Police search teams are dusting off a 25-year-old missing person case in a bid to test their new gear.

A 21-year-old man critically injured in a Southland crash on Wednesday has died in hospital. The man was riding a motorbike on a

A police forensics unit and officers were this morning at the Otatara address where a 29-year-old man was found dead late last night.

Two people shot in Invercargill last night may have been related, social media reports suggest.

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

About 100 farmers in Otago and Southland were forced to dump milk over the weekend in the aftermath of the milk silo collapse at Fonterra's Edendale site.

One person has died after a crash near the Southland town of Mataura this evening.

A child remains in a critical condition after a farmbike crash yesterday.

A dozen vehicles have been stolen around Southland over the past three weeks and police are urging drivers to protect themselves from

One person is dead after a car was discovered submerged in a culvert near Balfour, Southland.

A former principal of a Canterbury school facing child sex charges from the 1990s remains in custody.

This friendly town is a fabulous place from which to explore the Catlins.

A heavy snow warning is in place for parts of the country and some main roads have closed.

Make sure you wrap up warm for the next few weeks - frigid temperatures are set to make August the coldest month of the year.

A truck carrying gas bottles has crashed into a fence in Southland, trapping the driver inside.

Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at an Invercargill business early this morning.

A body of a man thought to be missing has been found in Southland.

Venture to the bottom of the country and you'll find a warm welcome.

Karen De Luna is the police's prime suspect in the death of Southland toddler Bea Daleon, who died after her skull was fractured in 2012.

Shandelle Battersby gets a taste of tramping through the bush, with the luxury of home.

Southland couple who have lost four babies - each about 20 weeks after conception - are appealing to find a woman willing to be a surrogate mother.

Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau has admitted concocting a story with his daughter's partner about who shot five protected wood pigeons (kereru) last year.

The man killed in yesterday's helicopter crash in the Lindis Pass area has been named.

Employers at a Southland meatworks have been vindicated for firing an employee who punched a colleague in the face.

A 12-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg when a piggyback from his father went awry.

A former Southland principal has won another victory over the school commissioner who unjustifiably sacked her.

A fuel tanker driver escaped without major injuries after his vehicle rolled in Southland this morning.

Neil Stirling is believed to be missing at Glenham after his vehicle was found near the Mokoreta River, about 5km southeast of Wyndham.

Our third island offers friendly locals and an array of adventures.

The snacking is plentiful down south, discovers Louise Richardson.