Southland was rocked by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake early today.
November 24, 2009, 6:29 amA scientist from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) has dismissed a report of an iceberg about 30km southeast of Stewart Island.
November 25, 2009, 1:18 pmA damaged rudder ended a Swiss yachtsman's solo-round-the-world voyage 800km west of Stewart Island today.
November 24, 2009, 11:59 amAn Invercargill industrial site believed to have been contaminated with toxic chemicals is being investigated by Environment Southland.
November 23, 2009, 7:50 amA Canterbury man accused of harming a two-year-old Southland boy in May, has been further remanded without plea to December 2.
November 18, 2009, 7:55 pmA farm worker has been awarded nearly $20,000 after his boss' wife threatened to have him and his family beaten by her convict son.
November 18, 2009, 12:49 pmA woman blamed her mouthwash when stopped by police for driving a car whilst almost three times the alcohol limit.
November 18, 2009, 8:04 amThe brother and father of an Invercargill woman killed in a road-rage incident last year were also dead within 10 months, the High Court at Invercargill was told today.
November 17, 2009, 3:24 pm
Protest action by Greenpeace today blocking access to a coal mine Fonterra uses to power a dairy factory did not disrupt production, the company says.
November 17, 2009, 2:31 pm
Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after trying to block access to a mine from which Fonterra obtains lignite to power its Edendale dairy factory in Southland.
November 17, 2009, 9:23 am
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has claimed a minor victory in an ongoing stoush with several councillors.
November 13, 2009, 1:07 pmThe troubled Kingston Flyer Steam Train company has been placed in receivership.
November 11, 2009, 8:21 amA former Invercargill publican has pleaded guilty to theft charges over the illegal use of $1.2 million in gaming machine proceeds from her tavern.
November 10, 2009, 7:37 am
Five Mongrel Mob members involved in an arson attack on a rival gang's headquarters were sentenced to jail when they appeared in Invercargill District Court today.
November 9, 2009, 7:17 pmAn Invercargill man has escaped a murder conviction but been found guilty of manslaughter.
November 6, 2009, 8:11 pmTwo Southland teenagers are being treated in Dunedin Hospital for severe burns after an explosion that blew the doors off the car they were in inside a garage.
November 6, 2009, 8:23 amA second man in a week has been jailed for 20 months after trading child sexual abuse images on the internet.
November 5, 2009, 12:35 pm
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has warned of "blood on the floor" as he seeks to sack his deputy, Neil Boniface.
November 4, 2009, 8:38 amSpecialist paediatric reports from three hospitals on a two-year-old boy who has received a brain injury are being sought by the defence counsel for the farm worker charged with causing the injury.
October 28, 2009, 12:31 pmAn autopsy and further inquiries into the death of a 49-year-old Southland woman have ruled out any suspicious circumstances, say police.
October 27, 2009, 8:52 pm
As the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as "1. Belief in the superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this. 2. Antagonism towards people of other races."Since his expletive laced email tirade Hone Harawira has been called many...
Several stories this week merit a special mention in my mind-boggling news blog, but this first one will take some beating. Or shocking.A police officer called to a house in an small Arkansas town saw fit to use his Taser on the house's unruly...
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