Taxi company Uber says it has no plans to launch its services in Otago and Southland just yet - but that hasn't stopped them offering sweeteners to the public today.

Neglected Campbell Island seems to me like New Zealand's planet Pluto.

When Edendale, Southland, local Lois Heads had to decline involvement in another community service, she cried.

Police and safety investigators are looking into a fatal farm accident in Southland.

A slip near the Otago-Southland boundary in the Catlins has closed the Southern Scenic Route between Papatowai and the Niagara-Tokanui Highway.

Justine Tyerman has a few problems with her conscience on the Hollyford Track.

One person is in serious condition and another has moderate injuries after the car they were in smashed into a power pole in Southland tonight.

Cathedral caves and ringing birdsong - the Catlins astound Jane Jeffries.

A Dunedin commercial pilot stabbed multiple times in a bathroom cubicle will make a full recovery, her mother says.

A truck driver is in serious condition after his truck collided with a utility vehicle in Southland this afternoon.

A German tourist thought to be missing has come forward after spotting a photograph of herself on Facebook and contacting police.

Search teams have been deployed into Eastern Fiordland as the search continues for a missing German tourist.

The body of a kayaker has been found on a beach near the mouth of the Waiau River, Tuatapere.

'The time has come for reality to sink in,' said a judge as he ordered an Invercargill woman to dispose of 22 of cats.

A novice boatie died in a cold Southland lake after the boat's powerful outboard motor broke free, leaving a hole in the hull.

An Invercargill woman went to great lengths to hide her face yesterday during a court hearing over the 25 cats she keeps on her property.

Northland Police have launched a homicide investigation following a violent incident which left a young man dead north of Whangarei last night.

Both the North and South Islands have had a shaky start to the day, with a moderate quake in Southland and two light ones near Masterton.

An elderly Southland man who suffered burns to most of his body in a house fire on Friday night has died in hospital, police have said today.

A man was trapped in a wreck for over an hour after a crash between a campervan and a car.

Fire crews around the South Island were kept busy with three large and a number of small fires overnight.

Danielle Wright and family share the water with albatrosses, bottlenose dolphins and sea lions on a wilderness cruise through Doubtful Sound.