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![Man found dead next to jet boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Man found dead next to jet boat
A search had been mounted last night after the boat was reported missing on the Waiau River in Western Southland.
![Fiordland: Awed by water, ice and stone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fiordland: Awed by water, ice and stone
A wildlife expedition to Fiordland takes you up close to a pristine land of legend and glacial beauty, writes Jim Eagles.
![Police dog bit innocent man relieving himself in carpark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Police dog bit innocent man relieving himself in carpark
A police dog handler whose animal bit a suspected criminal, who turned out to be an innocent man relieving himself in a car park, has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
![Tramping: We did it our way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Tramping: We did it our way
Intrepid trampers or a bunch of softies? Pam Neville puts the case for guided walks.
![The Catlins: Where nature shapes people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The Catlins: Where nature shapes people
Pamela Wade finds the unspoiled beauty of New Zealand's southeast is wasted on some.
![Southland Stadium designer expelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Southland Stadium designer expelled
The designer of the Southland Stadium, the roof of which collapsed under heavy snow in 2010, has been expelled from the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ.
!['Cat lady' named after appeal ends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'Cat lady' named after appeal ends
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property can be now be named.
![Ire over 'joke' sentence for hunter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Ire over 'joke' sentence for hunter
Angry friends and relatives of a young Southland hunter walked out of court when it became apparent the man who mistook him for a deer wouldn't be sent to prison.
![Cat lady fights for name suppression](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Cat lady fights for name suppression
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property is continuing the fight to keep her name secret.
![Hoofing it on Hump Ridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Hoofing it on Hump Ridge
The legs get a workout while the eyes are dazzled by the view on this lushly-forested Southland track, writes a weary but astounded Pamela Wade.
![19-year-old dies after being hit by car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
19-year-old dies after being hit by car
A 19-year-old who suffered critical injuries after being hit by a car near Gore last Saturday night has died.
![Two injured after bus and tanker collide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Two injured after bus and tanker collide
Two people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a milk tanker in Southland.
![Pedestrian injured following crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Pedestrian injured following crash
A male pedestrian has been critically injured after being hit by a car south of Woodlands in Southland.
![Kia ora: Riverton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kia ora: Riverton
It's a quiet place to get away from it all - and packed with interest, says Elisabeth Easther.
![Horror Southland crash kills 3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Horror Southland crash kills 3
Three lives have been claimed on the Riversdale-Waikaia Road in Southland late last night, according to police.
![Stewart Island: Birds rule island bastion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stewart Island: Birds rule island bastion
Pamela Wade meets a real brown kiwi and other wild species on an excursion to isolated Stewart Island.
![Man, 25, shot dead by hunter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Man, 25, shot dead by hunter
A hunter who was shot dead by a member of another hunting party in Southland yesterday has been named as local dairy farmer Adam David Hill.
![Firefighters battle Gore 'inferno'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Firefighters battle Gore 'inferno'
'There's quite a lot of devastation in there'. It took more than 90 firefighters to bring a massive blaze in Gore under control at a commercial building.
![Police allowed dog to maul man - IPCA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Police allowed dog to maul man - IPCA
Invercargill police used illegal and unjustified excessive force by letting a police dog bite and drag a suspected burglar for almost a minute, an IPCA probe found.
![500 sheep smothered to death in narrow gully](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
500 sheep smothered to death in narrow gully
A flock of 500 sheep has been found smothered to death in a narrow gully on a Southland farm.