Otago
Campaign to bring back Dunedin-Brisbane flights takes off
A Dunedin boy is on a mission to get direct international flights taking off at Dunedin Airport again.
Aviation and deer industry trailblazer Sir Tim Wallis dies aged 85
Sir Tim Wallis the founder of one of New Zealand's biggest airshows, and an aviator and deer farmer, has died aged 85. Audio
Digitisation project finds sole mystery grave in Otago cemetery
For over 100 years the Ranfurly cemetery in Central has had impeccable record keeping.
Details for each of the 700 plots and nearly 1600 people interned there, have been confirmed during a recent… Audio
Home detention for Dunedin man who neglected partner as she died
Polly Riddell's mother - a retired judge - said Carl Longshaw's sentence was expected but it was not justice.
NZ man recounts 'scary' Jerusalem visit
Former Wānaka man and artist Topher Straus went from swimming in the Mediterranean to running for an air shelter within hours of arriving in Israel last weekend.
Sounds of the underground: Dunedin’s Lines of Flight Festival
Peter Porteous is a musician based in Dunedin who organises an experimental music festival called Lines of Flight. The idea was bred from a friendship he shared with mate and late collaborator Peter… Audio
Crash kills motorcyclist on SH1 near Dunedin
One person has died after a motorcycle collided with a car north of Dunedin this morning.
Oil spill clean-up almost finished in Careys Bay
More than 3300 litres of oily water has been removed after a spill from a sunken boat near Dunedin.
Dunedin bar allowed drug to treat overdose
Staff at Woof! undertook specialist training on how to identify opioid overdoses and administer naloxone.
Dunedin-Port Chalmers cycleway in $57m blowout
The tricky project to build the last half of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers cycleway has more than doubled its forecast costs to $57 million.
'Think carefully': Otago Uni students warned of expulsion over flat initiations
The University of Otago fears someone could be killed or seriously hurt at flat initiations as events become increasingly associated with absurd, dangerous and depraved behaviour.
Otago Daily Times staff on strike
Journalists from newspaper publisher Allied Press have walked off the job today to demand increased pay.
ComCom green lights Spirit of Queenstown acquisition
A South Island tourism operator is set to secure a Queenstown cruise boat enterprise from a competitor that received nearly $7 million dollars of government support during the pandemic.
SPCA 'disgusted' by duck-biting, eel-baiting Otago students
The SPCA has condemned reports that students in Dunedin bit the legs off ducks and posed with live eels as part of flat initiation rituals.
One swimmer could have caused Queenstown cryptosporidium outbreak
One swimmer in Lake Wakatipu with cryptosporidium could have caused the disease outbreak in Queenstown, says a medical officer.
'Why was it such an unusual thing?': Airport security scare bewilders ski town locals
A Queenstown ski shop owner says residents are bewildered as to how a ski boot dryer led to the evacuation of the airport on Friday.
Skyline Gondola apologises for debris contributing to flooding
Skyline Gondola believes debris from its worksite contributed to flooding on Reavers Lane last month, Queenstown Lakes District Council says.
'This is not the culture': Student president condemns eel and duck hazing rituals
A student leader says hazing rituals that involve live ducks and eels are "completely unacceptable". Audio
Southland Rural Support Trust given $20,000 to distribute after September flooding
Farmers and growers across parts of the lower South Island hit by last month's storm are being urged to reach out for help if they need it.
Tap water may soon be drinkable for thousands in Queenstown
Thousands of Queenstown residents and tourists may be able to drink from their taps as soon as Thursday.
