Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand officially opened Habitat for Humanity's ReStore shop in Dunedin yesterday.
The defence of claiming that large numbers of paua in your freezer are the result of many previous da
The Otago Regional Council believes the collapsible floodgates at the head of the Lower Clutha floodway should be removed.
Licensed anglers and hunters, especially younger ones, are being urged to stand in the forthcoming Otago Fish and Game Council elections.
A discovery of new links between southern right whales from the subantarctic Auckland Islands and the mainland of New Zealand is very "exciting", Department of Conservation marine mammal national co-ordinator Steve Smith says.
Regular inspections and removal of nassella tussock to prevent its spread will be continued by the Otago Regional Council.
When Marian van der Goes takes over as Otago conservator on Monday, she will be the first woman to do so and only the second in New Zealand. Rebecca Fox talks to the woman who will step into the shoes filled by Jeff Connell for 20 years.
Winter air quality monitoring in Otago has ended, with results showing the number of times towns in the region exceeded the national standard was much lower than during last winter.
Passenger transport in Dunedin remains a "hospital pass" as the Otago Regional Council pours money into improving bus services without a corresponding passenger increase, council chief executive Graeme Martin says.
Dunedin public transport passengers continue to have a positive view of their bus services but their rating of its value for money has dipped, possibly because of a 25% increase in fares, a customer satisfaction survey report says.
Setting a targeted rate to help pay for improvements to Queenstown's bus services has been postponed for 12 months after a delay in securing funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at a bus stop to find no timetable, but the Otago Regional Council says the problem is not always its fault.
Its youngest passenger in the past year was a premature baby, its oldest, an 87-year-old man injured in a crash - the essential help the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust gives to people like these has been boosted by a good financial year.
Last month was the warmest August on record in New Zealand - and Otago was no exception, with temperatures in Dunedin breaking a 62-year record and Cromwell more than 3degC warmer than average.
The former Mobil bulk storage facility in Fryatt St on Dunedin's harbourside is undergoing an environmental assessment before the site is handed back to its owner, Port Otago.
A suspicious fire has closed Kaikorai Valley-based Pasta D'Oro for at least a week, leaving its owners to deal with the "major catastrophe".
Three men required hospital treatment after a group brawl involving a wheel brace on George St early yesterday.
Drivers have been caught running red or amber lights and stop signs up to 200 times during the recent traffic intersection campaign in Dunedin.
Dawn Ibbotson never expected her passion, for pressing flowers to raise funds for charity, would lead to winning a gardening award.
An 81-year-old woman's quick thinking saved her and her home from damage after the lpg cylinder fuelling her cabinet heater caught fire this week.