Otago

An inquest has endorsed findings that farmers need to be more careful about the risks they expose themselves and their children to after a North Otago farmer and her son drowned.

The Queenstown Lakes district is rolling out the welcome mat to entrepreneurs and employers who can bring new business to town and show the world it's more than just a tourist destination.

Australians are back in Queenstown again much to the relief of local businesses.

Two under nines football matches at Ocean Grove Park in Dunedin had to be suspended for a short time on Saturday after a pitch invasion by a sea lion.

Thirteen people have been arrested and are facing 62 charges after a major drug operation in south Canterbury and north Otago.

Many thought the Covid-19 pandemic might bring some relief to those seeking accommodation in Queenstown Lakes.

East Otago residents will have to wait longer for a no drink notice to be lifted from the water supply.

The Dunedin City Council is expected to give Dunedin Railways permission to operate at a million dollar loss for the coming year.

Much progress has been made at the Invercargill City Council since a critical report was released late last year, the council's chief executive says.

A female wallaby has been killed in North Otago's Kakanui Range by an Otago Regional Council team tasked with monitoring and destroying the pest.

Two dogs were stolen from locked kennels, mistreated and later found dumped on roadsides in Central Otago.

Jane* has blurry memories of that night.

Police have seized $20,000 worth of methamphetamine and $42,000 in cash after search warrants were carried out in Invercargill and Dunedin.

Four people have been injured, one seriously, in a two-car crash in the Clutha District.

A study into greenhouse gas emissions in Otago has noted the impact of the TSS Earnslaw 'Lady of the Lake' steamship, along with a catalogue of other industries and players.

A man has pleaded guilty to killing a South Dunedin couple three years after their deaths.

Residents of a rural Mosgiel road are vowing to fight a more than 130-lot housing development they say will destroy their country lifestyles.

Composing songs and teaching music have been a natural fit for the founding member of The Verlaines who has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Audio

Distinguished Central Otago artist Grahame Sydney has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to art. Audio