Evan Harding is a journalist at The Southland Times. He covers a diverse range of topics including retail, crime and justice, and culture, with a particular focus on the judicial system and construction. Evan's work has been featured in prominent publications such as Stuff, The Post, and The Press.
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Evan Harding's coverage focuses mainly on local news in the New Zealand region, particularly Invercargill and Southland. His articles cover a range of topics including government announcements, events, legal policy regulation with an emphasis on Business & Industry, Agriculture & Farming, Entertainment News, and Sports.
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By: Evan Harding
The main player in the annual Bluff oyster harvest in Foveaux Strait is again ending its season early.
By: Evan Harding
Family members of a Te Anau woman killed in a workplace accident have marked the one-year anniversary of her death at her graveside.
Nearly 80% of respondents to a Southland Business Chamber survey believe the region has too many councils, with many saying the current structure creates duplication and inconsistent rules.
By: Evan Harding
A businessman's application for a licence to position a commercial floating sauna on a lake in a Te Anau park has been rejected by the Southland District Council.
Just over half of the 33 sections available at a residential subdivision being built in small-town Manapouri have so far sold.
Southland District mayor Rob Scott says he learned a lot while on an overseas trip with an Infrastructure New Zealand delegation and would bring ideas back to the south.
A proposed wind farm with up to 83 turbines across 11,000 hectares of farm and forest land in the Hokonui Hills west of Gore has been unveiled.
By: Evan Harding
Immigration New Zealand's processing times for international student visas is making it “very difficult” for the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) to show financial sustainability, its chief executive says.
Known costs to the Southland District Council as a result of the October 2025 storm were nearly $1 million. However, some costs were still coming, a report to the council says.
