A ranger fears rare native wildlife may have drowned in their burrows following the "worst" storm damage in the history of Dunedin’s Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
A regional state of emergency is in place for Otago due to widespread flooding across the region. Civil defence staff are actively responding in Waitaki, Dunedin, Clutha and Central Otago districts as rivers are rising rapidly.
A guide dog trainer in Dunedin has a bone to pick with the minority of councils in New Zealand — including two in Otago — wanting to charge a fee to register her recruits.