In the three years since the Firearms Registry was launched, nearly two-thirds of NZ's 219,955 gun licence holders have registered their guns.
Crime and Justice
Wed, Jun 24
The Riverton factory selling a million pāua shells a year to Chanel, Cartier and the Sultan of Oman says it can't keep up with global demand.
Business
Sun, Jun 21
Warnings blanket the South Island and lower North Island as heavy rain and strong winds trigger flooding and road disruptions on the West Coast.
New Zealand
Sat, Jun 20
The final cost of sending Southland's mayor to the other side of the world has increased, as emails show some councillors were concerned about how the trip could be perceived.
Politics
Fri, Jun 19
Orange warnings cover Fiordland, Westland, Buller, Grey and Canterbury as an unseasonably warm but unsettled system moves in.
Notable situations were captured in a recent Environment Southland report which also showed the organisation had struggled to find a new health and safety manager.
Fri, Jun 12
Kaikōura community have stepped up with funding for three cycle and foot bridges on a 2km stretch in the north of Canterbury region.
Environment
Wed, Jun 10
A deep Southern Ocean low is driving dangerous conditions for coastal areas from Banks Peninsula to the Chatham Islands, with the worst expected on Tuesday.
Mon, Jun 8
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
Sun, May 31
Environment Southland committee approves the replacement of up to four vehicles with the intention of adding three BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrids to their fleet.
Thu, May 28
Police said the offending was "deliberate, coordinated and extremely dangerous".
Tue, May 19
The annual event is one of Southland's major economic drivers, injecting an estimated $4 million into the local economy.
Mon, May 18
Southland mayor Rob Scott joined an Infrastructure NZ delegation which visited Sweden and Norway from May 4 to May 9.
Fri, May 15
The nixing followed public feedback which was strongly in opposition to the proposal
Thu, May 14
Six people were arrested in the operation earlier this week and face a combined 30 charges.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Fri, Apr 10
