Latest from Otago

Scientists crack the code of sheep genomes

Do-or-die effort saves woman and cat

After her car hit black ice, plunging down a bank and sank into a pond, Helen Kay grabbed her cat and 'kicked the hell out of a window' to escape.

Fears for safety of escaped prisoner

Police have fears for escaped prisoner who fled an Otago Corrections Facility wearing only trackpants and a top as 'hypothermic conditions' set in.

Escaped prisoner still on the run

Prisoner escapes from Otago Corrections Facility

Unlicensed teen driver hurt in pursuit

An unlicenced 16-year-old Dunedin youth is in hospital with a serious head injury after fleeing police in a high-speed pursuit.

Repair bill comes as a bit of a shock

"I'm not responsible for the rain, surely?" An 85-year-old has been hit with a big bill after a fuse blew on the power pole outside his house.

Queenstown: Southern classic

A Queenstown hotel treats its guests to epicurean delights sourced on its doorstep, finds Morgan Tait.

Farmer was 'seconds from death'

Five seconds are all that stood between David Greer and death, as the farmer struggled for air while trapped underwater in his truck in the Kyeburn River.

Ski south: The run down on the slopes

Leah McLennan looks at what's big and what's new on the Otago skifields.

Swept-away tramper was 'only starting her young life'

Wintry weekend, especially in south

Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.

Bar/fly: Dunedin

Nothing re-awakens the Scot inside you like the aroma of a smoky whisky, finds Peter Feeney.

Partner's grief: 'I lost a part of me'

The partner of a tramper who died after being swept into a river in Fiordland expressed his grief yesterday at losing a loved one.

Body of 22-year-old tramper found

The body of a 22-year-old tramper who was swept away on the Milford Track has been found.

Grave fears for swept away tramper

"My teeth were broken, blood came out of my mouth and Jessica was gone." A backpacker has described being unable to save a woman swept away on Milford Track.

No police coercion on confession: IPCA

Police did not coerce Joyce Conwell to confess to the shotgun murder of Alec Rodgers in Christchurch in 1999, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled.

NZ airport one of world's 'most scenic'

Aviation website privatefly.com has named its top 10 scenic airports at which to land. Our very own winter wonderland Queenstown gets a mention.