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.

People inside two cars have escaped without serious injury after a fiery, high-speed crash on the outskirts of Invercargill overnight.

Two people were assaulted and taken to hospital with head injuries following a violent home invasion in Invercargill late last night.

A 17-year-old Invercargill girl remained in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital this morning after a single-vehicle crash in Queenstown early yesterday.

Injured schoolboy Kade Phillips has suffered a setback in hospital and will need further surgery.

A teenager originally charged with assault after an incident in Invercargill is now facing one count of manslaughter.

He was Andrew Michael Maugham, of Invercargill.

Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man was killed in Invercargill tonight.

A person appeared in the Invercargill District Court today on a charge of murder.

The 10-year-old boy struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school is facing a long road to recovery.

A teenager has been arrested over a fire at a karate club in Invercargill.

Boy was struck with a metal electric fence stake while playing in field at school in Invercargill.

As the boy who was struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school recovers in hospital, another pupil remained at home today.

Nine children rehearsing for a singing contest at the Civic Theatre in Invercargill this afternoon have been rushed to hospital.

Martin Hutchin sold investment properties in Invercargill and Huntly and was described as a "risk to the community".

An Invercargill aquatic centre targeted by a serial pooper earlier this year is now "incident free", says its relieved manager.

Invercargill police are seeking information about a suspicious fire in the city.

Locals in the remote Catlins area who saw John Beckenridge in the days before he disappeared with his 11-year-old stepson are adamant the pair are alive.

Invercargill Police has urged members of the public to come forward with information about the assault of a female student.

A schoolboy believed to have been abducted by his stepfather could be suffering from the capture-bonding Stockholm syndrome: psychologist.

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is facing allegations of defamation from one of his city councillors.

New questions about the movements of John Beckenridge in the weeks before he snatched his stepson from school and disappeared have been raised.

An electrical fire at an Invercargill school is now under control after breaking out early this morning.

Police investigating the case of a missing Southland schoolboy are still hunting down leads that he is alive and remains in New Zealand.

An Invercargill school has changed its roll-checking procedures after a schoolboy, Mike Zhao-Beckenridge, was allegedly abducted by his stepfather.