A teen who killed a man with one punch unsuccessfully attempted to have his sentence of two years' in prison lessened. But the Court

Invercargill-based Alliance Group said its pre-tax profit rose by 26.7 per cent to $10.1 million in the year to September, despite difficult conditions.

A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.

A person screamed for sleeping residents to flee their homes as fire raced through a block of Invercargill flats early today.

A Southland Stags rugby player has been sentenced to 18 months' intensive supervision after admitting three charges of indecency in a public place.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following a crash in Invercargill early this evening. The cyclist - whose

A world-renowned gorilla wants a say on how Invercargill is run according to election hoardings.

Invercargill police find a man with a gun in the second firearm incident in two days.

A police serious crash investigator's report into a fatal accident on the Ladies Mile highway near Queenstown last year was criticised by two peer reviewers.

The young woman killed in a fatal crash in Southland on Thursday has been named as 18-year-old Hayley Taylor.

Police are looking to speak to a woman driver involved in a bike vs vehicle crash in Invercargill on Friday evening.

The irrepressible Tim Shadbolt's three decades as a mayor - at opposite ends of the country - could end next month when Invercargill voters pass judgment.

A teenager high on a cocktail of drink and drugs has been jailed for nearly two years after killing an innocent bystander with a single punch.

Fire has destroyed a farming dealership in Invercargill overnight, where crews faced both roaring heat and freezing weather to save surrounding businesses.

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

The charge comes more than two years after the baby died in a house on the outskirts of Invercargill in January 2014.

Southern District Police are urging all residents to be vigilant and keep all buildings locked after two rural properties near Invercargill were broken into overnight

Southern District Health Board internal memo reveals patients have lashed out over poor quality meals.

A Fire Service spokesman said firefighters from Invercargill Station were called to a house fire in Ettrick St at 5.40pm.

A teenage boy is charged with the manslaughter of an Invercargill man after an early-morning incident on Saturday.

People inside two cars have escaped without serious injury after a fiery, high-speed crash on the outskirts of Invercargill overnight.

Two people were assaulted and taken to hospital with head injuries following a violent home invasion in Invercargill late last night.

A 17-year-old Invercargill girl remained in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital this morning after a single-vehicle crash in Queenstown early yesterday.

Three people were hurt, including one who suffered head injuries, when the SUV they were travelling in collided with a truck yesterday.

The skipper of a 7.5m yacht which disappeared in Foveaux Strait in April last year had limited experience and taught himself to sail by watching videos online.

Injured schoolboy Kade Phillips has suffered a setback in hospital and will need further surgery.

A teenager originally charged with assault after an incident in Invercargill is now facing one count of manslaughter.

He was Andrew Michael Maugham, of Invercargill.