Richard Davison

Officials are seeking descendants of a Central Otago landowner, as they move to seize a parcel of land under the Public Works Act.

Otago excavators will be digging deep later this week, as they vie to become top dug.

Bikini season may be on hold at a community pool complex, following the collapse of its water-heating system.

A popular highway staging post will be seeking new owners later this year.

Concerns about the pace of restoration at a Chinese heritage site are unfounded, its overseeing trust says.

Officials are moving to reassure people after excessive levels of aluminium were found in drinking water.

Clutha's fishermen could have ended up with bigger fish to fry at the weekend.

A Town's community groups are due to receive an unexpected financial boost.

The new, 193m bridge at Beaumont starts to take solid form this week, following the recent completion of initial concrete pouring on the western deck.

A licensing trust says the sudden resignation of its manager should not be a cause for public concern.

A new freedom camping site on the way to Central Otago is receiving cautious early approval.

A southern mayor says it is pointless trying to fight cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, because they will not be reversed.

Several trees are to be reinstated in Milton’s main-street upgrade, and 40 car parks lost, causing "frustration and despair" to some retailers.

Emergency medical staff are seeking a smoother ride from a southern council.

If productive farms keep being switched to forestry the snowball effect on Balclutha’s economy could be "disastrous", a local business has warned.