Whitebaiters beware: There will be more surveillance of popular whitebaiting spots this season.
The cold southwest blast which brought snow and sleet showers to most of Otago will ease today to make way for a frosty but clear weekend, MetService says.
A push to overhaul Fish and Game's licence system to give anglers more choice and cheaper licence options has been delayed a year.
A new model for the role of harbourmaster for Otago Harbour is being considered by the Otago Regional Council.
The vocal cords, strumming fingers and twinkling feet of a group of Taieri performers got a workout on Saturday night as they revealed their talents before an appreciative crowd.
Data gathered from 10 years of tracking great white sharks will be used to discover where and when they are at the greatest risk of being inadvertently caught by fishing gear.
A cold sou'wester swept through Dunedin yesterday, dropping the temperature from 14degC to 6degC.
Meran Campbell-Hood's quest to answer a question posed by her grandfather has been a winner in the past and this year was no exception.
A last-minute offer of land has meant the fourth and final year of a trial of a new way to aerially spread 1080 rabbit poison will go ahead.
Joy Davis is passionate about people working together for a brighter future for Mosgiel.
The ancient peripatus or velvet worm, needs cold, damp, dark places to live.
Seven Otago landowners face not being able to take water for irrigation this season after failing to comply with water metering regulations.
Coastal erosion could undermine flood banks and roads in the lower Clutha within three decades, an Otago Regional Council report warns.
Fallout from the Rena grounding off Tauranga's coast has led the Otago Regional Council to nearly triple its insurance cover for harbour incidents.
Today is World Ranger Day, a chance to celebrate the work of those working to protect and save our conservation estate. Rebecca Fox takes a trip with marine ranger Jim Fyfe and his team on a mission to find an injured sea lion pup.
A Mapua couple will likely appeal a decision preventing them from cutting down a protected tree on their Heriot Row property.
Formal consultation over proposals to restrict water takes from the Pomahaka River and Cromwell aquifer will begin next month.
Volunteers from all over the world are helping return Sinclair Wetland to a mostly weed and pest-free ecological wonderland.
Dunedin residents want the Dunedin City Council to focus on encouraging business development and reducing debt in a city with safe and accessible cycleways, according to the latest Dunedin City Council satisfaction survey.
Extensions to public bus contracts due to changes in the Land Transport Act are costing the Otago Regional Council an extra $145,000.