Otago
Moment of Calm: Blackbirds at Dawn.
Blackbirds usually don't sing in the dead of night, but they were singing a great song early one Dunedin morning. Audio
Kiwis battle for Winter Olympics selection
From world champions to first-timers, NZ athletes are pushing hard for Olympic selection after a tough training season.
Police probe if injured man was dumped at intersection
Police are looking into whether a man found with serious injuries at a Queenstown intersection last night was injured earlier and dumped at the intersection.
Emergency fishing ban enforced to protect hoiho
The ban is going into place around the Otago Peninsula to protect the threatened penguin population.
One seriously injured in Queenstown incident, road closed
A staff member at a nearby hotel said police have told them the area is a crime scene and have asked them to stay indoors.
Iwi's history brought to life on waterfront
Ten tohu whenua have been installed along Te Aka Ōtākou, the walking and cycling path that follows Otago Harbour's.
Student who fell from Dunedin roof named
The 19-year-old critically injured after falling from a roof of a Dunedin flat has been revealed as a promising Southland rugby representative.
19-year-old critical after falling from roof on Dunedin's Castle Street
Emergency services have rushed to the scene at the city's student quarter.
Prominent sportsman found not guilty of breaking baby's ribs
It took the jury about four hours to reach the unanimous verdict.
Landlord crammed tenants into caravans, garages and a bus
A Queenstown landlord who crammed tenants into partitioned rooms, garages, caravans and a bus has been ordered to pay $81,050 on behalf of 117 tenants.
Most of town's main street listed for sale
Retirements have created an unusual chance to buy two bed-and-breakfasts, an accommodation park, historic pub and the oldest continuously operating general store in the country. Audio
Watch: Backcountry skiers caught in avalanche
Police say the four skiers are accounted for and safe.
Snow warnings: lower South Island, and mountain passes
Snowfall warnings are in place for a clutch of South Island mountain passes, with flurries forecast to 200 and 300 metres for parts of Fiordland, Southland and Dunedin.
Baby's bones broken in 'pure frustration', court told in closing arguments
A prominent sportsman, who has name suppression, squeezed the baby after he failed to settle, a Dunedin court has heard.
Person killed in two-vehicle crash near Dunedin
Another person suffered moderate injuries, police say.
Specialist school gets new home, playground, pool
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School opened its new site including hydro-therapy pool, and accessible and secure playground.
Student who went to school rugby tournament now in hospital with meningitis
The Christchurch high school student had been at the competition in Dunedin.
Cardrona Valley Road reopens after multiple-vehicle crash injures five
Emergency services were called to a multiple-vehicle crash shortly after 4pm on Wednesday.
'I'm not a law student': Dunedin flatting nightmare sparks calls for reform
University students who come into conflict with their landlords say the Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for purpose.
Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
Tess talks about the planned new gold mine being fast tracked in Otago, students struggling with bad flats, water costs blames for rates rise in Waitaki and the winners of the Big Sing. Audio
