Latest from Southland

Man dead in Southland crash

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

A wee bit controversial

Art excellence award goes to a photo was described by judges as ''unusually beautiful''.

GPS routes take drivers to notorious black spot

Drivers relying on an electronic map to find their way across Southland are being sent down a secondary road, with potentially fatal consequences.

Gang kingpin gets $52K contract

Council takes leap of faith to give another chance to Black Power member who was jailed for assault and grievous bodily harm.

'We just want our son back'

The parents of the two overseas students who died when kayaking on Lake Tekapo are still waiting for their sons' bodies to return home.

Fierce gusts beat path up country

Gusts up to 170km/h in the South Island, leave emergency services inundated with calls.

Powerful winds batter South Island

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.

Rural deliveries to be reduced

New Zealand Post is pulling out of six-day rural delivery in parts of Otago and Southland.

Fiordland: The Sounds of nature

Isobel Marriner gets a maritime history lesson amid the spectacular scenery of Fiordland.

Investigation into fatal farm accident

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

'Major' slip closes scenic highway

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

Fiordland: Tramping with all the trimmings

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

Car smashes into power pole in Southland

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.

The Catlins: Air so good you can bite it

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

Missing boy: Car wreckage examined

Police say they still do not know whether bodies have been found in the car linked to missing Invercargill boy Michael Zhao-Beckenridge.

Missing boy: Chopper recovers vehicle

The vehicle linked to missing Invercargill boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge has been extracted from the sea and loaded on to a waiting boat, where police can examine it.

Man sought over burglaries targeting elderly victims

Dunedin pilot stabbed in Te Anau bar

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