Otago
Otago councils prepare for climate disasters in high-risk neighbourhoods
Banning new developments, managed retreats, ground strengthening and creating more water storage are among the options unveiled to help South Dunedin face future hazards.
Wānaka is not loving it: Residents fight plans for fast food outlet
Plans to open a 24-hour McDonald's in Wānaka have met fierce opposition from local residents. Audio
New proposal to help boost Te Anau-Manapouri Airport
Te Anau-Manapouri Airport has been running at a loss since inception but the Southland District Council is hoping to see the airport financially viable and sustainable.
Rare fish's habitat fenced off for its own good
Central Otago farmers have set up a sanctuary to protect endangered freshwater native fish that don't migrate.
Lindis Pass closed following fatal crash
The Lindis Pass north of Cromwell in Otago is blocked following a fatal crash.
South Island's first moa footprints are millions of years old - study
Researchers have discovered the first moa footprints found in the South Island date back at least 3.6 million years.
Forbury Park site to be put on market
The sale of a former Dunedin racecourse that has been bogged down by legal action has been given a long-awaited green light.
Queenstown crypto outbreak: Four more weeks of boiling water
The council is installing UV treatment at its Two Mile plant, as well as bringing plants without the necessary protections up to compliance.
Lockdown lifted at Dunedin school after email threat
The lockdown at Bayfield High School has been lifted after a search of the premises.
Descendant of famous Dunedin sea lion comes ashore to give birth
Moana is one of about 37 pregnant sea lions making their way inland to give birth.
Otago Regional Council urged to fund passenger rail studies
A group calling for the restoration of passenger rail wants feasibility studies into its proposals funded. Audio
Te Whatu Ora Southern fails to provide man with MRI, cancer now terminal
A man who waited four-and-a-half months for urgent scan at Dunedin Hospital to check whether his cancer had returned now has a terminal diagnosis. Audio
Dunedin teen sentenced to life in prison for bludgeoning mum to death with dumbbell
A Dunedin teenager who bludgeoned his mother to death with a 10kg dumbbell has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 10 years behind bars.
Man charged over boarding house fire in Dunedin
A 57-year-old man is facing an arson charge after the fire in the vacant property last Friday.
Students barred from contacting parents after 4 go missing on camp
Students of an Oamaru school on a school camp were forbidden from calling their parents after a group of pupils and staff went missing overnight.
One dead after Dunedin house fire
One person has died after a house fire in the Dunedin suburb of Andersons Bay.
Police say no-one killed in Dunedin blaze
Police have confirmed no one died in a large fire at a derelict house in Dunedin on Friday.
Fears remain people caught in derelict house fire in Dunedin
Homeless people are being interviewed by police amid fears squatters may have been trapped in a derelict boarding house that went up in flames.
Plan for large South Otago wind farm
Plans for what would be one of New Zealand's largest wind farms, located between Clinton and Balclutha, were made public this week.
Life left in Lake Onslow battery project yet - experts
However, National is promising to put a stop to the renewable energy reservoir in its first 100 days in office.