NewsBank (Southland Express)

As councils and community leaders grapple with solutions to Southland’s housing shortage, new figures show the number of properties listed on short-term rental sites increased by 27.2% in the past year.

The Winton Football senior men’s team has won the Southland Premier League for the second year running, securing the title in the final game of the season against Old Boys.

Pony club members have heard stories of how people travelled to riding events in the 1950s.

A white picket fence has inspired the writer of an award winning poem.

Winners of the 2026 ILT Murihiku Art Awards were announced in Invercargill on Friday evening at He Waka Tuia.

Price: $1,120,000

THE government last week announced plans to replace regional councillors with boards made up of mayors and maybe some minister-appointed representatives.

THE annual Winton Open Day is on Saturday (November 15) and the northbound lane of the main road will be closed and a detour will be in place.

IN the last six weeks, Ken Keenan has gone from one extreme to another in more ways than one.

IS your heat pump working as well as it should?

INVERCARGILL town crier Lynley McKerrow wants to trade her town crier bell for the mayoral chains at the council election.

WINTER is a key time when mould creeps in, releasing tiny spores into the air, which can trigger asthma and allergy symptoms, Sensitive Choice programme manager Adele Taylor says.

EVERY day across New Zealand, volunteers give their time, energy, and heart to help others.

THE rise of a new villain and a lack of funding are two challenges facing a trust dedicated to removing wilding trees in Northern Southland.

A SOUTHLAND woman’s school lunch start-up is tantalising students’ tastebuds in the Deep South.

Local body elections

OUT of a job and in tears in the morning and back at work and running their own company by the afternoon.

PSS pain management tool

AS Aotearoa marks National Volunteer Week, Southland is celebrating the vital role volunteers play in sport.

AND then there were four!

POSSUMS are interfering with a trial to find out if white-tail deer avoid bait laced with a deer repellent.

Some walkers opted to to stay in Queenstown or Invercargill, she said.

The Illuminate Light and Sound Experience show is lighting up Queens Park in Invercargill despite the cold and rain over the past week.

ONE thousand additional walkers have trekked the Hump Ridge Track since it entered the international stage of the world’s great walks a year ago.

MARIST provided the highlight in round 10 of Southland senior club rugby last Saturday when they beat Woodlands 29-26 at Miller St.

FOG tanked the transport of a 350,000-litre stainless steel water tank from Invercargill to Dunedin on Monday evening.

1. How often are general elections usually held in New Zealand?

Name: Cash

VOLUNTEERING is part of New Zealand’s culture. It is seen as a positive way to contribute to society by giving time and skills to help other people.

HERE in the South, homes need to stand up to cold, wind and water — and we don’t just mean the rain. Moisture finds its way into your home one way or another — rising damp, opening the dishwasher before it has finished its drying cycle — all resulting in weeping windows.