with more windy, dry conditions on the way. Audio
Second fire near Awarua Bay contained as flare-ups continue in main blaze
The initial blaze at Awarua wetlands has been going for a week but today, a car fire under a transmission line power pylon on Tiwai Road spread to dense mānuka scrub.
Fire crews quickly contain second blaze to stop it merging with Awarua fire
Fire crews have worked quickly to stop a second fire merging with the nearby Awarua Bay fire, near Invercargill this morning.
Duck hunters warned to be vigilant in Southland
Southland duck hunters urged to take care this weekend in view of the wetlands fire south of Invercargill
Fire crews, helicopters resume efforts to control Awarua blaze
Six fire crews and six helicopters have continued working to control a large fire south of Invercargill today.
Southland town in danger of running out of water
A small Southland town is in danger of running out of water unless residents make some drastic changes to how much they're using. Southland District Councillor John Douglas lives near the town and… Audio
'Extraordinary place': Iwi fearful of fire damage to Waituna Wetland
The head of Te Rūnaka o Awarua says the Southland wetlands are extremely significant with tīpuna buried nearby.
Chris Fleming announces exit from top health role
Chris Fleming will step down as chief executive of Southern DHB when it transitions to the new Health New Zealand authority on 1 July.
Two hunters missing for three days in Fiordland found
The hunters walked out of the bush and are now being assessed by doctors.
Awarua fire: Weather aiding efforts to contain blaze
Fire crews are still working to a containment line around the major fire at Awarua, near Invercargill.
Coastal Southland sees driest summer on record
It is coastal Southland's driest summer on record and there is no real relief forecast as the drought pushes into the north of the region.
Firefighters worry wind change could spread blaze at Awarua
Firefighters are worried a wind change today could see a large blaze on conservation wetlands at Awarua, south of Invercargill, spread further. Audio
