Latest from Invercargill
Cycling: Dawkins smashes record
Southland star Eddie Dawkins has smashed his New Zealand record with a world class performance.
Base jumper crashes into cliff, hurt in 30 metre fall
A Queenstown base jumper is lucky to survive a 30m fall after crashing into a rock face today.
Bitten teenager got off lightly - shark expert
A teenage girl who fought off a shark was lucky the animal only gave her an "exploratory bite", an expert says.
Teen hit shark with boogie board during attack
A 14-year-old boogie-boarder attacked by a shark says she stood on something slippery before seeing a "massive grey thing twisting in the water".
Has our stunner summer turned to custard?
Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?
Summer hail storm thrashes South
A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.
Salt of the earth
Film-maker Roger Donaldson has compiled a photographic scrapbook of Kiwi codger Burt Munro - and has his eyes on a biopic of Ed Hillary.
Shadbolt unable to sack deputy
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has lost his bid to sack Deputy Mayor Neil Boniface.
Shadbolt lines up councillors for the chop
Special meeting next month will see Invercargill councillors discuss a potential 'cabinet reshuffle'.