The winner of our Yates Garden Hamper competition has been drawn.

Confidential council documents shed light on why a competing recycling service was favoured over Southland disAbility Enterprises.

The life of "Kiwi legend" Blair Vining has been celebrated in an emotional memorial service this afternoon

The Southern District Health Board preliminary election results are out.

A memorial service for Blair Vining will be held this Wednesday in Invercargill

Progress results for the Environment Southland elections indicate there are likely to be several new faces around the council table this term.

Gary Tong is headed for a third consecutive term as Mayor of the Southland District Council.

Progress results are in: Voters have re-elected Sir Tim Shadbolt to serve as mayor of the Invercargill City Council.

Preliminary results are in for Gore: find out which new faces will be joining the Gore District Council at its next meeting.

There's less than 30min left to get to your local council office to vote. We'll have progress results from later this afternoon.

Winton cancer advocate Blair Vining, who successfully campaigned for better cancer care in New Zealand, has died

A new surgical hospital is coming to Queenstown, with construction expected to be finished by late 2021.

Voting for local councils closes at midday on Saturday, but so far less than a third of eligible Southlanders have cast their vote.

Running out of ideas to keep the kids busy these school holidays? Check out Jan Bilton's special kids' cooking page.

An Invercargill farm and a contract milker have been fined almost $10k after 101 cows in their care suffered broken tails.

Takahē may be flightless but their population is flying high, with the official count reaching 418 after a record breeding season.

The WIN button is back! This time it's your chance to brighten up your garden with a Yates Garden Week Hamper.

Climate change activists have taken to the streets in Invercargill this afternoon calling for political action on climate change

Tourists driving into Milford Sound are set to be charged for parking from next week

Meet the four candidates vying to be mayor in Invercargill