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.

No matter what the weather's doing, Pamela Wade finds entertainment in Southland and Central Otago.

Two people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a milk tanker in Southland.

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.

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 flock of 500 sheep has been found smothered to death in a narrow gully on a Southland farm.

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 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.

A 2-year-old girl has drowned in a duck pond on a Southland farm. Police and volunteer firefighters attempted CPR but the child was unresponsive.

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.