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'Cat lady' named after appeal ends
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property can be now be named.
Ire over 'joke' sentence for hunter
Angry friends and relatives of a young Southland hunter walked out of court when it became apparent the man who mistook him for a deer wouldn't be sent to prison.
Cat lady fights for name suppression
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property is continuing the fight to keep her name secret.
Hoofing it on Hump Ridge
The legs get a workout while the eyes are dazzled by the view on this lushly-forested Southland track, writes a weary but astounded Pamela Wade.
19-year-old dies after being hit by car
A 19-year-old who suffered critical injuries after being hit by a car near Gore last Saturday night has died.
Two injured after bus and tanker collide
Two people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a milk tanker in Southland.
Pedestrian injured following crash
A male pedestrian has been critically injured after being hit by a car south of Woodlands in Southland.
Kia ora: Riverton
It's a quiet place to get away from it all - and packed with interest, says Elisabeth Easther.
Horror Southland crash kills 3
Three lives have been claimed on the Riversdale-Waikaia Road in Southland late last night, according to police.
Stewart Island: Birds rule island bastion
Pamela Wade meets a real brown kiwi and other wild species on an excursion to isolated Stewart Island.
Man, 25, shot dead by hunter
A hunter who was shot dead by a member of another hunting party in Southland yesterday has been named as local dairy farmer Adam David Hill.
Firefighters battle Gore 'inferno'
'There's quite a lot of devastation in there'. It took more than 90 firefighters to bring a massive blaze in Gore under control at a commercial building.
Police allowed dog to maul man - IPCA
Invercargill police used illegal and unjustified excessive force by letting a police dog bite and drag a suspected burglar for almost a minute, an IPCA probe found.
Police work with embassies after crash
A diversion to look at the scenery turned tragic for a minivan load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.
One dead in Southland crash
One person has been killed and several others hurt after a van carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Southland this afternoon.
Shallow quake in Southland
A shallow earthquake jolted Southland residents from sleep today.
Man in induced coma after 'huge fireball'
The gas bottle explosion that rocked central Invercargill yesterday, seriously injuring the man transporting it in his ute, is extremely rare and will take some investigating to find out why it blew up, fire experts say.
Two injured in gas bottle explosion
Investigators are picking through shards of glass and twisted metal to work out why a gas bottle exploded in Invercargill today, injuring two people
Stewart Island: Casting a line in southern seas
The fishing is as good as its gets, Estelle Sarney finds as she reels in the cod on a trip to Stewart Island.
Baby who died after reported fall named
Police have named the 3-month-old boy who died after suffering serious injuries at a Southland address on Monday. He was Honour Shamrock
Toddler who drowned in pond named
A toddler who died after falling in a duck pond on a Southland farm has today been named by police.
Baby's death a 'terrible tragedy'
A three-month-old Southland baby, who had been flown to Starship Hospital yesterday with serious injuries, has died.