New ZealandMan in induced coma after 'huge fireball'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.28 Jan 04:19 AM
New ZealandTwo injured in gas bottle explosionInvestigators are picking through shards of glass and twisted metal to work out why a gas bottle exploded in Invercargill today, injuring two people27 Jan 05:37 AM
New ZealandPolice investigating two fires in InvercargillFirefighters are dampening down hot spots after a block of shops caught fire in Invercargill this morning.21 Jan 06:44 PM
New ZealandInvercargill indecent exposurePolice are looking for a man who exposed himself to two teenage girls as they walked through an Invercargill park yesterday.21 Dec 09:20 PM
New ZealandPrincipal won't be back to say goodbyeA suspended school principal has failed in her bid to be reinstated in time to farewell children at their last school assembly of the year.17 Dec 09:31 PM
New ZealandSwoop nets members of 'crime family'A 78-year-old woman and 76-year-old man are among 17 people, most with connections to the Invercargill-based Road Knights motorcycle gang, charged after a police swoop on 14 properties yesterday.28 Nov 06:37 PM
New ZealandOffer placed on $1 houseAn offer has been placed on a large, run-down Invercargill house which is on the market for just $1, according to reports.26 Nov 08:29 PM
New ZealandNo takers for $1 houseAn offer has been placed on a large, run-down Invercargill house which is on the market for just $1, according to reports.26 Nov 07:22 AM
New ZealandArmed cannabis growers jailedThe men involved with a multimillion-dollar cannabis-growing ring in the South Island wore balaclavas and carried firearms while harvesting hundreds of plants, a judge said in the High Court in Invercargill.20 Nov 01:40 AM
New ZealandWoman charged with attempted murder of babyPolice have charged a woman with attempted murder after a 3-week-old baby was critically injured in Invercargill last week.10 Sep 03:47 AM
New ZealandBaby injury: Hospital under reviewThe hospital care received by an Invercargill mother just a day before her baby girl suffered critical injuries is under review.05 Sep 06:45 AM
New ZealandBaby remains in critical conditionThe 3-week-old baby left fighting for its life after a violent incident at her Invercargill home was so badly injured that a policeman had to drive the ambulance to hospital.04 Sep 03:47 AM
New ZealandInjured baby transferred to StarshipA 3-week-old baby left fighting for its life after a violent incident in Invercargill this morning has been transferred to Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland.02 Sep 04:01 AM
New ZealandRacist rant taxi driver calls it quitsThe taxi driver racially abused in an alarming outburst caught on camera has returned to work, but the unsavoury incident has persuaded him to leave the industry.05 Aug 09:51 PM
New ZealandPassenger's racist abuse caught on tapeA Pakistan-born taxi driver was subjected to a torrent of foul-mouthed abuse - and it's all been caught on camera.27 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandWoman in court today after suspicious house fireA woman will appear in court today after a suspicious Invercargill house fire where firefighters pulled out an unconscious occupant.14 Jul 10:24 PM
New ZealandFire victim moments from deathA woman was just moments from death when she was rescued from a house fire in Invercargill early this morning, one of the firefighters who saved her says.11 Jul 08:24 PM
New Zealand'Neighbourly dispute' gets out of handA "neighbourly dispute" involving a gun sparked a callout for members of the Armed Offenders Squad in Invercargill.27 Jun 07:27 PM
New Zealand'Open invitation' for daylight thievesAn alarming increase in thieves breaking car windows in broad daylight to steal valuables has sparked a warning from police that iPods and laptops left on seats are an "open invitation".11 Mar 11:00 PM
New ZealandWidow in court over Easy Rider deathsThe trial of a Bluff woman who has denied charges laid after the sinking of her fishing boat Easy Rider last year will probably take one week.13 Feb 02:02 AM
New ZealandFire destroys classrooms at schoolAn Invercargill high school has lost two new classrooms and a vehicle, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a large fire today.02 Jan 07:03 PM
New ZealandLotto win written in the starsAn octogenarian from Canterbury says her Lotto First Division win this week was written in the stars, but the astrological advice for today is not to spend up large.28 Dec 03:04 AM