Latest fromOtago

Top 10 spots to propose
United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

'I thank my lucky stars I still have one'
Holding his only surviving daughter after a horror car crash, Donald Coulter says: "I thank my lucky stars I still have one. I still wish I had two."

Motorist rescues boy after fatal crash
Police have named a woman and her daughter killed in a crash today. A two-year-old girl also in the car was rescued.

Searchers find body in Clutha River
Police searching for a missing Roxburgh man have found a body in the Clutha River.

Appeal over BK's final warning to unhappy Facebooker
A union will be appealing Burger King's decision to issue a final warning to a Dunedin employee for posting the message "real jobs don't underpay and overwork people like BK does" on her private Facebook page.

The joy of hassling her own heroine
Kiwi crime queen Vanda Symon talks to Craig Sisterson about accidental heroines and playing with swords.

Two attacks on Dunedin police in 24 hours
Three Dunedin police officers were injured in an attack last night, the second such incident in 24 hours.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Mobile charges a heartbreaker
Cheaper calls may be at hand, but you'll probably still need two phones to get the best deals.

Good Taste: Pinot movement
The New Zealand pinot noir movement is gathering pace and the great and good of the wine world jetted in from Singapore, Stockholm and San Francisco last week to experience Central Otago's take on the grape.

Burger King 'bullied' staffer over Facebook post
Burger King has been accused of bullying a worker who complained about work conditions on Facebook.

Search continues for man swept away in river
A search will resume today for a missing man thought to have been swept away in a river in Central Otago.

Man thought to have fallen into Clutha river
Grave fears are held for a man believed to have fallen into the Clutha River in central Otago this afternoon.

Harvey hits back at 'party central' criticism
The Rugby World Cup "party central" will be "a destination second to none" and will be ready in time for the event, Auckland Waterfront Development Agency chairman Bob Harvey says.