John Lewis

A Cromwell man and his son are warning people to be wary of sending private information on WhatsApp after a scammer used the messaging platform in an attempt to get bank account details.

Dunedin schools appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach to dropping face masks, now that the country has moved to an Orange traffic light setting.

Many people who have caught Covid-19 feel they have not received the healthcare needed to cope with the illness, preliminary results from a nationwide study show.

While some people still think milk comes from a supermarket, University of Otago researchers have created New Zealand’s first strontium isotope map, which can pinpoint the distinct geographical...

A guilt-free Easter, overindulging in chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, may be on the cards this year.

While Polish families are taking in Ukrainians by the millions as the Russian invasion continues in Europe, Dunedin’s Polish community is raising funds to send in support of the refugees.

Those wanting to raise money for the New Zealand Cancer Society are being told to go take a flying jump — quite literally.

Unregulated, on-demand home deliveries of junk food, alcohol, cigarettes and vaping products have come under fire in a new University of Otago study which calls for urgent government intervention.

A roll of toilet paper in the glove compartment is optional.

While one in 10 elderly people are known to suffer physical, emotional or financial abuse in New Zealand, it is believed the problem remains largely undetected and could be far more widespread than...

March rainfall and temperature records — some more than 150 years old — have been toppled left, right and centre in the South Island.

Otago students are being forced to scrimp on food and other necessities to pay their heating bills, despite new healthy homes standards introduced to improve the energy efficiency of private rentals.

As people across the country wound their clocks back an hour at the weekend, many no doubt thought, "wouldn’t it be great to have daylight saving all year round".

Meteorologists are monitoring the possibility of "unseasonal snowfall" in the lower South Island late on Wednesday, as cold southwesterlies approach the region.

Meteorologists are monitoring the possibility of "unseasonal snowfall" in the lower South Island late on Wednesday, as cold southwesterlies approach the region.