The Foveaux Strait ferry is not for the faint-hearted, says Chris Samsara.

The Southland Sharks have signed New Zealand Breakers guard Kevin Braswell for the rest of the National Basketball League season.

Three of the five Rugby World Cup pool matches that were to have been held in Christchurch will remain in the South Island, it was announced this afternoon.

A specialist fire investigator is being sent in, to find the cause of a house fire in Invercargill.