Overseas associates of missing man John Beckenridge, who abducted his 11-year-old stepson last year, are working with New Zealand police to track the pair down.

Two people are dead and two others are injured after the crash on the Lorne-Dacre Rd in Southland.

At least two more schools have been investigated after complaints about seclusion rooms - including one that was eventually closed.

Firefighters went into a burning Invercargill home, fearing a person was trapped inside.

Tens of thousands of people have watched the video of Shadbolt nipping down to the shops on a push scooter.

The state house where John Key famously grew up is being sold by the Government.

Bikers on their way to the Burt Monroe Challenge in Invercargill this weekend have been warned to slow down on areas of loose chip.

Police have warned the public about an Invercargill man on the run, but his mother is hoping she can appeal to his softer side.

Government's plan to sell hundreds of state houses to NGOs has hit another hurdle.

A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.

A person screamed for sleeping residents to flee their homes as fire raced through a block of Invercargill flats early today.

A Southland Stags rugby player has been sentenced to 18 months' intensive supervision after admitting three charges of indecency in a public place.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following a crash in Invercargill early this evening. The cyclist - whose

A world-renowned gorilla wants a say on how Invercargill is run according to election hoardings.

Invercargill police find a man with a gun in the second firearm incident in two days.

A police serious crash investigator's report into a fatal accident on the Ladies Mile highway near Queenstown last year was criticised by two peer reviewers.

Five fire engines were sent to the scene at 11.45pm when a tallow tank caught fire at the plant on the northern outskirts of Invercargill.

A man is in Southland Hospital with a gunshot wound following an incident on Sunday.

The irrepressible Tim Shadbolt's three decades as a mayor - at opposite ends of the country - could end next month when Invercargill voters pass judgment.

A teenager high on a cocktail of drink and drugs has been jailed for nearly two years after killing an innocent bystander with a single punch.

Fire has destroyed a farming dealership in Invercargill overnight, where crews faced both roaring heat and freezing weather to save surrounding businesses.

Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at an Invercargill business early this morning.

The charge comes more than two years after the baby died in a house on the outskirts of Invercargill in January 2014.

Southern District Police are urging all residents to be vigilant and keep all buildings locked after two rural properties near Invercargill were broken into overnight

A man is being sought by police after a house in Invercargill was destroyed by fire earlier this week.

Fire fighters in Invercargill are battling a large house fire this evening.

Southern District Health Board internal memo reveals patients have lashed out over poor quality meals.

A Fire Service spokesman said firefighters from Invercargill Station were called to a house fire in Ettrick St at 5.40pm.

A teenage boy is charged with the manslaughter of an Invercargill man after an early-morning incident on Saturday.