'MDMA has ruined things': Drugs end singles party
A drug overdose and a coward's punch have ended an annual Otago party after 10 years.
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Killer sentenced for fresh assault, 9 years after beating man to death
Mark Carruthers has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to injure and wilful damage.
'Absolutely needless': The part of NZ with the worst road toll in a decade
"It's tragic ... These are people that won't be there for Christmas."
Otago graduation threats: Accused 'wanted to surpass mosque attacks'
The 22-year-old woman appeared in the Auckland District Court today.
Fire restrictions across NZ: Northland 'near extreme' danger
Dry conditions and forecast strong winds have fire authorities on high alert.
NZ-based doctor misses Kiwi Christmas after denied flight home
Dr Deborah Mills was not allowed to board her flight back to NZ due to her flight history.
Business lost due to Otago graduation threat
Accommodation and hospitality in Otago have lost business due to graduation cancellations.
Elizabeth Zhong murder: Carrick Vineyard tender result due Tuesday
The results of the tender should be known early next week, Gary Kirk of Bayleys says.
Home detention for ex-teacher who molested schoolboy
Ex Otago Boys' teacher David Bond said of the sex crimes he was asexual and lonely.
Arthur Taylor denies drug, dishonesty charges
The high-profile inmate has pleaded not guilty to a slew of serious charges.
Woman injured after ute rolls near Clinton, Otago
A woman has been flown to hospital after her ute rolled near Clinton in South Otago.
Former refugees help build seawall on Otago Peninsula
Mohamad Alashour moved to New Zealand from Lebanon with his family as a refugee in 2017.
Fire crews continue to fight 80ha blaze near Dunedin
Waipori Falls residents on standby for evacuation.
'Big glowing thing' over Otago was electron rocket
Rocket Lab launched the electron rocket from its Mahia Peninsula site.
Boeing 747 to be converted into hotel
Bid to land investors to save Air New Zealand's last original 747 aircraft as a hotel.
Revealed: NZ's capital of illegal party drugs
Police warn of deaths and hospital admissions from dodgy pills.
50-year-old mum NZ's first legally blind taekwondo master
Joss Ingram obtained her fourth dan black belt in Wellington at the weekend.
Coroner's alarm: Cannabis implicated in six out of nine fatal road crashes
Stark warning comes after death of farm worker Thomas Goodman.
Clutha man to pay victim $12k after pool cue violation
The victim required surgery after the incident and was off work for nine weeks.
Police closing in on Otago Uni threat-maker, 'highly likely' they've told others of their offending
More than 3000 students had their graduation ceremonies cancelled after threats.
Central Otago's Lake Dunstan trail an epic ride
The missing link in the Central Otago network is shaping up as a jewel in the crown
Otago vice-chancellor says cancellation 'a tough pill to swallow'
The university has cancelled all of this week's graduation ceremonies and parades.
Small Business: Roadside stall start of Forage & Gold's success
Zoe Wood explains how her firm pivoted from a focus on tourists to the domestic market.
Police speak with man who rode horse through Dunedin CBD
The 48-year-old wasn't aware it was an offence to ride on city streets, police say.
More uni graduations abandoned over security threat
The specific and detailed threat has already seen more than 1000 students miss out.
One dead after crash on Dunedin's Northern Motorway
The motorway was closed and people were asked to avoid the area.
Otago graduations to go ahead this week after threat
Two ceremonies are planned, one on Wednesday and one on Saturday.
One dead after two-car crash in Central Otago
Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.
Jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor arrested on drugs charges
The country's highest profile ex-prisoner has been living in Dunedin on parole.
'I may have behaved inappropriately': Councillor resigns after party
Peter Newton says he's quitting "for reasons of personal development [and] reflection".
Tāwhiao McMaster - 'a Māori lawyer, not a lawyer who is Māori'
"When everything is in te reo Māori ... everything feels so settled and at peace."
'Horrifying' video highlights Queenstown's violence problem
Rising street violence is fuelled by booze, drugs - and maybe visiting Kiwis, locals say.
Body found on Dunedin beach, investigation launched
A police spokeswoman said the body was located on the beach, near Lawyers Head.