Dunedin

A show of "threats and posturing", accompanied by an array of improvised weapons, led to the arrest of one man in Dunedin.

Determined to get the prestigious Children’s Writer in Residence fellowship back in place for 2027, the University of Otago has launched a major fundraising campaign.

Police are appealing for witnesses after aggression on the motorway led to an alleged assault on a Mosgiel off-ramp last month.

Southern lock Corben Agar shows nothing but determination as he tries to break the tackle of Kaikorai hooker Henry Bell during their Dunedin club rugby semifinal on Saturday at Bathgate Park.

More than two-thirds of Otago and Southland’s councils hiked rates above the national average for 2025, new data shows.