A wooden fence post fell off the back of a truck and went through the windscreen of a vehicle the driver was passing.

A hunter who got lost and spent two nights in freezing conditions in the Blue Mountains has vowed to return to the area for some unfinished business.

The search for a missing hunter who has been lost in the bush near Balclutha since Saturday is continuing this morning.

Search and rescue teams looking for a missing hunter near Balclutha have called in search dogs tonight.

A 13-year-old girl who died after drowning in a Southland bay wasn't wearing an appropriate lifejacket, a coroner has found.

Police and LandSAR teams were searching fields near Balclutha last night for a missing 79-year-old Romahapa man.

What was meant to be the start of a long-awaited family holiday turned into every parent's nightmare.

The death of a 13-year-old girl after a boat capsized in rough weather in South Otago yesterday afternoon has left the community in shock.

Elisabeth Easther explores the Big River Town.

The body of a person, believed to be missing Clutha teenager Blake Sinclair, has been found today.

A South Island couple in their 50s has admitted taking nearly $180,000 in welfare benefits over 23 years.

The family of missing teenager Blake Sinclair will carry out their own private search of the Clutha River after the official search was scaled down, police say.

The search for missing South Otago teenager Blake McKenzie Sinclair will today become a recovery operation, police say.

An extensive search of the Clutha River has failed to locate a teenager who disappeared while kneeboarding yesterday afternoon.

A search will resume today for a missing man thought to have been swept away in a river in Central Otago.