Southland

A Southland farmer found with several dead ewes and lambs on his property and other sheep too weak to stand, has been fined $7500.

A coroner's hearing looking at whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are missing or dead has heard about a stream of emotional emails sent by the boy telling his step-dad he missed him and was…

A coroner's hearing this week will determine if there is enough evidence to indicate John Beckenridge and his step-son Mike Zhao-Beckenridge are dead.

The nation’s news outlets aren’t usually interested in local government ructions in the south, but deep rifts in one dysfunctional council have made many headlines lately. When a ‘showdown’ meeting in…

A Southland-Otago department store chain has announced it will shut its doors after more than 120 years in business.

A vote of no confidence in Gore District Mayor Ben Bell has failed after not getting any support around the council table at an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.

The effort to oust Gore Mayor Ben Bell is "ridiculous", Mataura Community Board chairperson Nicky Coats says.

Embattled Gore mayor Ben Bell has described himself as ambitious and confident, and says he is no quitter.

A petition calling for Gore District Council's chief executive to resign has garnered almost 1000 signatures in less than a day.

A dispute between the Waiau Rivercare Group in Southland and Meridian Energy over the health and flow levels in the Waiau River has been at a low ebb, but both parties are keen to bridge the gap.

Since Ben Bell was elected as Gore's Mayor the council has been beset by controversies and discord. Those calling on him to resign include the deputy mayor and six other councillors.

Freezing gale force winds are believed to be behind the downing of hundreds of tītī (muttonbirds) in Central Otago, northern Southland and the Lakes District on Wednesday night.

Snow started to settle in Southland on Wednesday afternoon as the first taste of winter began to bite.

Streams and rivers are rising and flooding has been reported in North Taranaki, Civil Defence says. Audio

In her resignation letter, the 18-year-old said Nigel Skelt suggested she would enjoy jelly wrestling naked and she was "a bikini and beach type of girl", which unsettled her.

Lindsay Hazley met Henry back in 1970, then a schoolboy volunteering at Southland Museum. Audio