Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt yesterday failed in his bid to oust his long-serving deputy - and it appears he is also losing the support of his council and the public.
A treasure trove of artefacts recovered from Papanui Inlet on Otago Peninsula may lead to the area becoming a site of national significance.
It was a wedding with a difference in Dunedin yesterday.
Shukuru Munro is on a journey to fundraise for her former village in Tanzania - with the help of her three-legged dog Bart.
Singer Suzanne Prentice is considering running against Mayor Tim Shadbolt for the Invercargill mayoralty next year.
The Catholic Church is hoping to preserve the historic Dominican Priory following a North Island developer pulling out of the project.
A voyage to commemorate the centennial of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition is scheduled to depart from Dunedin with several of the explorer's descendants aboard.
A recycling crate with a lid has been adopted by the Dunedin City Council, but how much it will cost and even its final colour have yet to be determined.
Is something rotten in the state of Invercargill? That is the question people are asking following the high-profile breakdown of relations between Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt and long-serving deputy mayor Neil Boniface.
A challenge from his "neat freak" wife to prevent his infant son from sucking on a supermarket trolley has led to a contract milker from Nightcaps inventing a reusable trolley handle wrap.
He has seen his fair share of icebergs, but Rodney Russ does not like seeing them in unusual places.
A former Dunedin man has gone from playing with Lego to being named the best architecture student in the country.
Boy racers taking part in illegal street racing and antisocial behaviour stand to lose what matters most - their licence and cars, under new laws enacted today.
From the depths of the Antarctic to the walk-in freezer at Otago Museum, it has been quite a journey for a 3m-long leopard seal.
The Southland Times was hit by strike action yesterday, with the majority of editorial department staff picketing over wage claims.
Born into a state house in Corstorphine, Paul Facoory is set to return to the suburb as the new owner of the multimillion-dollar property Corstorphine House.
A dozen Maori artefacts are believed to have gone missing from the Southland Museum and Art Gallery in Invercargill.
A call for the three racing codes to form a single industry body has been criticised by greyhound and harness racing representatives who say it will lead to the rationalisation of venues.
You may not know Dana Lee, but you soon will.
A one-man parking protest against the city council has begun on a suburban Dunedin street.
