The nixing followed public feedback which was strongly in opposition to the proposal
Business
Thu, May 14
Six people were arrested in the operation earlier this week and face a combined 30 charges.
Crime and Justice
1:31
Two were injured in attacks that saw them lured to an Invercargill park on a dating app and assaulted.
Tue, May 12
Strong wind watches expand and heavy rain hits West Coast and upper South Island, with more disruption expected as system moves east.
New Zealand
Fri, May 8
Warnings extended into the North Island and deeper south as a rapidly intensifying storm system approaches, with damaging winds, flooding rain and more alerts likely.
Thu, May 7
Police say exhaustive land, water, bank and phone inquiries have failed to uncover any trace of him.
Tue, May 5
WorkSafe says the company failed to meet its health and safety obligations following the death of Lynda Marion Kelly last year.
Up to 250mm of rain is forecast for parts of the West Coast from Wednesday, with further heavy rain, strong winds and large swells likely later in the week.
E tū union members at New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter in Southland, owned by Rio Tinto, have been in bargaining since 2024.
Sun, May 3
The Golden Age Tavern subject of a host of concerns, including poor staffing, food "that'd be soup" and the lack of a promised courtesy coach.
Thu, Apr 30
Contractor's yard was hit four times between March 28 and April 5.
Tue, Apr 21
Twenty properties in Southland have lost their bins for significant contamination since the system was rolled out last March.
Politics
Wed, Apr 15
Police said the rescuers' ability to safely locate and extract the climbers prevented "what could have been a far more serious outcome".
Environment
Fri, Apr 10
"Anyone who is thinking of stealing fuel or vehicles should take this as a warning – we will act immediately and use our resources to find and prosecute anyone involved," police said.
It started as a joke, but this unexpected hot cross bun filling has proven surprisingly popular.
Mon, Apr 6
Councillors rejected the findings of Anderson Lloyd lawyer Michael Garbett who concluded deputy mayor Grant Dermody had said “you f…ing d..k” or “you’re a d…head” to a council staffer.
Thu, Apr 2
Grant Dermody maintainshe had said “that’s ridiculous” to someone he did not know at another table, albeit in an aggressive manner.
Tue, Mar 31
Invercargill deputy mayor Grant Dermody's behaviour will be the subject of a special council meeting this week.
Mon, Mar 30
Ten tarāpuka died after ingesting a rapid-acting narcotic bird control agent in Te Anau on January 18.
Fri, Mar 27
A rental company contacted police after tracking dozens of speeding alerts across the lower South Island over the past week.
Thu, Mar 26
Invercargill City Council has been urged to become a place that Māori want to work alongside after a rūnaka requested its mana whenua seat be disestablished.
Te Ao Māori
Wed, Mar 25
Eleven-year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge disappeared with his stepfather in 2015.
Multiple others have been injured in a series of crashes today.
Sun, Mar 22
Tom Campbell is standing by his view that a new cable for a large AI data factory will not impact the environment at Ōreti Beach, despite a report saying otherwise.
Tue, Mar 17
A boatie who fell overboard about 1km offshore on Lake Manapouri last night remains missing, with the Police National Dive Squad now assisting in renewed search efforts.
Sun, Mar 15
