A young child is in a critical condition and two teenagers have been charged after a serious injury at an Otautau address on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to the property at around 6:50pm. The child was taken to Southland Hospital, where they remain in a critical condition.

Today’s Invercargill weather is brought to you by Petsmart, on the corner of Deveron & Spey Streets — pop in for all your pet needs. Monday 21 September looks like a classic spring switch: MetService has a high of 18° and a low of 3°. Around 7:30am it was

A Southland employment programme is turning hesitant enrolments into promotions, engineering certificates and photography businesses. The Kia Tū Pathway Planning programme, developed through a partnership between Southland Regeneration, Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Ministry of Social Development, has now guided almost 200 learners through its micro-credential since it

An Invercargill shopper is $62,977 richer after a Second Division Lotto ticket sold at Four Square Newfield turned up a winner in Saturday night's draw. The local result was one of four Second Division prizes from draw 2622 on Saturday September 19. The other winning tickets were

UPDATED: 7:30pm Highway now open. 5:25pm A car and freight train have collided on State Highway 1 near Invercargill. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The crash happened at about 1.20pm Friday near the intersection of East Road and Mill Road South. The

Bill Donaldson has been collecting records of Southland cricket matches since before most people were born. On Thursday he collected something else — a King's Service Medal, presented at the Civic Theatre by Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell on behalf of King Charles. Donaldson, known formally as William Alexander Donaldson

Career firefighters in the south are pleased the Government is listening to its ongoing concerns about inadequate and aging fleet. The Parliamentary inquiry released this week criticised Fire and Emergency New Zealand about the poor state and management of its appliances, and has called for a rapid reset of leadership

A student's watercolour painting is now flying above Telford's Balclutha campus as the institution's official new flag. Olivene de Jong, who is studying the New Zealand Certificate in Rural Animal Healthcare Assistance (Level 4) at Telford, won a student design competition to create the