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Drink-driving courier driver swerved into traffic, crashed
A Gore courier driver, who twice swerved into oncoming traffic before crashing, admitted to having a "couple of wines" before getting behind the wheel.
High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend
High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend
High domestic airfares are being blamed for a nearly 10% drop in tourist spending in Central Otago in the past year.
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Pace of curriculum changes ‘ludicrous’
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Pace of curriculum changes ‘ludicrous’
A Southland principal has advised his teachers to just breathe as they are battered by curriculum changes happening at a "moderately terrifying" pace.
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
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Clinic closes: ‘many patients affected’
A Queenstown health clinic has been placed in voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of patients stranded.
Dunedin man charged over Southland arson attack
Dunedin man charged over Southland arson attack
Police have charged a Dunedin man with arson almost two years after a suspicious fire torched a house in a tiny Southland town.
Bough wow! Dog survives tree falling on car
Bough wow! Dog survives tree falling on car
A dog had a lucky escape this afternoon when high winds brought down part of a tree on to two parked cars in Oamaru.
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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses
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PM sidesteps question of local body job losses
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon did not rule out job losses as a result of the local government shakeup announced this week.
Crews 'can start' getting Goodwood fire contained
Crews 'can start' getting Goodwood fire contained
A fire that burnt through 25 hectares of pine north of Dunedin today had some residents preparing to evacuate their property.
Gore farmer's failings 'unacceptable biosecurity risk'
Gore farmer's failings 'unacceptable biosecurity risk'
A Gore farmer who was fined $35,000 for not declaring his cattle had multiple warnings from the Ministry for Primary Industries, before being charged, a court heard.
‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage
‘Suitcase’ masterpieces centre stage
In this particular instance, size matters.
Layers of time, worn today
Layers of time, worn today
Arrowtown contemporary jeweller Anna Claire is opening an exhibition of her work in the town tomorrow.
Pupils work as team to propel dragon boat
Pupils work as team to propel dragon boat
Mount Aspiring College pupils have shown how well they can pull together as a team.
Phew! What a scorcher
Phew! What a scorcher
A "three-pronged attack of warmth" made Dunedin the hottest place in NZ yesterday and it's another very warm one today.
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Meat worker carves out place in history
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Meat worker carves out place in history
Eighty-year-old Ken McLeod has carved out a place in the record books after 64 years as a freezing worker.
Fund to assist ski guide’s family
Fund to assist ski guide’s family
Friends are rallying to support the wife and young children of Wānaka mountain guide Thomas Vialletet, who died in a fall on Aoraki/Mt Cook.
Local health treatments could save medical trips
Local health treatments could save medical trips
Central Otago residents have been told a proposal to shift care out of hospitals and into communities could save as many as 60,000 trips people make to access care in the cities.
‘Code browns’ on the rise again at Splash Palace
‘Code browns’ on the rise again at Splash Palace
Invercargill's Splash Palace has witnessed a jump in numbers over the past year, but not in a category staff would have hoped.
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Plan to open floating sauna
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Plan to open floating sauna
New Zealand media personality Dominic Bowden will soon launch the country’s first floating sauna, on Queenstown Bay.
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Details of work on water plan released
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Details of work on water plan released
Millions could be shaved off the cost to replace Three Waters infrastructure, Waitaki district councillors have been told.
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Couple create Waitaki tartan
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Couple create Waitaki tartan
Oamaru weavers husband and wife Rod and Sue McLean have created a Waitaki tartan that reflects the district’s natural environment, its people — and their love for their new home.