Otago Daily Times:

A restaurant and accommodation outlet will open next month in an Ophir building which housed a general store and butchery more than 140 years ago.

The whole of the Waitaki district is now part of the TrustPower community awards, with the programme being extended this year.

A dairy farm worker has died after being trapped underwater by his quad bike near Invercargill overnight.

Why the body of a coalminer showed no sign of damage from the massive explosion that tore through the Pike River Mine was one of two enduring puzzles scrutinised at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the disaster today.

The Milton Swimming Pool has finally reopened, nine weeks behind schedule.

Pedestrians who choose to walk on roads at night, whether drunk or sober, ought to carry a light and wear a dayglow or reflective jacket, Otago-Southland region coroner David Crerar says.