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Queenstown expected to flood overnight
Queenstown is preparing for the worst as the swollen Lake Wakatipu threatens to burst its banks and flood the CBD.
Queenstown braces for flooding
Queenstown businesses are being warned to brace for potential flooding as more heavy rain is predicted over the next two days.
More stranded trampers evacuated
More stranded trampers will be flown out of flooded walking tracks a day after 120 were evacuated from the Milford Track.
Noxious Japanese kelp found in Fiordland
Boaties are being asked to check their vessels for hitchhiking seaweed, after a noxious Japanese kelp turned up in Fiordland.
South Island fish dealers investigated
Nearly 30 South Island commercial fish dealers are being investigated for alleged illegal trading.
Milford: Off the beaten track
Milford serves up toil and pleasure in equal measure, writes Pamela Wade.
Invercargill: Larger than life
Cruise Invercargill by Harley and then thrive on the unexpected as you explore the diverse delights of Southland, writes Jacqui Madelin.
Chinese eye southern dairy farms
Chinese-backed interests are reported to also be looking at up to 100 dairy farms in Otago and Southland, plus a factory.
Prentice offers 'hardest test in years' - Shadbolt
Mayor Tim Shadbolt believes Invercargill voters would favour his political experience over the singing career of challenger Suzanne Prentice.
Prentice takes on Tim Shadbolt for mayoralty
Time-consuming and unproductive "distractions" involving Tim Shadbolt's council are behind Suzanne Prentice's bid to become Invercargill's new mayor.
Oysters popular among supermarket thieves
Cheapskate backpackers have forced a Queenstown supermarket to introduce a ticketing system for buying Bluff oysters.
Man tasered after 'bloody' armed brawl
Knives, clubs, large rocks, bottles and an axe were recovered from the scene where a man become the first person to be tasered in the South Island.