Aparima River News Today

Highways have been closed and several people have been injured in a spate of serious crashes around Southland today.

The famous fishing festival staggers under the pressure of extreme weather, low water levels, irregular rainfall patterns and other factors.

Towns’ big plans didn’t always play out. But some of them have now at least made the book, Paul Gorman writes. A scene in the 1960 film version of...

The whitebaiting season ended on Monday and Southlanders are saying it was too short. For Stu Freeman, catching whitebait on a sunny day at the...

Tending the flock

Farmers and growers across parts of the lower South Island hit by last month's storm are being urged to reach out for help if they need it.

Flooding in Southland and Otago sparked the declaration of states of emergencies in both provinces last month. Shawn McAvinue talks to a farmer in...

A state of emergency has been declared for the Gore District with heavy rainfall causing significant surface flooding. Follow RNZ's liveblog.

A state of emergency has been declared for the Gore District with heavy rainfall causing significant surface flooding. Follow RNZ's liveblog.

With Southland under a state of emergency, a remote town's water treatment plant has stopped working, leaving eight hours' drinking water in the reservoir. Follow RNZ's liveblog.