A student caught with handwritten notes twice during the same examination was among 50 disciplined for dishonest practices by the University of Otago last year.

Police are at the crash in Central Otago, near the intersection of Springvale Rd and SH85.

Three people were hurt in a two-car crash at Devil's Staircase at Lake Wakatipu.

The Kokonga Bridge on the Kyeburn-Hyde Road in Central Otago is still closed while police and the fire service investigate a crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, near Kinloch, just after 1pm.

The takeover of Cadbury is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of chocolate fans and workers from the UK to Dunedin.

Fears have been raised that motorists might fail to recognise a 3-D crossing in North Dunedin, putting pedestrians at risk.

Reese Witherspoon's Kiwi love affair has come to an end, with the Oscar-winning actress "sad to say goodbye" to New Zealand.

There've been no flare-ups overnight following a lakeside scrub fire at Wanaka, which sent huge fireballs into the sky.

Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

A Queenstown consortium has bought historic steam train.

Four Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.

A top-level meeting to discuss the Cadbury factory closure ended with reporters being ejected and the workers' union leaving early citing legal concerns.

Australian businessman gets diversion after crashing his $20m supercar near Queenstown.

A Taieri Mouth man has described coming across the man alleged to be responsible for the bloodied attack.

A Chinese tourist has pleaded guilty to careless driving which caused a traumatic brain injury to a Canadian cyclist.

A man is in police custody after an incident in Taieri Mouth in which another man was injured in what was believed to be a machete attack.

The driver, captured in footage shot on the Crown Range, ignored repeated efforts to make him pull over.

Mystery surrounds death of Kiwi woman living in Sydney found with slashed wrists next to a note saying 'he did it'.

The stereotype of the couch-burning student is becoming a thing of the past as University of Otago's tough stance on fire-lighting pays dividends.

Hollywood leading ladies Reese Witherspoon is lapping up the luxury of Queenstown, and taking to social media to brag about her idyllic Kiwi trip.

Crews have managed to contain a big blaze at high country farm Otematata Station in North Otago.

The crash occurred near Glenavy in South Canterbury.

New Zealand is getting a lot of love from visiting celebrities, with Oprah Winfrey the latest to share stunning photos of our country.

Daily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.

Canadian cyclist Bernard Gendron surprised doctors in Dunedin yesterday by talking after wakig up from induced coma.

Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Two kayakers have been rescued after a scary encounter with sea lions left them trapped on the rocks.

Most workers declined to comment after being told not to speak to media, but a few made their feelings known after the 10am meeting.