A large crane (bottom, slightly right of centre) works on the Cadbury demolition site in this telephoto view of central Dunedin, taken from Highcliff. 

Anxiety about pandemic risks could be reduced by adding pre-departure saliva testing for Covid-19 for incoming Australian green zone passengers, a researcher says.

Southern Maori have applauded the Government’s decision to establish a standalone Maori Health Agency.

Southern cancer care advocate Melissa Vining is preparing to farewell another person close to her who has been failed by the healthcare system and says change cannot come fast enough.

The Southern District Health Board was singled out by Health Minister Andrew Little yesterday as a prime example of why the health system had to change.

A man who twice raped his host after she had noticed his drunkenness and offered him a bed for the night has lost his appeal.

Despite widespread public concern, there will be no investigation into the death of a little penguin found surrounded by tyre tracks at a Dunedin beach last week.