Evan Harding

Koha Kai, an award-winning charitable trust which supports disabled and vulnerable people in Southland, may have to shut its doors after losing its school lunch contract with the Ministry of Education.

A ray of sunshine is on the horizon for Southland farmers following record rainfall levels for September and October combined.

The parents of an ill Southland toddler did “all the right things” by keeping her at home before she was diagnosed with viral meningitis, her preschool says.

Southland regional development agency Great South is “down on resources” after a restructure that resulted in job losses.

Regional development agency Great South is pushing for improved mobile phone coverage in some parts of Southland, but says big gains have been made across the region.

A government loan of $2.2m will boost an aquaculture centre of excellence near Bluff, but it's “just the beginning” for a potential $1.5 billion industry in the region, a Great South leader says.

Evan Harding A Southland dairy farmer and his company have been fined $71,500 in total after admitting environmental charges.

Southland organisations affected by government funding cuts cannot expect the Southland District Council to pick up the slack in future, “as much as we would like to”.

A portable pump track built for Southland youngsters to ride on has hit a speed bump: the high cost of moving it to each location.

A hidden gem in central Southland, where a magnificent stand of kowhai trees lines the banks of the Winton Stream, has reached another milestone thanks to ongoing community support.