Steve Hepburn

Some rural councils in the South do more than provide a pay packet to get employees on the books. Others, though, believe the peace and quiet actually attracts people to the smaller towns.

The United States presidential campaign lasted near-on two years and the two contenders spent more than $US2 billion ($NZ3.3b) on the campaign.

Hopefully, hopefully — the weather gods have turned.

Some rural councils in the South do more than provide a pay packet to get employees on the books.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is banning the use of fireworks in a specific part of the Southland district the day after Guy Fawkes.

A sinking-lid policy may be introduced on the number of poker machines in the Central Otago district, and the new mayor has expressed surprise at the amount of money spent on the machines in the area.

Gore Health chief executive Karl Metzler says opposition to physician associates in the health workforce was stemming from jealousy and the lack of acknowledgement about the state of the country’s...

The engineering firm behind New Zealand’s first dairy factory powered by 100% steam-generated renewable electricity has won gold at the national consulting and engineering awards.

The Tuatapere Hump Ridge track is officially a great walk.

Departing Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan says people in Central Otago should not be pinning their mast to the new Dunedin hospital.

It has been a tale of woe for many this whitebaiting season. For others — not so bad as the whitebait were running and heading their way.