The quake struck 30km west of Te Anau at 2.55pm, according to GeoNet.

The fire was put out soon after fire crews arrived and the elderly Southland couple was treated at the scene.

Karen De Luna is the police's prime suspect in the death of Southland toddler Bea Daleon, who died after her skull was fractured in 2012.

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.

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

Our third island offers friendly locals and an array of adventures.

The snacking is plentiful down south, discovers Louise Richardson.

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.

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

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 28-year-old man died in hospital following an incident at an Invercargill property.

A 24-year-old man has died in a car accident in Southland overnight.

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.