Tim Brown

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…

An Auckland woman is facing a months-long recovery after dropping six metres from a chairlift at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Tuesday.

Economist Shamubeel Eaqub and others agree it's time to reframe housing as a human rights crisis and say the solution demands the same political will shown after World War II.

More than 300 people on Rakiura/Stewart Island have had at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

New Zealand's southernmost Covid-19 vaccine clinic begins today on Rakiura / Stewart Island.

Power poverty is already starting to bite in Central Otago - New Zealand's coldest district.

Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in remote areas can expect to have Covid-19 vaccines.

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

Plans are being laid by a citizens coalition in Invercargill to topple Sir Tim Shadbolt as mayor come next year's local body elections.

Former Gloriavale members want the church's leadership removed and the Public Trust appointed in its place.

Recently released court documents provide a candid insight into life and religious beliefs at Gloriavale.

There are calls for a public inquiry into Southern DHB's colonoscopy service for diagnosing bowel cancer.

University of Otago wants the ability to fine students who have let the rubbish at their flats get out of control, but the students' association is pushing back.

Cancer patients are suffering and dying because they're are missing out on vital scans such as MRIs - that's the blunt assessment of an oncologist from Southern District Health Board.

Queenstown Airport is forecasting a return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers by 2024.

Hundreds of permit-holders were given until 1 October 2021 to change to resource consents, but the case is now headed to the Environment Court.

Dunedin City Council is consulting residents on the St Clair to St Kilda Coastal Plan as it grapples with how to balance the needs and desires of locals, with the threat of climate change.

Orientation Week is underway at the University of Otago - a source of trouble for Dunedin in previous years.

A Queenstown housing trust is offering apartments for as low as $200,000 - but there's a catch.

A deal has been struck to speed up the removal of aluminium dross from Mataura's paper mill.

Films such as Scarfies haven't enhanced the reputation of Dunedin's housing stock but some Kāinga Ora tenants have no concerns as they move into newly refurbished apartments.

A former Dunedin Airport aviation security officer who planted a fake bomb days after the Christchurch terror attack has been jailed.

Researchers will today begin the excavation of parts of the historic Drybread Cemetery in Central Otago in a bid to locate unmarked graves.

The Dunedin City Council is staying tight-lipped about its plans for the possible purchase of the Foulden Maar mining site.

A group fighting against development of Wānaka Airport claims the airport's owners are not being upfront with the community about its plans.