Latest from Otago

Cost of home injuries dwarfs road injury costs

Research by the University of Otago found the social cost of injury in the home cost about $13b a year, while estimates by the Ministry of Transport put road injury costs at $3.84b.

Cricket: McIntosh innings helps Auckland set up semifinal advantage

Rugby: Blues start their season with victory

Cops 'cut piercings'

Waka ama: Keeping it in the family

Waka ama is more than just the fun sport of outrigger canoeing, which fits in ideally with our Kiwi lifestyle and attracts paddlers of both sexes from age 7 to 70.

Rugby: Blues beat Highlanders 31-29 at Balclutha

Alleged Pike River conman stays in custody

Five-legged calf off to entertain tourists

Dunedin mum gets bomb confession from son

Bus ride down NZ's steepest street 'foolhardy'

A driver is being labelled by police as foolhardy for trying to take a bus full of tourists up reputedly the world's steepest street.

Concert Review: Joe Cocker, George Thorogood and the Destroyers <i>Dunedin Town Hall</i>

Cocker Happy? Yes they were. There cannot be anyone who does raw emotion like the lad from Sheffield - Joe Cocker.

One person dead in Otago crash

Games, ghouls and high teas: All part of a transtasman cruise

There's plenty to do on and off a cruise ship, finds Shandelle Battersby, and the attentive staff make cruising even better.

ACC $1m tourism bill a benefit to NZ

Overseas tourists claimed $1 million from the ACC in the last financial year, but the payouts benefited New Zealanders, the organisation says.

Cricket: McCullum milestone influential for Otago

Three cut from cars in south Otago