Otago Daily Times:

The Otago Regional Council will consider cutting Forsyth Barr Stadium's estimated rates bill by more than half to $74,900 at its meeting tomorrow.

Steve Hall is a self-described jack of all trades who has done his homework for the "serious business" of becoming Wakatipu High School's new principal.

With the rapid evolution of the global food system and the opportunities and challenges that creates, now is the time to develop a primary industry strategy.

A 14-year-old will appear in court tomorrow over the shooting of a student at Paeroa College this morning.

Prime Minister John Key said it wasn't a top priority for the Government to promote a Bill legalising adoption by gay couples.

When North Otago Boer goat breeders Owen and Annette Booth visited the Sydney Royal Easter Show last year, they liked what they saw.

The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other.

Hewlett Packard Co said on Wednesday it would lay off roughly 27,000 employees or about 8 percent of its workforce to jumpstart growth, and its shares rose 11 percent.

An expat Kiwi has reportedly been arrested in Australia after having a violent meltdown over a TV ad mocking the New Zealand accent.