Otago
Mandatory Covid-19 codes welcomed after 'complacent' scanning
Final year Otago medical students analysed data from 4200 visits at 64 locations around Dunedin between 18 July and 1 August and found people were only scanning in nine percent of the time.
Police call for witnesses of attack on female university students in Dunedin
A group of female university students were walking along Cumberland Street when they were attacked by a group of up to six youth offenders, police said.
Wanaka wants its own local government entity
Sick of getting the feeling they are playing second fiddle to tourism mecca Queenstown, Wanaka residents are looking to secede. They want their own local authority for the town separate from the… Audio
Wānaka looks to secede from 'Queenstown-centric' decision making
A petition calling for Wānaka to become the centre of its own district council area has almost gained enough signatures to trigger a Local Government Commission investigation.
Tentative wait for Alexandra Blossom Festival organisers
Organisers of the Alexandra Blossom Festival are holding out hope their event can go ahead later this month.
Major push to get young Māori and Pasifika vaccinated in Dunedin
Almost 1000 people have been vaccinated at the first day of a pop-up clinic targeting young Māori and Pasifika in Dunedin.
Chipping away at lockdown rules
Dunedin police are reminding people a lack of preferred chips at the local supermarket is not a reason to travel outside your neighbourhood, as dozens flouted lockdown rules over the weekend.
Queenstown set to lose 'millions and millions' in revenue as Winter Pride festival axed
One of the biggest festivals on Queenstown's calendar has been cancelled as a result of yesterday's lockdown announcement.
Group burst bubble, travel 100km for 'family emergency'
The group were pulled over in Dunedin and questioning revealed they "didn't know the name of the family member and the meeting took place at the Night 'n Day store"
“They weren’t allowed to broadcast the weather forecast in case the enemy heard it."
This year marks 100 years since the first radio transmission in New Zealand and the man behind it is also responsible for laying the foundation for the oldest radio station in the country - Radio… Audio
Dunedin police give warnings over lockdown rules, mask 'scene'
A handful of people still flouting lockdown rules have kept Dunedin police busy.
Lockdown breaches: Man with machetes in car warned
A man found with two machete knives in his car while breaching lockdown has been given a warning by Dunedin police.
Travellers given extra 24-hour extension to get home
The prime minister announced the initial 48 hour travel window would be extended by 24 hours until midnight on Friday for flights from Queenstown and sailings on the Cook Strait Ferry.
Grocery shortages reported at supermarkets
RNZ has heard reports of toilet paper being cleaned out at some supermarkets and has verified that is the case at Countdown Mailer Street, while bread stocks have taken a hit at Countdown Dunedin…
Queenstown community encouraged to give feedback on affordable housing
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is calling for feedback from the community on a plan to increase affordable housing in the area.
Supermarkets busy, but southerners are not panic buying
In Ōtepoti/Dunedin RNZ's Tim Brown reports locals are not panic buying to the extent seen further north. Audio
Home ownership a fading dream in Dunedin
Otago's median house price has ballooned over the past couple of years so is owning a home still a possibility?
Father of poisoned son 'absolutely betrayed'
An Otago woman who poisoned her son with eye drops and nasal sprays while in hospital will never see the child again, the boy's father hopes.
Cadbury silos being demolished to make way for new hospital
Dunedin's distinctive purple and white Cadbury silos are coming down as demolition of the former chocolate factory continues.
Whales and dolphins stuck on inland farm
Sheep and cattle graze where whales and dolphins once swam 25 million years ago. Bones from their skeletons are fossilised in cliffs on Grant Neal's farm at Duntroon in North Otago. Video, Audio