Stories by Tim Brown

Freedom camping bans have been put in place at Queenstown council reserves at Lake Hayes, the Shotover Delta and the Wanaka lakefront.

Members of Dunedin's chapter of the Mangu Kaha gang charged with ramming a car and attacking a man with a patu have been sentenced.

Queenstown residents have lodged heavy opposition to a high-end hot pools and day spa facility proposed for a site currently providing affordable housing.

Nearly 100 dedicated road police positions have been cut in the past five years, while the road toll rose 50 percent in the same period.

A Dunedin pensioner, described by a judge as violent and deviant, has been jailed for eight years for sexually abusing six young girls over two decades.

As Benjamin McLean was sentenced, the man he tried to kill told the court the former police officer had murdered his future and the love of his life.

Fears a rat may have made its way to an offshore predator-free kākāpō sanctuary have been allayed after DNA analysis of the suspect droppings revealed it to likely have come from kererū.

A Dunedin man who has lived with mountains of mud on his property since a deluge in July has reached a settlement with EQC and can now move forward.

This year has seen record insurance payouts for weather-related claims with damage of more than $240 million.

Roxburgh residents have described a "roaring and smashing" as rocks and silt came pouring down from the hills in yesterday's deluge. Video

Questions have been raised about what will happen to a community of low-wage migrant workers if a proposed hot pool and spa facility is given the go-ahead in Queenstown.

Two people have been arrested in relation to drugs supply in Southland.

A decision by a Dunedin District Court may prove to be a game changer for landlords.

Moeraki residents have a battle on their hands as a warm spring and plenty of feed have combined to create what locals describe as a plague of rabbits. Video

Methamphetamine is no longer just a big city problem, small Otago communities are also confronting the epidemic.

A motorist was caught playing part of a set of bagpipes while driving in Dunedin this morning.

A fundraising drive to buy out a Dunedin-based chocolate company has almost reached $1 million in pledges only hours after opening to the public.

The Queenstown Lakes mayor is attempting to reassure home owners after the council unanimously agreed to a short-term rental clampdown.

A battle is brewing between the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Airbnb operators.

A Dunedin gang kingpin is one of those under the police spotlight after a prisoner was critically injured at Otago Corrections Facility last week.

A 27-year-old Dunedin man has appeared in court following an armed robbery and police chase in rural Otago overnight.

The organisation of a concert in Dunedin's student quarter last year has been vindicated by the police's decision not to lay charges over the matter, the management of band Six60 says.

There will be no charges - or any further action - after a Dunedin man was blinded in one eye by a stray firework on New Year's Eve.

The Dunedin City Council has shot down a proposed ban on freedom campers - against the wishes of its own staff and community.

A police investigation found no criminal wrongdoing in the collapse of a balcony at a student concert in Dunedin.