Thirty patients suffered partial sight loss because of eye clinic delays at two hospitals

Young people living in regional New Zealand have a better chance of owning their own home, according to new figures.

One person was transported to hospital after an Invercargill house was engulfed by fire this evening.

Officials are yet to release the final road statistics for the weekend, but as the holiday period came to a close at 6am this morning the toll stood at three.

One person has died in a crash near Wallacetown in Southland.

The standard Kiwi home is earning more than the average worker makes from their job in seven of the country's 12 districts.

The Otago Regional Councillor who lost his seat to Michael Laws by five votes is seeking a recount.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following a crash in Invercargill early this evening. The cyclist - whose

Derek Cheng basks in a panoramic view that few have experienced.

A police forensics unit and officers were this morning at the Otatara address where a 29-year-old man was found dead late last night.

Two people shot in Invercargill last night may have been related, social media reports suggest.

A man is in Southland Hospital with a gunshot wound following an incident on Sunday.

About 100 farmers in Otago and Southland were forced to dump milk over the weekend in the aftermath of the milk silo collapse at Fonterra's Edendale site.

One person has died after a crash near the Southland town of Mataura this evening.

A child remains in a critical condition after a farmbike crash yesterday.

A dozen vehicles have been stolen around Southland over the past three weeks and police are urging drivers to protect themselves from

A teenager who sped through Southland at 141km/h in foggy, wet conditions this morning told police he was "running late for school".

Fire crews and Fonterra staff are cleaning up after two hazardous cleaning agents spilled at a plant overnight.

This friendly town is a fabulous place from which to explore the Catlins.

A heavy snow warning is in place for parts of the country and some main roads have closed.

Make sure you wrap up warm for the next few weeks - frigid temperatures are set to make August the coldest month of the year.

A truck carrying gas bottles has crashed into a fence in Southland, trapping the driver inside.

Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at an Invercargill business early this morning.

A body of a man thought to be missing has been found in Southland.

Venture to the bottom of the country and you'll find a warm welcome.

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.