State of emergency for Southland, Clutha likely to remain into next week
States of emergency in place for Southland and the Clutha District are likely to stretch into next week…
Southland, Clutha still under states of emergency
Southland and the Clutha district remain under states of local emergency, after extreme winds on Thursday toppled trees…
Poised for racing with repairs at Hastings racecourse
The work is being carried out by TW Group under the management of Australian racetrack and sports grounds…
Trees down, truck rolls as high winds hit
High winds are battering parts of New Zealand as a second weather system of the week sweeps through.…
Dramatic videos show trees topple onto South Island roads
A busy main road in Invercargill has been closed after a large tree toppled onto the street. Dramatic…
Man killed by falling branch, roads closed as wild weather hits
A man has been killed by a falling branch, thousands of properties remain without power and state highways…
Flights cancelled, major route blocked as winds lash South Island
Several flights have been either delayed or cancelled, hundreds of homes are without power, and a major state…
Heavy rain, severe gales to hit South and lower North Island
Large swathes of the South Island and eastern parts of the lower North Island are expected to face…
Repellent being trialled to keep Stewart Island deer away from 1080
Deer repellent smelling like rotten oranges has been trialled in Rakiura this winter to reduce 1080 by-kill. It’s…
Otago and Southland flooding closes SH90, detours in place
MetService has issued an orange heavy rain watch for the headwaters of the Otago lakes and rivers from…
Documents reveal bullying at Dunedin Hospital, staff ‘live in fear’ at Southland
But in June the talk was of “longstanding issues, which have remained largely unaddressed”. One person who said…
Former commercial fisher fined $50k for selling seaweed illegally
A former commercial fisher has been fined $50,000 after illegally selling seaweed online. In November 2022, fishery officers…