Southland

Police are treating a house fire in Gore as suspicious and want witnesses to come forward. Emergency services were called to Lawrence Street around 5am on Friday June 12 after the property caught fire. No one was injured. Southland Area Response Manager Senior Sergeant Gary Iddenten said the fire has

Invercargill and Southland mayors are clashing over how the Oreti River should be managed under proposed council reforms, with both citing the waterway as crucial to their preferred governance models. Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell says his council cannot accept Southland District Council's two-council model because it would separate

Hospice South has a new way to secure funding forever. The Southland Foundation and Hospice South have launched an endowment fund that will generate returns to support free palliative care across the region for generations. The endowment model pools donations and invests them, distributing returns over time while preserving the

Jacob Duffy wins Southland Sports Award honour for record third time 12/6/2026 - New Zealand cricketer Jacob Duffy has won the ILT Senior Sportsperson of the Year award at tonight's (June 12) ILT Southland Sports Awards. The Lumsden-born, Southland Boys' High School-educated Duffy is the

Pilot programme builds workplace leadership capability A group of current and emerging leaders from Alliance Group's Lorneville Plant took part in an orientation class at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) last week, marking the start of a pilot programme designed to help participants build their leadership capability and

A 'soft launch' of the educational programmes set to be explored at Southland's new regional museum is underway. Physical construction of Te Unua Museum of Southland, in Invercargill, is on schedule to be completed later this year, with the first visitors to the new regional museum

After 25 years helping shape the direction and future of Southland, Great South's General Manager of Strategic Projects Steve Canny is retiring from his role. Great South Chief Executive Chami Abeysinghe said Canny's influence could be seen right across the region. Since joining Venture Southland in

Otago University is moving its Invercargill teacher training to SIT. Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson visited SIT on Monday to sign a statement of intent that will shift the College of Education from its Nelson Street site to the polytechnic's main campus in Tay Street at the end of 2026.