A world-renowned gorilla wants a say on how Invercargill is run according to election hoardings.

Invercargill police find a man with a gun in the second firearm incident in two days.

A police serious crash investigator's report into a fatal accident on the Ladies Mile highway near Queenstown last year was criticised by two peer reviewers.

Five fire engines were sent to the scene at 11.45pm when a tallow tank caught fire at the plant on the northern outskirts of Invercargill.

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

The young woman killed in a fatal crash in Southland on Thursday has been named as 18-year-old Hayley Taylor.

Police are looking to speak to a woman driver involved in a bike vs vehicle crash in Invercargill on Friday evening.

The irrepressible Tim Shadbolt's three decades as a mayor - at opposite ends of the country - could end next month when Invercargill voters pass judgment.

A teenager high on a cocktail of drink and drugs has been jailed for nearly two years after killing an innocent bystander with a single punch.

The charge comes more than two years after the baby died in a house on the outskirts of Invercargill in January 2014.

Southern District Police are urging all residents to be vigilant and keep all buildings locked after two rural properties near Invercargill were broken into overnight

A man is being sought by police after a house in Invercargill was destroyed by fire earlier this week.

Fire fighters in Invercargill are battling a large house fire this evening.

Southern District Health Board internal memo reveals patients have lashed out over poor quality meals.

A Fire Service spokesman said firefighters from Invercargill Station were called to a house fire in Ettrick St at 5.40pm.

A teenage boy is charged with the manslaughter of an Invercargill man after an early-morning incident on Saturday.

People inside two cars have escaped without serious injury after a fiery, high-speed crash on the outskirts of Invercargill overnight.

A 17-year-old Invercargill girl remained in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital this morning after a single-vehicle crash in Queenstown early yesterday.

Three people were hurt, including one who suffered head injuries, when the SUV they were travelling in collided with a truck yesterday.

The skipper of a 7.5m yacht which disappeared in Foveaux Strait in April last year had limited experience and taught himself to sail by watching videos online.

Injured schoolboy Kade Phillips has suffered a setback in hospital and will need further surgery.

A teenager originally charged with assault after an incident in Invercargill is now facing one count of manslaughter.

He was Andrew Michael Maugham, of Invercargill.

Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man was killed in Invercargill tonight.

A person appeared in the Invercargill District Court today on a charge of murder.

The 10-year-old boy struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school is facing a long road to recovery.

A teenager has been arrested over a fire at a karate club in Invercargill.

Boy was struck with a metal electric fence stake while playing in field at school in Invercargill.

As the boy who was struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school recovers in hospital, another pupil remained at home today.