Hamish McNeilly

The Department of Conservation (Doc) is confident possums and other pests will not be able to cross a Fiordland river using one of its bridges.

A Dunedin man is accusing the Government of blackmail after he was told to apply for his British pension or risk losing his New Zealand superannuation.

An Australian media personality arrives in Dunedin today to film a series aimed at promoting the city and surrounding regions to Australians.

Rest assured - this is a very wheel boat.

Dunedin and Wanaka have accounted for nearly half of all New Zealand intercepts of the recreational drug mephedrone.

The Government proposes subsidising the survey work of mining companies in the Mt Aspiring and the Rakiura National Parks, apparently leaked documents suggest.

The man believed to be behind two bogus mayday calls in less than a week, has cost taxpayers thousands of dollars and outraged his would-be rescuers.

Big Brother is watching, and now you can too. Dunedin's first traffic webcams will help motorists avoid traffic jams rather than monitor poor driving behaviour, New Zealand Transport Agency Otago/Southland regional director Bruce Richards said.

A mayday involving a burning boat sparked a search off the coast of Oamaru last night.

An ageing workforce coupled with overseas universities' poaching staff and students is placing pressure on the University of Otago, and the growing disparity over tertiary funding is the primary cause.