A need to increase flood protection spending on the West Coast has led to one regional councillor expressing scepticism over climate change as communities debate what they need and can afford.
A former gang member who threatened a mother in her home and viciously attacked a man in an attempted car-jacking continued his violence in prison, a court has heard.
Kiwirail has completed the first phase of work on the Rangitata River rail bridge, which had one of its 34 piers washed away in floodwaters last Friday.
Three years ago I walked in to The News offices for my first day working as a reporter for Allied Press. It was nerve-racking to say the least — at Journalism School the Otago Daily Times was held...
Ni sa bula vinaka, Talofa lava, Fakalofa Lahi atu, Malo e lelei, Mauri, Halo olgeta and a warm Pacific greetings to you all from the beautiful, autumnal and colourful Central Otago.