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![Predator-free programme on ice due to lack of funds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Predator-free programme on ice due to lack of funds
An ambitious project to rid Southland of pests has been put on hold amid financial issues.
!['Get out of my face': Man on trial over death outside pub says fatal push was justified](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Get out of my face': Man on trial over death outside pub says fatal push was justified
Kevin Fulton, 46, is on trial in Invercargill after a pub fight ended in tragedy.
!['Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Unacceptable': Man dies after hospital keeps him sitting in ED for hours, loses notes, fails to order scan
The doctor felt 'very overwhelmed' during an exceptionally busy night in ED.
!['The firm’: NZ’s last great department store and its 170 years of retail success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'The firm’: NZ’s last great department store and its 170 years of retail success
How has New Zealand's oldest department store outlasted its competitors? One word: family.
!['Incredibly Auckland-centric': Bid to scrap licensing trust 'monopolies' slammed as misguided](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Incredibly Auckland-centric': Bid to scrap licensing trust 'monopolies' slammed as misguided
Act MP proposed a member’s bill to abolish the remaining alcohol licensing trusts.
![Four taken to hospital after serious crash in Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Four taken to hospital after serious crash in Southland
The crash involved two vehicles, police say.
!['Give people their freedom back': MP's push to end licensing trusts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Give people their freedom back': MP's push to end licensing trusts
'Monopoly' for selling alcohol labelled an 'outdated, nanny state throwback'.
![Regional councillor denies grandstanding claim after meeting removal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Regional councillor denies grandstanding claim after meeting removal
Allan Birchfield: 'I’m just trying to do my best for the people who elected me.'
![Rain to dampen Labour weekend for much of the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Rain to dampen Labour weekend for much of the country
'A lot of the country had a good weekend last weekend, it’s not going to repeat.'
![North v South: NZ's best sporting schools revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
North v South: NZ's best sporting schools revealed
Which island holds the balance of power in secondary school sports? Mike Thorpe reports.
!['Genuinely shocked': Second sea lion shot and left to die in Catlins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Genuinely shocked': Second sea lion shot and left to die in Catlins
A $6000 reward is being offered for information leading to a successful prosecution.
![Kiwi and husband huddled in closet as Hurricane Milton tore through](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Kiwi and husband huddled in closet as Hurricane Milton tore through
Kelsey Roemhildt has lived in Tampa, Florida, with her husband since July 2022.
!['Farmers are standing up against Fish & Game': Southland anglers face access cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Farmers are standing up against Fish & Game': Southland anglers face access cuts
The move comes amid 'deteriorating' relationships between farmers and Fish & Game.
!['Another layer of bureaucracy': RMA technicality warning for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Another layer of bureaucracy': RMA technicality warning for farmers
“It would be a terrible waste of time and effort and a huge impost on the community."
![Kiwis dazzled by Aurora Australis as far north as Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Kiwis dazzled by Aurora Australis as far north as Tauranga
People were given a rare glimpse into the mechanics of the sun after the solar storm.
![Dry socks and secret chocs: 23 tips for farming a Southland spring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Dry socks and secret chocs: 23 tips for farming a Southland spring
OPINION: Pete Gardyne knows what he's on about, he's been farming for over 20 years.
![The Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal: Former mayor honoured by airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
The Sir Tim Shadbolt Terminal: Former mayor honoured by airport
Terminal named in former mayor's honour at private ceremony today.
![Sir Tim Shadbolt: How the voters fell out of love with the political heavyweight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Sir Tim Shadbolt: How the voters fell out of love with the political heavyweight
Ben Tomsett speaks to old friends and political allies on a remarkable career.
!['Absolutely gutting': Baby sea lion shot and left to die](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
'Absolutely gutting': Baby sea lion shot and left to die
The young female sea lion was shot in an estuary in the Catlins on Monday.
![The remote Southland village that will eventually disappear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
The remote Southland village that will eventually disappear
Those who call the place home do so under an annual licence agreement with the council.
![Spring storm: Fresh bout of heavy rain, gales and snow to sweep up NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=863)
Spring storm: Fresh bout of heavy rain, gales and snow to sweep up NZ
Multiple wind and rain watches and warnings are in force.