Southland

Rob Scott said it was too soon to say whether there needed to be an investigation into the state of the Marian Lake track. Audio

The Fiordland Navigator became stranded on rocks in Doubtful Sound shortly after 6pm on Wednesday.

The girl was with family on holiday from Australia and despite being found shortly after falling into the creek, could not be revived, police say.

Almost 70 people were onboard when the Fiordland Navigator ran aground in Doubtful Sound.

The region is grappling with ageing infrastructure and more frequent extreme weather.

The woman who had worked at the bar for 20 years was so trusted she was not audited, a court has heard.

Workers at Bluff's South Port plan to walk off the job later this month to demand better pay.

There is "extreme concern" about the risk of fires on the east coast of the South Island this weekend, Fire and Emergency says.

A family says their cocker spaniel search for snacks could have turned lethal if it wasn't for smoke alarms.

Nobby Clark suffered a minor heart attack two weeks ago and underwent double bypass surgery last Wednesday at Dunedin Hospital.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark is scheduled to undergo heart surgery next week, after suffering a minor heart attack on Wednesday.

Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is recovering in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack.

Environment Southland is warning river uses to watch out for railway irons sticking out of rivers after they were first used to control erosion several decades ago.

The Gore District Council will write to central government to outline what one councillor has described as the "funding impossibilities" now confronting them.

The 21-year-old was bitten on the leg about 2am while walking in an estuary in Southland.

The fire, near the Clyde Dam, reignited late on Saturday afternoon from an earlier fire started by fireworks on Friday night.