Protecting land and water for the future
Ki uta ki tai, from the mountains to the sea, the state of the environment depends on working to improve the quality of both...
Happy bees thrive at Folster Gardens
A NEW apiary has been set up at Folster Gardens, where the benefit of resident bees is evident in the floral blooms.
The hives, set...
Lack of support drains Te Anau
Disgruntled Te Anau business owners are suffering angst over what they feel is "unfair" distribution of government financial support following the Covid-19 crisis. Southland...
Diagnosis a relief for teen
AFTER nearly 20 hospital visits in a matter of months, Jayme Turton's biggest fear was waking up from surgery and being told nothing was...
Forging a strong future together
A HEAVILY laden blossom tree branch bobs up and down as it recoils from thick raindrops falling on the corner of Don and Kelvin...
Off the beaten track
Despite being only a couple of hours' drive from Invercargill, The Catlins is often left off the itinerary for southerners in search of a...
Infamy still haunts town’s memory
It's an unfortunate claim to fame. 125 years on, the hanging of murderer Minnie Dean still polarises the southern town of Winton. Daisy Hudson...
Rangatahi reconnect with nature
Growing up in Waikawa, The Catlins, mahinga kai (hunting and gathering) was necessity for now Invercargill-based whaea (term of respect for wahine/women) Steph Blair....
Invasive seaweed could take control
IT has been 10 years since undaria (an invasive foreign seaweed) was found in Sunday Cove in Breaksea Sound; Fiordland Marine Guardians chairwoman Dr...
Book speaks to avid collector
SOME items talk to us.
Kevin Francis, of Ohai, an avid collector of old things, bought a small cache of books from a second-hand shop...