If you missed out on the free lease of Stanley's Hotel at Macraes, don't worry ... the owner of the Garston Hotel in Northern Southland, is offering the same deal.

Whisky and art are the first drawcards - but Colin Hogg is surprised to find there's much more to the once-named Chicago of the south.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash in Southland over the weekend.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 28-year-old man died in hospital following an incident at an Invercargill property.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature displays its art in ever-evolving form. To see it, head south, says Elisabeth Easther.

Police are today still searching for a man who is on the run after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet.

In the deep south Elisabeth Easther learns about possibly the most hospitable town in this country, where a new butcher could restore its reputation.

NZ's self-declared "sausage capital" is in danger of losing its claim to fame after its renowned high street butcher shut its doors.

Taxi company Uber says it has no plans to launch its services in Otago and Southland just yet - but that hasn't stopped them offering sweeteners to the public today.

Neglected Campbell Island seems to me like New Zealand's planet Pluto.

When Edendale, Southland, local Lois Heads had to decline involvement in another community service, she cried.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

A truck driver is in serious condition after his truck collided with a utility vehicle in Southland this afternoon.