Otago

The government is not committing to its pre-election promise to put more beds and services into Dunedin's new hospital.

A pause hit plans for a new international airport in Central Otago, partly due to capital constraints.

The supermarket has been closed for almost three weeks to eliminate the pests after the issue was first discovered late last year.

No rat sightings or captures have occurred for the last two nights at its infested Dunedin store, Woolworths says.

The 33-year-old technician appeared in Dunedin High Court via audio-visual link on Tuesday morning, facing one charge of murder.

The coroner says signs need to be more high-profile, but the council disagrees.

The store was due to reopen on Sunday, but that is now on hold after a rodent was caught on camera overnight.

The Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, admits ongoing radiation treatment delays for patients in Southland and Otago are "stressful".

Police say they have not found who made a mayday call in Dunedin this afternoon and are asking the public for help.

The 58-year-old will face a jury trial over the alleged arson.

A 'glitch' is being blamed for a sign at a Dunedin petrol station advertising unleaded fuel at $0.82/l on Wednesday.

Dunedin teacher Carole Coade has been named and sentenced to a minimum of 11 years behind bars.

Justine, who founded 42 Below Vodka and owns Lake Hāwea Station with her husband, was among three people injured in the crash.

A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket has pushed back its reopening again after another rat sighting.

A rat-plagued Dunedin supermarket will not reopen until Thursday at the earliest.

A young driver caught in a stolen car admitted doing burnouts and tearing through a South Dunedin street at 180km/h.

Mark Cummings knows what it's like to go up against the system, and lose.

Frolicking sea lion pups sneaking away in the night have chosen Dunedin roads as their playground.

Dunedin Police are making enquiries after a liquor company supplied hundreds of bottles of alcoholic lemonade to a student flat in Castle Street in exchange for promotion on social media.

Coastal Waitaki will ban outdoor fires from Monday morning until further notice.