Rebecca Fox

Failure of the Otago Regional Council to support a special needs man learning to use the bus service has frustrated his mother.

Recommendations for a significant rewrite of the Resource Management Act could mean fewer checks and balances in the system, the Otago Regional Council says.

Five dogs which chased a wild pig into the upper Taieri River died after ice on its banks prevented them from escaping, a hunter says.

Having had to "ditch" a helicopter in the sea in the days before underwater escape training, Peter Garden has a special appreciation for the importance of such courses.

Speight's brewery has been told to reduce the smoke coming from its chimney or it could face a consent review.

A short trip to film pest eradication work on subantarctic Macquarie Island opened Claudia Babirat's eyes to the natural beauty and wildlife of the island. Rebecca Fox reports.

The success of funding applications means possum control can be undertaken in Otago Peninsula settlements and right up to the suburban boundaries of the city itself.

A need to find a solution to reduce the high number of winter crashes on Dunedin's Three Mill Hill Rd has led to the development of new technology, believed to be a world first.

Mosaic pukekos have been a specialty of Nelson glass artist Sandy Miller but now she has moved south she thinks she will have to add penguins to her repertoire.

A High-tech remote-controlled miniature boat being used to measure river flows has been tested in Otago waters.

Clones of Harry Potter, Barbie, and the Chipmunks all made an appearance at the annual RoboCup Challenge in Dunedin on Saturday.

The younger generation of Gulf nationals will not put up with corruption any longer, visiting Prof Christopher Davidson says.

Home-based educators need to be proud and professional about what they do if they want to change people's perceptions of their work as "just babysitting" or "just being a mum at home", New Zealand Home Early Childhood Education Association president Carol Stovold says.

A "dedicated champion" of war veterans' rights and former national president of the Returned and Services Association, John Campbell, of Dunedin, has died after a long illness.