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.

A 63-year-old Queenstown man who "liked walking in bare feet'' was taken to Southland Hospital for treatment last week after "wearing the soles off his feet" on the Routeburn Track.

My heart sank at the news the Govt is taking over negotiations on the price of power supplied to Southland's aluminium smelter and will subsidise that relic of "regional development".

Twice in the past decade, Solid Energy has enjoyed revenue close to $1 billion, and aside from last year has returned some healthy profits - and dividends for the Government.

The risks of illegal drug use have been highlighted by a South Island coroner in his findings on the death of a 48-year-old man who had injected morphine.

Southern authorities are warning motorists to take care today as swollen rivers peak in Southland.

A 16-year-old boy has died following a motorbike crash in Southland last night.

An Australian-owned, Auckland-based organisation has secured one of three contracts to provide home-based services for elderly people in the south of the South Island.

A Southland man is expected to be sentenced this morning in relation to a hunting fatality earlier this year.

Irrigators, power companies and mountaineers could all be affected if climate change leads to changes in snow levels.

Police have arrested two men they allege are "linchpins" in the supply and distribution of methamphetamine into Southland.

A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.

Flying debris and trees and branches falling across roads could make it unsafe to be outside if predicted severe northwest gales hit Otago and Southland today.

Pamela Wade discovers Kiwi colonial heroes on the Hollyford Track.

Bevan Hurley tackles the stunning Hump Ridge Track in remote western Southland by night.