Young Southland mum faces incurable cancer months after own mum’s diagnosis
“They brought me into a room and told me that they were pretty sure it was cancer, but…
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…
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…
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 Southland fisherman fined $50,000 for illegally selling seaweed fertiliser online
A search warrant of a property found 14 of these containers of liquid seaweed fertiliser. Analysis of the…
‘Bitter night’ for parts of South Island
It has been a “bitter night” for parts of the South Island as plummeting temperatures brought snow and…
Spring snow forecast to disrupt South Island roads
Spring may be here, but winter is making a brief reappearance with drivers in the South Island warned…