'I tried until the last minute': Rural town's only early learning centre closes
It follows a long-standing struggle to draw qualified early childhood teachers to Lumsden.
It follows a long-standing struggle to draw qualified early childhood teachers to Lumsden.
A2 Milk looks to become less reliant on Synlait as it moves into manufacturing.
Emergency services were called to the crash on SH1 at about 7.40am.
"You should be glad I let you up because I really wanted to kill you."
Paul Jones will meet police next week over the death of his 3-year-old son, Lachlan.
"It makes us yachties look bad when you get an idiot like that," club commodore says.
The sassy toddler's joints are so stiff in the morning she can hardly walk.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Bury St shortly after 1pm.
Eight parts of Isaac McCallum's brain were injured when his friend crashed his car.
Hedge fire spread to shed in Southland; crews now fighting vegetation fire in Fairlie too.
The companies said their main challenge is the lack of a good, skilled workforce.
Rescuers were hampered by remoteness, fog and low cloud.
Businesses are in lockdown and armed police are responding after a "serious incident".
A man who 'king hit' a doctor who was medically assessing him has pleaded guilty.
A fire investigator will head to the scene this morning.
Police at a routine Southland checkpoint operation got more than they bargained for.
Lachlan Jones was found unresponsive in a sewage oxidation pond last year.
The case around the death of a 3-year-old Lachie Jones boy will be reopened by police.
Nineteen-year-old who died suddenly remembered for her 'happy-go-lucky' spirit.
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
Farmers stage protest at the Gore A&P Showgrounds.
Time to put on the summer sheets - overnight temperatures could be much warmer than usual.
An investigation has been launched into the 19-year-old former Gore woman's death.
"We are all on our own unique journeys... the key is to just start."
A man has evaded attempted murder charges after claiming he wanted to be shot by police.
Residents of Southland town living with constant threat of toxic waste.
In Southland and Otago, those who farm and fish have confidence in The Road Ahead.
The dramatic incident happened when an officer left the police car keys in the ignition.
Pharmac won't fund a drug that could help a Gore teen stop his body from atrophy.