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 Treasury report has admitted that smoking saves the Government money because smokers die earlier and pay more in tobacco tax than their health problems cost.

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.

Peace envoy Kofi Annan denounced the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla as "an appalling crime" on Monday and urged President Bashar al-Assad to prove he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis racking his country.

Wilted, starving, thirsty houseplants could soon be getting more tender loving care thanks to a new plant sensor and app that tells owners when it is time for watering and feeding.

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