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The more observant anglers reading this column will have noticed it has been windy lately.

A man who left his friend of 15 years for dead after a drunken crash will spend at least another year behind bars.

Tokomairiro Rugby Football Club (Toko) has scored a $50,000 boost from the Otago Community Trust (OCT) to renovate its long-serving clubrooms

An unanticipated epiphany while doing the vacuuming has led to a rapid return to employment for one former mayor.

Building a retro robot, donning Victorian costumes and sampling some of the finest fare in the "punk town" of Oamaru was all part of the job for Taiwanese television and movie stars

The Queenstown Lakes district’s new mayor says he wants councillors to freely express their views in public and listen for the "whispers among the noise" on social media.

The University of Otago has restarted a project to transform a former farm homestead overlooking Lake Wakatipu into an academic retreat and conference venue.

"A little old regional team can get the big dogs".

Dozens of power line contractors were treated to a buffet breakfast at Balclutha’s Rosebank Lodge yesterday as a thank-you from the local community.

Intelligent, passionate and "occasionally annoying" — Dunedin city councillors have eulogised their former colleagues as a new term dawns.

The Last Word by Hayden Meikle

The co-owner of a South Dunedin pub who failed to disclose his convictions has vowed to sell his stake in the business if it means its liquor licences are granted.

A Christchurch retailer has failed to survive a crowded shoe market, resulting in debts to creditors of more than $600,000, including outstanding wages and holiday pay for staff.

September's geographic anomalies column drew a strongly worded email from one reader.

It is a special year for Patersons.

If garage sales conjure images of dusty copies of Dan Brown novels and outgrown children’s clothes and toys, you are in for a treat on the Teviot Valley Garage Sale trail.

Dave Dobbyn is in town next week to create a little togetherness, he tells Tom McKinlay.