New ZealandMid-flight drama as engine cuts out on passenger planeThe plane was above Clinton, travelling at about 5000 feet, when the engine stopped.09 Feb 06:16 PM
New ZealandOtago lead contamination: Blood tests begin for residentsTest results will be returned over the next week or so.09 Feb 04:55 AM
New ZealandFormer maths teacher censured for 'sexual innuendo', drug use chat with studentsTeacher discussed sex and drugs with Year 12 students.08 Feb 10:25 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Dunedin Railways shutdown partly to blame for council company's deficitThe railway company was put into hibernation as an alternative to closure.08 Feb 09:37 PM
EnvironmentWater contamination scare in Otago: Blood tests to look for elevated lead levelsOne test in December that found lead levels were more than 40 times the maximum.08 Feb 08:34 PM
New ZealandFears grow for Queenstown's survivalOtago and Southland are among the regions expected to be most affected by Covid-19.08 Feb 07:02 PM
New ZealandTwo cars, quad bike, empty beer bottles and dead protected birdsAbout 30 protected red-billed gulls were killed by two cars and a quad bike on Saturday.07 Feb 07:10 PM
New ZealandOtago lead contamination: Council offers free fruit and vegA no-drink water notice for Waikouaiti and Karitane remains in place.07 Feb 03:38 AM
New ZealandChildren's counselling service struggling to copeDunedin's free counselling service for children is struggling to cope as new year begins.06 Feb 11:32 PM
New ZealandProtected gulls killed by quad bike and cars in the early morningThe incident lasted for hours and killed about 30 protected red-billed gulls.06 Feb 05:13 AM
New ZealandBurgled family left with 'feeling of violation'Daisy Howes told her kids the offender had been caught just so they could sleep at night.06 Feb 04:24 AM
New ZealandOtago lead contamination: 'We're pretty bloody angry'Upset residents had plenty of questions. Officials couldn't answer all of them.05 Feb 07:21 PM
New ZealandLead contamination: Dunedin council to front at public meetingMayor Aaron Hawkins backtracks in the face of rising concern over health implications.05 Feb 03:04 AM
New ZealandMongrel Mob road trip: Dunedin latest stop in South Island tourPolice keep a close eye on about 30 gang members as they travel through Otago.05 Feb 01:46 AM
New ZealandOtago graduation threat: Unnamed accused further remandedThe 22-year-old accused woman appeared in court today.04 Feb 11:27 PM
New ZealandLeadfooted: Residents offered blood tests as council scrambles over contaminated waterWaikouaiti and Karitāne residents offered blood tests following drinking water debacle.04 Feb 06:55 PM
New ZealandPeak relief: Toilet to be installed on popular Queenstown trackThe mountain was dubbed "faecal peak" for the increasing piles of human waste.04 Feb 06:45 PM
New ZealandParents' anxious wait: 'No level of lead is safe for a baby'Elevated levels of lead discovered in Eastern Otago water supply.04 Feb 05:36 PM
New ZealandLead in Otago water found at 40 times acceptable levelsWaikouaiti was almost 40 times acceptable levels.04 Feb 05:16 AM
New ZealandCentral Otago fatal plane crash pilot namedRescuers were hampered by remoteness, fog and low cloud.04 Feb 03:24 AM
New ZealandPilot's body retrieved from Otago crash siteSearch teams were slogging through rugged central Otago terrain late last night.03 Feb 11:55 PM
New ZealandRecidivist offender 'sick of nobody paying him attention'Andrew Kataina'Marii, 44, has a long history of stints behind bars.03 Feb 07:22 PM
New ZealandRiver rescue: Woman swept away while swimming airlifted from rocksWoman swept downstream while swimming in the Kawarau River this afternoon.03 Feb 04:02 AM
TravelRoom check: Glacial valleys and chill winds in the nether regionsForget what you know about camps and compostable toilets.03 Feb 03:00 AM
KahuNZ history curriculum slammed as 'unbalanced'Draft curriculum proposes 'three big ideas' - all about Māori and colonisation.03 Feb 02:43 AM
New ZealandMongrel Mob bikers warned by ferry bosses: Be goodMighty Mongrel Mob Barbarian MC came from around NZ to gather in Christchurch.03 Feb 01:03 AM
New Zealand'Senseless, violent death': Meth-fuelled driver jailed for killing passengerLuke Savigny, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 32-year-old passenger.02 Feb 10:16 PM
EntertainmentNew Netflix show to be filmed in OtagoA new Netflix romance, The Royal Treatment, is due to start filming later this month.02 Feb 07:13 PM
New Zealand'Horrifying': Towns weren't warned over toxic water because staffer was on holiday'The water is revolting here'.02 Feb 05:54 PM
New ZealandTap water warning for two Dunedin townsResidents in Karitane and Waikouaiti must stop using tap water for drinking or cooking.02 Feb 03:16 AM
New ZealandViolent abuser who beat partner unconscious refuses rehabilitationSamuel Anderson will likely serve the entirety of his four-and-a-half-year sentence.01 Feb 06:25 PM
New ZealandBusted: Council probe backyard mountain bike trackConcerns were raised over possible non-complying earthworks on the land.01 Feb 01:19 AM
New ZealandTaking the long way home: Cat goes from North Otago to ChristchurchThe owners did not think the cat could have made it from Weston to Glenavy on her own.01 Feb 12:10 AM
New ZealandSouthern hospital cafe's fail to meet standard due to unhealthy foodA recent audit found just one Dunedin cafe met the guidelines.31 Jan 10:06 PM
