Southland stories
Verified climate targets have pushed One NZ to cut its reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions 82% from a 2024 baseline by FY2026.
The rollout could cut power costs for manufacturers and logistics firms as rooftop generation shields them from rising network charges.
Patients in Otago and Southland will no longer need long trips to Christchurch for scans, as Dunedin gains its first permanent PET-CT service.
Datagrid strikes 140MW, 15-year power deal with Mercury to anchor a renewable AI data centre campus planned for Southland by 2028.
Nearly 10% of New Zealand housing value is lost to design churn and rework, prompting calls for pattern books to speed building.
Auckland and Northland top a new index of New Zealand's most fragile infrastructure, as experts urge maintenance-first spending on resilience.
One NZ marks a year of Starlink texts with 7m messages sent and 700,000 customers now able to connect beyond standard mobile coverage.
Rents are easing nationwide, but tenants in Southland, the West Coast and Otago are still facing sharp annual increases.
The Awarua Quadrant near Invercargill will become a NZD $2.5 billion hub, linking exporters with major ports and boosting South Island's logistics and manufacturing.
Renters are gaining ground as national weekly prices fall to a near 18-month low, with supply rising sharply across most regions.
Workplace safety risks are rising as meth detections climbed to nearly a quarter of all non-negative drug tests in March, data shows.
National average asking prices rose 60.3% in 10 years, but Auckland lagged as regional New Zealand drove most of the gains.
Replacing conventional materials in new infrastructure could lock away 16.6 billion tonnes of CO2 a year, researchers say.
New Zealand’s housing market finished 2024 quietly, with sales, prices and listings all showing mixed shifts as inventory stayed elevated.
Falling interest rates and higher inventory are drawing more buyers back, with October sales up 20% nationally, REINZ says.
Rising listings and stronger open-home turnout suggest buyers and sellers are regaining confidence as interest rates ease.
Buyer enquiries jumped 8.5% in the fortnight after the Reserve Bank’s cut, as more Kiwis moved into the market.
Buyer demand picked up in July, with sales rising 14.5% year on year even as the national median house price slipped 2.2%.
South Island internet users could see faster, more resilient links as the new Invercargill-Melbourne cable adds New Zealand's first southern landing point.
Datagrid wins consent for Southland “AI factory” data centre and subsea cable, paving way for 280 MW campus near Invercargill.
