The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property can be now be named.

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.

It's small, but packed with things wild and wonderful, says Elisabeth Easther.

The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property is continuing the fight to keep her name secret.

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.

A 19-year-old who suffered critical injuries after being hit by a car near Gore last Saturday night has died.

Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.

A male pedestrian has been critically injured after being hit by a car south of Woodlands in Southland.

It's a quiet place to get away from it all - and packed with interest, says Elisabeth Easther.

Three lives have been claimed on the Riversdale-Waikaia Road in Southland late last night, according to police.

Pamela Wade meets a real brown kiwi and other wild species on an excursion to isolated Stewart Island.

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.

'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.

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.

A diversion to look at the scenery turned tragic for a minivan load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.

One person has been killed and several others hurt after a van carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Southland this afternoon.

A shallow earthquake jolted Southland residents from sleep today.

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.

Investigators are picking through shards of glass and twisted metal to work out why a gas bottle exploded in Invercargill today, injuring two people

The fishing is as good as its gets, Estelle Sarney finds as she reels in the cod on a trip to Stewart Island.

Police have named the 3-month-old boy who died after suffering serious injuries at a Southland address on Monday. He was Honour Shamrock

A toddler who died after falling in a duck pond on a Southland farm has today been named by police.

A three-month-old Southland baby, who had been flown to Starship Hospital yesterday with serious injuries, has died.

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