John Lewis

After giving tissue and blood samples, filling out questionnaires and participating in research studies, patients from across the South got to see what has become of their contributions.

Cycling for 12 hours on an exercise bike, David Parker, some may say, is on a road to nowhere.

Who needs an alarm clock when you have Percey?

The owner of a South Dunedin bottle store at the centre of a fatal car crash on Saturday morning says he feels "callous" for not feeling sad about the death of a young person.

One person is dead and three others are injured after their car crashed while they were fleeing police following a burglary in Dunedin overnight.

Among the exhausting list of things mothers of newborns have to worry about is whether their baby is getting enough breast milk.

While it is only 12cm long and weighs no more than a teaspoon of sugar, the "nationally critical" cobble skink is subject to huge efforts to protect it.

A 54-year-old man has been arrested for dangerous driving and drink driving, after allegedly colliding with a car in Waldronville and driving off, police say.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after assaulting and threatening construction workers at the new hospital construction site, police say.

Batten down the hatches — the South is in for severe gales of up to 130kmh today.

While New Zealand has recorded its worst drowning toll in a decade, the number of drownings in Otago and Southland have remained stable over the past two years.

A Dunedin butcher has slammed 'idiots with guns' after finding what are believed to be two bullet holes in his shop amid a spate of similar damage across the city.

A greater acceptance of diversity and more respect for individuals making their own personal choices is believed to be behind a dramatic drop in youth drinking over the past 20 years.