Widespread rain across Otago yesterday brought relief to those relying on plant and grass growth, but also caused rivers to rise quickly, and some surface flooding.
A sea lion pup and its mother appear to be unbothered by all the attention they are getting on Tomahawk Beach.
Safe and sound from predators, some of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's population of robins have surprised researchers by nesting on the ground.
A pair of takahe will become the latest inhabitants of Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Just so we do not take summer for granted, another cold front is expected to blast through Otago at the weekend.
A much-loved dog has died after probably ingesting a toxic algae in the Silver Stream, at Mosgiel, and the loss has devastated its owners.
Sort your mind out before your body, is the advice Sharon McBain has for anyone considering losing weight.
New Zealand suffered a lot of "wild weather" in 2011, but Otago missed most of it.
Heavy rain could hit Otago and Southland today, possibly bringing up to 50mm in 12 hours, the MetService warns.
Three "naive" Swiss tourists have blotted what has been a near perfect summer of compliance for Otago anglers.
Warning: Contains coarse language.
A University of Otago lecturer is calling for an independent review of the proposed management of New Zealand's threatened sea lion population.
A warning to dog owners using the track from the Lawyers Head end of John Wilson Ocean Dr down to the beach has been issued after a young sea lion made the track its home.
Walk into Kevin Tattersall's Signal Hill home and you are greeted by a series of photographs covering each step of its construction. Rebecca Fox finds out more about the passive solar home that has changed the Tattersall family's life.
Reducing winter opening days from seven to five days is just one of the tough decisions the Otago Natural History Trust may have to make about Orokonui Ecosanctuary in the coming year.
No new species were introduced to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in the past year, and its focus has been ensuring those species already there are settling in.
Artist Fay Mitchell holds her painting Saddle Hill Bleeding which will be the focal point of an exhibition of works featuring the controversial landmark next month. She is looking for people with existing images or paintings of the hill to lend, or recent artworks of it to sell, for the exhibition.
It's official, Otago really is the sunny South.
The family of the teenager who died after being trapped under a waterfall in the Motatapu Gorge at the weekend have described him as a "lively, sporty young man" and asked for privacy to grieve him.
Shane Hildred is used to having his occupation blamed for all the problems with New Zealand's waterways.
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