Hamish McNeilly

Police officers may have a new way of calling for help, thanks to a trial under way in Dunedin.

A fire which destroyed an Otago Peninsula home has prompted a warning for those who burn incense.

Naseby's outdoor curling culture is the focus of a climate change documentary.

The first car in New Zealand destined to be crushed under tough new boy racer legislation has been seized in a second attempt by authorities, after police say it was the subject of a last-minute switch at the time of the initial confiscation.

Another sporting organisation has become embroiled in an alleged money-go-round involving poker machines.

Corrupt behaviour in the pokies sector was "all pervasive and pernicious", a damning report from a former industry association head alleges.

The involvement of the cash-strapped Otago Rugby Football Union in pokies has raised questions over the sustainability of the country's sporting organisations. Hamish McNeilly reports.

A dogfight has broken out between airports and airlines over landing fees, with accusations continuing to fly between affected parties.

The driver of a logging truck is lucky he did not end up as a "pincushion", following a crash on State Highway 1 yesterday morning, a witness says.

Air New Zealand has slammed a 78% rise in Dunedin International Airport user charges as profiteering at the expense of passengers.

A trio of light-fingered Spanish senoritas, who stole thousands of dollars of lingerie from a Dunedin department store, have been told to pack their bags by immigration officials.

A Dunedin teenager plans to defend charges his three pit bull dogs attacked two police officers, and says he is distraught authorities have destroyed two of his "children".

Dozens of fake IDs have ended up in the hands of Dunedin police, who are working to prosecute those teenagers involved.

After years of speculation, the Government and Ngai Tahu have confirmed a Treaty of Waitangi top-up clause is set to trigger, potentially pumping millions into the beleaguered South Island economy.

Three teenagers watched in silence when the second body recovered from Easy Rider arrived back in Bluff yesterday afternoon.

An Australian tourist who plunged to her death in Fiordland felt uneasy about the climb, it has been revealed.