Despite initiatives aimed at placing young people in employment, youths still account for more than a third of those receiving the unemployment benefit in the southern region, Ministry of Social Development figures show.
Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor has been flooded with support from Otago residents in the wake of a theft which has left him without important navigation equipment and some underwear.
A simple footpath upgrade outside the St John ambulance facility in Balclutha has led to concerns about its safety from staff.
Government funding cuts have prompted the Dunedin Kindergarten Association to open during the school holidays.
He's not exactly up the creek without a paddle, but a Tauranga kayaker is close to it after thieves stole equipment important to his solo voyage around New Zealand.
The University of Otago Hands-on Science School for secondary pupils has attracted the largest number of Maori pupils in the school's 22-year history.
The sea lion pup left by its mother on Waldronville beach last week has died.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says public safety is paramount and it is "not unlikely" the Dunedin City Council will look at a change of policy to make sure the city's historic buildings are structurally sound.
McDonald's has not given up on establishing a restaurant in Mosgiel.
The number of schools in Otago requiring Ministry of Education intervention has more than doubled in the past year.
A little blue penguin, which has made its home near a pontoon in Dunedin's Steamer Basin, seems to be making its own rules to adapt to its urban environment.
Imagine a world where you can control a machine to make a cup of coffee and a piece of nicely buttered toast with strawberry jam on it, just by thinking about it.
A recent trip to an Indian orphanage has fuelled Ben Hawkey's enthusiasm for making the most of what he has around him.
Railway wagons built in China and bound for New Zealand's railway network may end up gathering dust at a New Zealand port if the Maritime Union carries out its threat not to unload the ships on which they arrive.
Paymark transaction data for December shows the clearest signs yet that Otago is emerging from "the clutches of the recession".
You would think Fred Dagg, a couple of sheep and a 2m-tall jar of Marmite lying in your garden would make an absolute mess of your precious flower plots.
Wenita Forests are not discounting the idea the fire on 95 hectares of forestry land on Mt Allan could have been deliberately lit.
Milton police fear an arsonist may be at work in the township after six incidents in the past week.
A 44-year-old Mosgiel woman is believed to be the first road fatality of the 2010 Christmas holiday period.
Alex McCaw has just scored one up on cousin Richie. While Richie is also an accomplished glider pilot - and the All Black captain to boot, Alex (18) can now boast a superior gliding achievement.
