Shandelle Battersby gets a taste of tramping through the bush, with the luxury of home.

Southland couple who have lost four babies - each about 20 weeks after conception - are appealing to find a woman willing to be a surrogate mother.

Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau has admitted concocting a story with his daughter's partner about who shot five protected wood pigeons (kereru) last year.

The man killed in yesterday's helicopter crash in the Lindis Pass area has been named.

Employers at a Southland meatworks have been vindicated for firing an employee who punched a colleague in the face.

A 12-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg when a piggyback from his father went awry.

A former Southland principal has won another victory over the school commissioner who unjustifiably sacked her.

A fuel tanker driver escaped without major injuries after his vehicle rolled in Southland this morning.

Neil Stirling is believed to be missing at Glenham after his vehicle was found near the Mokoreta River, about 5km southeast of Wyndham.

Two women who died as a result of a crash in Fiordland on Friday may have been killed by a falling tree.

Neville Peat salutes the Milford Track's glorious tramping history.

Paul Rush finds Gore is hooked on trout, hooch, abstract art, insects and music.

Investigators won't say why it took seven hours for the survivor of a fatal Southland crash to contact police.

Flights have been delayed or cancelled in and out of Wellington airport today as strong winds batter the capital.

Police have released the name of the man who died in a work accident at a goldmine in Southland last night.

If you missed out on the free lease of Stanley's Hotel at Macraes, don't worry ... the owner of the Garston Hotel in Northern Southland, is offering the same deal.

Whisky and art are the first drawcards - but Colin Hogg is surprised to find there's much more to the once-named Chicago of the south.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash in Southland over the weekend.

Art excellence award goes to a photo was described by judges as ''unusually beautiful''.

Drivers relying on an electronic map to find their way across Southland are being sent down a secondary road, with potentially fatal consequences.

Council takes leap of faith to give another chance to Black Power member who was jailed for assault and grievous bodily harm.

Gusts up to 170km/h in the South Island, leave emergency services inundated with calls.

The parents of the two overseas students who died when kayaking on Lake Tekapo are still waiting for their sons' bodies to return home.

Firefighters have responded to about 50 jobs as winds of up to 170 km/h batter the lower South Island, with at least one car being overturned.

New Zealand Post is pulling out of six-day rural delivery in parts of Otago and Southland.

Isobel Marriner gets a maritime history lesson amid the spectacular scenery of Fiordland.

Nature displays its art in ever-evolving form. To see it, head south, says Elisabeth Easther.

Police are today still searching for a man who is on the run after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet.

In the deep south Elisabeth Easther learns about possibly the most hospitable town in this country, where a new butcher could restore its reputation.

NZ's self-declared "sausage capital" is in danger of losing its claim to fame after its renowned high street butcher shut its doors.