Ratbags representative Gavin Ellis has hit back at suggestions that extending the bar's opening hours to allow patrons to watch Fifa World Cup games would increase alcohol-related harm in the Octagon.
After one of their best autumns in decades, Taieri farmers are hoping recent rainfall does not continue into winter.
The discovery of one of the oldest yellow-eyed penguins banded at an Otago reserve has given the people who look after the birds a boost.
Digging into the controversial wartime history of a group of British islands in the English Channel led to death threats for writer and presenter John Nettles.
Trying to find the root cause of road accidents is behind a $100,000 study being led by the Otago Regional Council.
A great weekend was had by all - even the ducks.
Standing on stage with his namesake, country music star Kris Kristofferson, Kris Collins is lost for words.
Suggested flow levels to protect fish life in the Tokomairiro River should not greatly affect those who take water for irrigation, stock use and industry, the Otago Regional Council says.
Ladies, worried about the reaction to those expensive new winter boots you just bought?
A need to improve the understanding of how sea-level rise may affect South Dunedin has led to another monitoring bore being drilled.
A decision on the future of the student fare discount for Dunedin's buses will be made soon, but in the meantime the discount will continue.
Otago ratepayers are running out of time to have their say on what the Otago Regional Council will do in the next year.
Groundwater management for the South Otago basin is overly restrictive, as the science behind it is wrong, the Otago Regional Council says.
North Otago has again borne the brunt of the latest low to slide across the east coast, with 60mm of rain falling in 24 hours.
Joe van Alphen routinely wins awards for his dahlias and tulips but it is his pumpkins that have been getting the attention lately.
A cuppa, a scone and a chat can be all some people need to ease the social isolation they find themselves in.
The Dunedin City Council will not be seeking repayment of the $400,000 debt it wrote off to save the Otago Rugby Football Union even though it was now back in the black.
The organisers of the Strath Taieri A&P Show put their feet up yesterday happy in the knowledge their event had been one of the best in years.
Twenty young Otago rugby players will be ''coached'' by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a Rippa rugby tournament at Forsyth Barr Stadium during the royal visit next month.
An international panel of scientists on April 13 told us greenhouse gas emissions were accelerating despite reduction efforts. But not everyone believes in human-caused climate change. Rebecca Fox looks at why.
