Otago

Efforts to remove wilding conifers from the Queenstown Lakes have hit a major milestone, shifting from management to maintenance only.

Scapegrace Distilling Company is looking for a master blender to work on the shores of Lake Dunstan.

A video showing how close spectators got to being hit by a car that crashed over a safety fence was an "eye opener", Speedway's president says. Audio

Emergency Management teams are ramping up ahead of a major weather system set to bring days of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country from Tuesday.

It was "obvious" someone was hiding under the blanket, police say.

Choosing an exhibition of 14 objects from more than 1.5 million diverse items in the Otago museum's collection was intimidating, its director says.

ACC has apologised to the family of an Alexandra man for denying him tens of thousands in compensation before he died.

Adeena Paaske's "lightbulb" moment was the morning armed police burst into her Oamaru house, hand-cuffed her son, and then arrested her.

ACC has apologised to the family of an Alexandra man for denying him tens of thousands in compensation before he died.

Natalia Rak says she has no idea why her well-loved Dunedin mural has suddenly vanished.

The Tiger Moth biplane had earlier flown in the Warbirds over Wānaka airshow

The Queenstown laundromat owner has been ordered to pay a former employee and best friend almost $60,000 after the Employment Relations Authority found the worker was unjustifiably dismissed.

Foodstuffs says its Wānaka New World stores have decided to stay open across Easter Weekend in breach of the holiday's trading laws.

Undie flushers are causing a big stink in Central Otago, where they are costing the district council thousands.

The cold snap has brought the first snow of the year to Otago's Cardrona ski field. Audio

The councillors have voted to push ahead with a controversial land and water plan but not as originally planned following heated debate.

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the international airshow, which first ran in 1988.

The 67-year-old has interim name suppression and entered no plea at Dunedin District Court.

The government-funded subsidy for those aged 13 to 24 ends on 1 May.

The accident happened on Shines Road, Island Cliff on Friday morning.