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Doc appears to have back-pedalled on its agreement to support the Southland District Council and Stewart Island Community Board’s plan to build a...

The grid on Rakiura is entirely dependent on diesel generation and as a result, power unit prices will see islanders face power price hikes of more than a thousand dollars per year.

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It is time for the Stewart Island community to work together and come to some agreement about what a renewable power supply solution looks like,...

Stewart Island residents want to access the island’s visitor levy to subsidise inter-island travel costs for healthcare appointments. A report...

Southland is grappling with an extreme dry spell that has prompted water restrictions across the region and a total fire ban.

With New Zealanders unable to travel overseas, they've flocked to Aotearoa's third-largest island allowing it to buck the trend of most tourist markets.

With New Zealanders unable to travel overseas, they've flocked to Aotearoa's third-largest island allowing it to buck the trend of most tourist markets.

They have been transferred back to the Auckland quarantine facility, Jet Park Hotel. The Ministry also said the quarantine-free travel pause with Victoria was due to continue until next Tuesday. “This decision follows a formal public health assessment yesterday and consideration of further information since then,” the Ministry said. On Wednesday, there were two new cases of the virus reported in managed isolation. The Ministry of Health said the two cases came from the Philippines and ...

Stewart Island/Rakiura community board chair Jon Spraggon in his chairpersons report to the board for its April 12 meeting, says Helicopters Otago would fund all costs associated with establishing an all-weather link from Dunedin to Stewart Island for emergency flights. The costs of installing and maintaining the helipad on the island would be the responsibility of the local community, he says. It was a great concept, but beyond the finances of the board in view of the major projects already...