A person has serious injuries after an alleged assault in Invercargill.

Chanel Lee Simmonds, 27, died while at a birthday party in Invercargill last night

An Invercargill man has died following an alleged assault at a rugby club overnight.

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

A priest had to "shimmy'' down a fire escape this morning.

A Southland home was badly damaged by a blaze that tore through it overnight.

This week we are publishing the full Amber-Lee Cruickshank case podcast transcript.

The Herald is publishing the full transcripts of Chasing Ghosts, the case of Amber-Lee.

11-year-old Hunter Dunnage got the Christmas surprise of a lifetime this morning,

Crime reporters Sam Hurley and Anna Leask look back at some of the year's biggest cases.

Killer's court statement draws ire of groups that battle domestic violence.

Survivor Garry Duggan's reaction to the man who tried to kill him.

"If I'd been a physically weaker man, there would be no one here to tell you."

Cop who executed his wife and tried to kill her new lover has been jailed for life.

Husband searched online for cheap rifles then took gloves, handcuffs, radio in bag

Cop called his children after shooting their mother.

The offenders were aged between 11 and 16 years old.

She did it "because kids get so bored with learning about the basic stuff".

The boy's parents described the room - which measured 1.3m x 1.8m - as "barbaric".

South Island man has serious eye injury after firework was shot directly in his face.

New Zealand's smaller towns and cities are most vulnerable from house price falls

An animal welfare group is angry, but DOC says thriving species best left to own devices.

Police appeal for information about the 1992 disappearance of Amber-Lee Cruickshank.

Invercargill residents told to save water after explosion takes out pump station.

The final episode of Chasing Ghosts reveals the Cruickshank family's 25-year torment.

A spate of fires across the country has damaged homes and destroyed a business premises.

A Givealittle page will be set up tonight to help the family with costs

A Gore dairy employee was attacked with a machete during the robbery.

One person is trapped following a crash involving a concrete truck in Southland.