Invercargill
Invercargill looks at housing options for the city's art
The Invercargill City Council has taken the first steps towards deciding whether the city should build a new art gallery for the city's three public art collections. The council's agreed to spend… Audio
Police name man found dead after Southland shooting
Police have released the name of a man whose body was found at a house in the suburb of Otatara hours after a 50-year-old woman was shot and critically injured.
Woman critically injured in apparent shooting
Armed police are continuing to search for an attacker in Invercargill after an apparent shooting left a woman critically injured tonight.
Sonny Tau's leave from Trust extended
Sonny Tau's leave from his role as chairman of the Ngāpuhi Trust has been extended by another six months, as he serves a community detention sentence.
Sonny Tau fined $24,500 over dead kereru case
Ngāpuhi leader Sonny Tau has been sentenced to community detention and fined $24,500 for trying to cover up shooting five kereru. Video
Twelve sign up for govt relocation offer
A total of 12 people have been paid out a government grant to move from Auckland to regional towns including Tawa and Invercargill. Video, Audio
Shortlist announced for transfer of social houses
British and multinational companies are among those shortlisted to take over state housing stock in Tauranga and Invercargill.
Meat workers in limbo after sudden suspension
A group of 130 meat workers in Southland are waiting for news about their jobs after being sent home suddenly a week ago.
Burt Munro Challenge - Stephen Winteringham
It's the 10th anniversary of the Burt Munro Challenge in Invercargill this week. And with only two days to go, the organisers have dusted off two special motorbikes, that featured in The World's… Audio
Community interest sought for state housing
The government is seeking expressions of interest from community organisations to take over state houses being sold in Invercargill and Tauranga. Audio
Sacked principal says $150-thousand compensation is fair
A principal sacked by an Invercargill primary school has been awarded more than 150 thousand dollars after the Employment Court found she was unfairly dismissed. Audio
Government to blame for sacking - principal
A former principal says Government intervention at her primary school only exacerbated problems and led to her being sacked unlawfully. Audio
Spaceflight Services hits 'go' on base in Invercargill
American satellite company Spaceflight Services says its newest ground station is now operational in Invercargill. The Seattle-based company has two other stations in Alaska and Washington State for…
Injured Invercargill schoolboy improving
A 10-year-old boy injured in a schoolyard incident with an electric fence standard which left him with a serious head injury is "on the improve", police say.
Invercargill plans Southland garden for China
The country's southernmost city Invercargill is eyeing up planting a friendship garden in China - with a Southland theme. Audio
Invercargill building evacuated after spill
The Fire Service evacuated a building in central Invercargill this afternoon after a chemical spill earlier in the day.
Appeal for information on highway attack
Invercargill Police are appealing for information from anyone who saw a man attacked on Bluff Highway yesterday afternoon.
The sea of unrecyclable bottles clogging a Southland quarry
A sea of tens of thousands of bottles, spread like sand dunes across a quarry in Invercargill. The bottles are being stockpiled there because they cannot be recycled as they are too colour mixed and… Audio
Cat woman's neighbour on judge's ruling
An Invercargill woman has been told to get rid of all but three of her 25 of her cats within three weeks. Audio
Invercargill woman has three weeks to get rid of 22 cats
A judge has told an Invercargill woman to get rid of all but three of her 25 cats within three weeks. Audio