Southland

A Bluff-based operation is farming cocktail-sized pāua using the pristine waters of Foveaux Strait. The New Zealand Abalone Company (TNZAC) is hoping to sell two million of the mini pāua every year.

It's hoped the newly opened Southern Pioneers' Food Hub will help launch products developed from Southland's food bounty to the world.

The rejection of a new liquor outlet hoping to open in Riverton has painted a concerning picture of a toxic drinking culture in the town.

Newly released documents show officials believed Rio Tinto wanted to sideline the clean-up of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

A review to be discussed tomorrow has found one Dunedin Hospital ward was regularly understaffed by 20 percent or more during day shifts between July 2018 and October 2020.

New Zealand could become the world's first large-scale producer of green hydrogen if Contact Energy and Meridian Energy's plans pan out.

Southern DHB is today celebrating administering 100,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine across Otago and Southland.

Two crew members onboard the Mattina container ship currently in quarantine in Bluff have tested positive for Covid-19.

Serena Lyders grew up in shearing sheds - she is now an advocate for support and mental health services to be made available to people working in shearing gangs.

Rob and Toni Auld have the southern-most farm distillery in the world. They grow oats, wheat and barley and transform them into whisky.

Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in remote areas can expect to have Covid-19 vaccines.

Motorists around Otago and Southland are urged to drive to the conditions with a batch of bad weather on the horizon.