NZ First leader Winston Peters talks to Mike Houlahan about political longevity, the importance of the provinces, and how he wants to save the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Full planes will soon be landing at southern airports following yesterday’s announcement that social distancing requirements on aircraft and public transport will be eased.
The Government's announcement a final sign-off for Dunedin's new hospital won't come until next year amounts to a "scandalous" delay in progress, Michael Woodhouse says.
National's tumultuous year is summed up neatly by the fact that when the Otago Daily Times organised this interview, a different person was meant to be sitting on the opposite side of the table.
Back in the first-past-the-post era, campaigning politicians could have been forgiven for bypassing the southern seats — for several of those electorates it was literally a one-in-100 year event if...
The Southern DHB would be "putting good money after bad" if it refurbished mental health facilities in the Wakari Hospital tower block in Dunedin its chief executive says.
Today, the Otago Daily Times continues its series of interviews with the leaders of the political parties now in Parliament. In part two, Green Party co-leaders James Shaw...
Shamed financial adviser Barry Kloogh’s decision to appeal his sentence for stealing more than $15 million from his clients shows his lack of remorse for his crimes, some of his victims say.
In a bid to unclog its slow-moving emergency departments, the Southern District Health Board is developing an "escalation" plan to try to improve patient flow.
Speaking, as we were last week, of southerners wanting to see a speedy resolution to the many issues surrounding the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, the town of Mataura has the most...