The breeding season of New Zealand's most endangered bird, the kakapo, is off to a great start with at least two fertile eggs laid on Codfish Island and two female birds, previously thought to be too young, also laying eggs.
Otago dairy farmers have been warned there will be no excuses next milking season for not complying with effluent disposal standards.
The weekend's heavy downpour in the hydro-lakes area has increased the power industry's ‘‘comfort'' levels, but commentators say the country is not yet out of the woods. All South Island...
A variety of events, from building homes for blue penguins to cleaning up rubbish, are planned in Dunedin during the 21st anniversary of Seaweek.
Reconstruction work is planned for the floodbank alongside the Taieri Plain contour channel.
Established designers meet emerging designers in a new way for this year's id Dunedin Fashion Week.
Strutting your stuff down 110m of railway station platform is more exercise than you might think, model Zaytia Coulter says.
Frustrated by the number of endangered albatrosses killed by fishing vessels, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton is bringing in new measures to prevent seabirds from being accidentally caught by commercial vessels.
Otago Regional Council consent holders may soon face extra charges after a heated debate by councillors over the ‘‘contentious'' issue of whether public or private citizens benefited most from its monitoring and audit work.
Now it has the approval of all the region's territorial local authorities involved in funding a new stadium in Dunedin, the Otago Regional Council is taking the next step and preparing to consult the community on the issue.
It could be mid-March at the earliest before a decision is released on the Otago Regional Council's proposed designation change to build its new office block.