Water safety warnings are being issued after a 2-year-old girl drowned on a Southland farm last night.

A 2-year-old girl has drowned in a duck pond on a Southland farm. Police and volunteer firefighters attempted CPR but the child was unresponsive.

South Island photographer, Nicole Gourley was waiting for a friend to be baby ready so should could bring her time lapse vision in to fruition.

A large magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Southland in the early hours of this morning.

Canterbury's unique geological setting has led scientists to believe the earthquake sequence it has experienced could likely not happen anywhere else in the world.

For 125 years the Milford Track has been one of our toughest walks. Venetia Sherson finds it's even tougher for the blind.

A 31-year-old man accused of stealing a car with a baby in the back and later pulling over and leaving the child on the side of the road has been remanded in custody on six charges.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English is to give up his Clutha-Southland seat at the next election and stand as a list candidate.

Elisabeth Easther explores why the 'Pearl of the South' deserves its name.

An "insurmountable" lack of radiologists has forced the Southern District Health Board to relinquish the southern breast-screening service from the middle of next year, the board announced yesterday.

Otago, and much of the South Island, continues to be supplied illicit drugs by North Island dealers, Southern police say.

Tramper's instinct proves more reliable than GPS in high country, writes Martin Johnston.

A week-long cruise shows John Roughan why Fiordland's wilderness has never been tamed.

Police in Southland are appealing for the public's help to locate a man wanted in relation to a serious assault.

Gore has more to offer than you may think, writes Elisabeth Easther.

After 21 years, Southland Mayor Frana Cardno will not seek re-election in October.

Hayden Donnell goes glamping on the Hollyford Track.

A senior Southland Hospital staff member has apologised for errors which she said may have contributed to the death of a patient two years ago.

John Roughan gains a deeper understanding of how Cook first saw New Zealand.

Justine Tyerman joins the Milford Track fan club.