Matthew Littlewood

Hydro operators are keeping a close watch on lake levels, with no major downpour on the horizon.

A carbon farming business which was recently fined for "carelessly" spraying indigenous wetlands and native forests was almost charged with a similar offence a decade ago.

A sex offender who wanted a shorter sentence because he was drunk at the time of his actions has lost his appeal.

Some Dunedin city councillors say it might be time to bring the placards out again in support of the new Dunedin hospital building.

University of Otago students are crying foul over a proposal which could see their tuition fees hiked by 6% next year.

Proposed cuts to a "high-performing" University of Otago school are a "kick in the guts", staff say.

The University of Otago has slipped slightly on a major international ranking table, and lags behind its main rival Auckland.

Fears a deadly mosquito-borne virus could reach New Zealand have led the government to call for a wide-ranging response plan.

Plans to fast-track a proposed new workers’ accommodation complex in Queenstown have hit rocky ground.

A carbon farming business has been fined for damaging large swathes of native bush and wetlands in the Waitaki district.

The University of Otago says upcoming cuts to the Marsden Fund could compromise world-leading research at the institution.

Thousands of jobs have been saved in Southland, as a deal securing the future of the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter for the next 20 years has been reached.

More than $5million is set aside for a business case towards a third medical school at the University of Waikato in the Budget, despite critics suggesting it is on shaky ground.

Some university students feel changes to the "fees-free" scheme could put people off starting tertiary education.