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![Police work with embassies after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Police work with embassies after crash
A diversion to look at the scenery turned tragic for a minivan load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.
![One dead in Southland crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
One dead in Southland crash
One person has been killed and several others hurt after a van carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Southland this afternoon.
![Shallow quake in Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Shallow quake in Southland
A shallow earthquake jolted Southland residents from sleep today.
![Man in induced coma after 'huge fireball'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Man in induced coma after 'huge fireball'
The gas bottle explosion that rocked central Invercargill yesterday, seriously injuring the man transporting it in his ute, is extremely rare and will take some investigating to find out why it blew up, fire experts say.
![Two injured in gas bottle explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Two injured in gas bottle explosion
Investigators are picking through shards of glass and twisted metal to work out why a gas bottle exploded in Invercargill today, injuring two people
![Stewart Island: Casting a line in southern seas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stewart Island: Casting a line in southern seas
The fishing is as good as its gets, Estelle Sarney finds as she reels in the cod on a trip to Stewart Island.
![Baby who died after reported fall named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Baby who died after reported fall named
Police have named the 3-month-old boy who died after suffering serious injuries at a Southland address on Monday. He was Honour Shamrock
![Fatal drowning: 'It only takes 60 seconds'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fatal drowning: 'It only takes 60 seconds'
Water safety warnings are being issued after a 2-year-old girl drowned on a Southland farm last night.
![Two-year-old drowns in duck pond](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Two-year-old drowns in duck pond
A 2-year-old girl has drowned in a duck pond on a Southland farm. Police and volunteer firefighters attempted CPR but the child was unresponsive.
![Kiwi's pregnancy time lapse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kiwi's pregnancy time lapse
South Island photographer, Nicole Gourley was waiting for a friend to be baby ready so should could bring her time lapse vision in to fruition.
![6.2 earthquake strikes Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
6.2 earthquake strikes Southland
A large magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Southland in the early hours of this morning.
![Earthquake sequence unique to Canterbury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Earthquake sequence unique to Canterbury
Canterbury's unique geological setting has led scientists to believe the earthquake sequence it has experienced could likely not happen anywhere else in the world.
![Milford's delight for the senses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Milford's delight for the senses
For 125 years the Milford Track has been one of our toughest walks. Venetia Sherson finds it's even tougher for the blind.
![Man remanded after car stolen with baby in back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Man remanded after car stolen with baby in back
A 31-year-old man accused of stealing a car with a baby in the back and later pulling over and leaving the child on the side of the road has been remanded in custody on six charges.
![English to give up Clutha seat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
English to give up Clutha seat
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English is to give up his Clutha-Southland seat at the next election and stand as a list candidate.
![Breast cancer-screening services relinquished](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Breast cancer-screening services relinquished
An "insurmountable" lack of radiologists has forced the Southern District Health Board to relinquish the southern breast-screening service from the middle of next year, the board announced yesterday.
![Illicit drugs flowing North to South](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Illicit drugs flowing North to South
Otago, and much of the South Island, continues to be supplied illicit drugs by North Island dealers, Southern police say.
![South Island tramping: Misled by satellite](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
South Island tramping: Misled by satellite
Tramper's instinct proves more reliable than GPS in high country, writes Martin Johnston.
![New Zealand: Ice-age odyssey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
New Zealand: Ice-age odyssey
A week-long cruise shows John Roughan why Fiordland's wilderness has never been tamed.
![Ear-biting suspect sought by police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Ear-biting suspect sought by police
Police in Southland are appealing for the public's help to find a man accused of biting off part of his flatmate's ear.