
Solo 1400km trip 92yo's 'last hurrah'
A 1400km car trip is a long haul by anyone's standards, let alone a 92-year-old, by himself, on a road trip around the country.
A 1400km car trip is a long haul by anyone's standards, let alone a 92-year-old, by himself, on a road trip around the country.
Easter might be about cute bunnies and chocolate eggs for most, but in one part of NZ wild rabbits are the target.
Police have named 62-year-old Kusum Rohit Kenia as the person who died in a Central Otago crash yesterday.
A hunter who called 111 after spotting a fire near his Waitaki Valley camp this summer was shocked to receive a $60,000 invoice from the Otago Rural Fire Authority.
Balconies at nine student apartments have been closed amid safety fears after an accident that injured 18 people in Dunedin.
Dunedin family furious police have not laid charges after they woke in the night to find a stranger standing in their bedroom doorway.
Party-goers blocked police from entering some flats to get people off balconies and roofs ahead of a balcony collapse that injured 18 people in Dunedin.
Cyclists are bringing the gold back to this former mining town, says Elisabeth Easther.
The Government has ordered an investigation into the collapse of a balcony during a Six60 concert which injured 18 university students.
Family of a 19-year-old student who suffered spinal injuries in Dunedin's balcony collapse fear the teenager may never walk again.
Two victims of a balcony collapse during a Six60 gig in Dunedin remain in serious conditions in hospital this morning.
Central Otago is wooing a "massive" movie using Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell as a venue, starring up to two Hollywood A-listers.
Five arrests as Otago University's Orientation Week turns feral.
The Wakatipu Basin is a walker's paradise, offering a shed-load of stunning views.
A big rescue effort was mounted in Otago last night after two paua divers were swept out to sea by a rip.
6-year-old identical triplets Olivia, Charlotte and Haylee have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.
A Dunedin woman viciously attacked by dogs has recalled her horror as the dogs "tore strips" off her, ripping away her calf muscle.
An inmate has died at Otago Corrections Facility near Milton today.
New Zealand guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row.
The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan's Oji Group plans to invest $23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago.
Southern stargazers saw in the new year with a spectacle far more impressive than any fireworks display as the Aurora Australis lit up the Otago sky.
Koko Black, a boutique chocolate company from Australia, opened its first offshore chocolate salon in Queenstown late last year. Owner and founder Shane Yardley chose the picturesque location for a number of reasons.
A woman who shot and seriously wounded a man outside his home near Dunedin earlier this year has been convicted of attempted murder.
A man is facing charges after police say they found him drunk and asleep at the wheel of a car parked in the middle of rural North Otago road this morning.
An uneconomic railway line now inspires locals and tourists to get on their bikes.
Hungry, and perhaps a little thirsty in Dunedin? Anna King Shahab discovers 10 great places to sate your appetite.
Univerity of Otago dentistry students were forced to re-sit their last exam without being told why, after 98 unmarked scripts were stolen from the Clocktower building.
In what the University of Otago has slammed as a "reprehensible act", 98 unmarked student exam scripts have been stolen in a burglary at the campus.