Shawn McAvinue

Reporter Shawn McAvinue and photographer Christine O’Connor spent a couple of hours in the Dunedin suburb of Harwood and talked to 10 permanent residents making every day a holiday.

A man has died after being hit by a vehicle on State Highway 8, north of Alexandra. A St John spokesman said the man was in his 20s.

Seven years of research on the environmental impact of commercial clam harvesting in Otago Harbour is nearing an end.

The Department of Conservation has reissued temporary permits for shark cage diving operators off Stewart Island following their initial cancellation, despite the issue remaining unresolved in court.