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.

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.

A hitch-hiker who allegedly stole a car before he noticed a baby sleeping in the back seat then decided to abandon it on the side of the road, police say.

A moderately strong earthquake rattled Southland residents early today.

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 find a man accused of biting off part of his flatmate's ear.

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