Kerry Neal announces Nelson mayoral bid to ‘expose bad management’
MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Kerry Neal has announced he is standing for mayor of Nelson, prompted by what he sees as “bad management”. Nelson’s second mayoral candidate...
‘I couldn’t move, I was scared’: Elderly woman’s terror during drive-by shooting
Kavinda Herath/Stuff 01022022. News. Kavinda Herath /The Southland Times /Stuff-Police on Elizabeth St in Invercargill on Friday Patricia Bryan was sitting on her bed in the...
Visually impaired, unlicensed driver jailed for causing crash that killed Taranaki motorcyclist
Bike Rider Magazine Motorcyclist Chris McKay died on Waitangi Day, 2020, after a crash on State Highway 3, south of Mōkau. His killer was sentenced on...
Southland man determined to change the perception of dairy farming
Kavinda Herath/Stuff Southland Federated Farmers sharemilker chairperson Jason Herrick is running to get on the national board. A Southlander has not been on the national board...
More than 5% of central North Island highways resealed or replaced in 3 months
Warwick Smith/Stuff Upgrades to the Pahīatua Track were just some of the work done to get central North Island roads ready for winter. People driving on...
Police tightlipped as gang TikTok videos clock up more than 1m views
Questions to police about the influence of gangs on TikTok have gone unanswered, after police revealed they were working with the social media giant on ramraids....
Breakers’ owner Matt Walsh’s special bond with Shaquille O’Neal
Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images Shaquille O’Neal was Breakers’ owner Matt Walsh’s personal chauffeur during his short NBA stint with the Miami Heat in 2005. Talk about...
Share the stage: Community backs Waikato Regional Theatre
A fundraising campaign to get the Waikato Regional Theatre to show time has hit the ground running. The Share the Stage campaign to raise funds for...
Timaru’s Kingsdown Manor’s has new owners with plenty of new ideas
Part of a manor on the outskirts of Timaru has returned to bed and breakfast accommodation, with the property’s new North Island owners testing the waters...
Polar Bear: Disney+ doco a clarion call on dangers and urgency of climate change
Polar Bear Released as part of April’s Earth Day commemorations, this constructed reality doco was only ever really going to have one central message in its...