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Highlanders lift young spirits with visit

Highlanders newcomer and former All Black Angus Ta’avao listens carefully to 5-year-old Clinton...

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Highlanders lift young spirits with visit

The Highlanders rugby squad brought some much-needed sunshine to South Otago after recent massive storm damage and long power outages throughout the area.

Highway fully open after crash near Clinton

Highway fully open after crash near Clinton

State Highway 93 was down to one lane for a time after a crash near Clinton in South Otago this morning.

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La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer

Yusuf Nagdee (18) enjoys St Kilda beach on a recent scorching day. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer

Break out the barbecues and the sunscreen — summer in the South is shaping up to be warmer and drier than average.

Vote to recommend removal of trees

A large macrocarpa tree fell in Elles Rd, Invercargill, during the extreme winds of October 23,...

Vote to recommend removal of trees

Mature macrocarpa trees at two Invercargill sites are one step closer to being removed because of safety concerns.

‘Minor breach’ of air noise boundary

Air New Zealand says all A320neo aircraft in its fleet will receive a software update. File photo...

‘Minor breach’ of air noise boundary

Queenstown Airport says it is taking "immediate steps" to ensure there are no further breaches of its air noise boundaries, after a "minor breach" was picked up for this calendar year.

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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’

Musician and award-winning songwriter Winnie Conlan, 17, relaxes in her home studio in Oamaru....

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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’

An award-winning teenage Oamaru songwriter’s debut single is about being alone as "everyone" around her was getting into relationships.

Trust given ownership of five senior housing units

Wanaka's five elderly housing units on Upton St. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Trust given ownership of five senior housing units

A set of five senior housing units in Wānaka are to remain in permanent community ownership.

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Callout shows up demands on volunteers

The response to last week’s Goodwood fire, as seen from the air in this photograph, required four...

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Callout shows up demands on volunteers

Members’ pagers sounded at a Maniototo Community Board meeting, interrupting an impassioned discussion about the increasing demands on rural emergency service volunteers.

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News of hoiho death marks start to set net hearing

A hoiho / yellow eyed penguin. PHOTO: DUNEDIN WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

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News of hoiho death marks start to set net hearing

A High court fight to save the few remaining hoiho / yellow-eyed penguins on mainland New Zealand opened yesterday with news that yet another had died in a set net.

Fleeing driver in custody after crash closes SH6

Police spiked one of the vehicles. Photo: ODT Files

Fleeing driver in custody after crash closes SH6

A man is in custody after fleeing police in Invercargill, crashing his car and forcing part of a Southland highway to be closed.

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Cyclist champions men’s mental health

Andrew Robinson stops at Hyde, on the Otago Central Rail Trail, during his challenge to complete...

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Cyclist champions men’s mental health

A Queenstown man who cycled all of New Zealand’s Great Rides to support mental health says he knows for some people "getting out of bed is difficult".

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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap

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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap

Large increases in water charges are still on the cards after the government excluded Three Waters from a proposed 4% rates cap.

Takahē nesting in wild areas of Upper Wakatipu

The first chicks of the season have begun hatching in the Greenstone Valley. PHOTOS: DOC

Takahē nesting in wild areas of Upper Wakatipu

Takahē are now nesting in Upper Wakatipu areas and a close eye will be kept on the vulnerable birds to ensure they survive and thrive.

Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability

Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability

Alexandra Primary School pupil Blake Scharlott, 10, cuts up an apple for an experiment to prevent the fruit from browning at the Central Otago Enviroschools Hui held at Alexandra Primary School...

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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f...... need shot’

Awarua RSA president Ian Becker stands next to the grave at St John’s Cemetery from which the...

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‘Without using a lot of foul language, those f...... need shot’

Thieves who stole plaques from the graves of war veterans at an Invercargill cemetery have been labelled "moronic anti-social prats" by the president of the local RSA.

Police praise team effort to free driver

Emergency services attend the scene of a logging truck crash in Coe Rd, about 10km north of...

Police praise team effort to free driver

Despite spending two hours seriously injured and trapped in the cab of his crashed logging truck, a driver was in good spirits after emergency services freed him.

Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

Just cruisin’ in her pride and joy

Karen Dennison, of Amberley, stands by her 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air during Saturday’s Arrowtown Auto Show at Arrowtown School.

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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston

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Concern over lack of GP services in Palmerston

Palmerston residents are voicing concerns over long wait times for appointments, a lack of a physical GP and the burden being placed on a sole nurse practitioner in the East Otago town.

Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?

Trees tumbled on Invercargill’s Elles Rd on October 23. Photo: Toni McDonald / ODT.

Was Invercargill too heavy-handed with the axe?

Potential issues with tree removals following severe stormy weather in the South have been highlighted in a new report.

A&P show well supported by exhibitors and public

The South Otago A&P show slotted perfectly between a chilly Friday evening and a 4pm downpour on Saturday.

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