Otago
Family waits as departure looms
The Balclutha family of a Fijian woman facing deportation remains on tenterhooks, after moves to effect an 11th-hour intervention continued yesterday.
Possible wider exposure from measles traveller
The Southern District Health Board has issued an alert to Dunedin residents that they may have been exposed to measles.
Snow in the South: Curse for motorists, blessing for skifields
Snow has started falling across Central Otago as an icy blast moves up the country.
Charges laid after referee punched in rural Otago rugby match
A man has been charged for punching a referee following a rugby match in rural Otago on Saturday.
Wanaka's snow anxiety
Climate change is having a noticeable effect in the Queenstown and Wanaka areas this winter. The shortage of snow is causing anxiety for ski field workers. Audio
Security increased after 'low-level' threat at Q'town Airport
Travellers are being put through extra screening checks at Queenstown Airport today, as a precaution.
$178,000 raised to establish Queenstown’s first mosque
Queenstown's Muslim residents have been praying in their own homes, in hired-out churches or driving hours to get to other mosques. Now they're one step closer to having their own mosque after… Video, Audio
Coroner’s inquest into toddler’s death wraps up
The mother of a two-year-old girl whose death is the subject of a coroner's inquest says she now faces the guilt of not fighting doctors and of not knowing what she couldn't possibly have known - that… Video, Audio
Council to fine people who park off-road in Queenstown
From tomorrow the Queenstown Lakes District Council will begin fining those who park off-road in some of Queenstown's outer suburbs to crack down on damage to verges and infrastructure.
Dunedin Blood Service needs more plasma donors
Dunedin's blood service needs to collect 45 percent more plasma in Dunedin within the next 12 months to meet increased demand, it says.
Heavy rain expected in the south tonight
MetService is warning that heavy rain could hit Otago, Canterbury and Dunedin tonight.
90 people hand over guns at Otago buyback event
Almost 100 people have handed in firearms at the first buyback in the southern district, where 10 percent of the population are firearms owners. Audio
Man pleads not guilty to stabbing miniature horse Star
The man accused of stabbing a miniature horse near Dunedin earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Wanaka man defends $250 week rent for 7msq ‘cabin’
A Wanaka man has been forced to take down a rental ad for a teeny tiny house after critics slammed him for what they see as the over-sized rent he's asking for it. But the owner, Thomas Shattovits… Video, Audio
New steepest street does not have Baldwin St's 'instant visual impact'
The 30-year reign of Dunedin's Baldwin Street as the steepest street in the world is over, but the editor in chief at Guinness World records says it's been a worthy title-holder.
Not Steep Enough
RNZ's Dunedin reporter, Tim Brown talks us through the importance of gradient. Audio
Dunedin street loses world’s steepest title
Residents of Dunedin's Baldwin Street are grappling with the loss of their title of world's steepest street, after Guinness World Records gave the title to Ffordd Pen Llech in the Welsh town of… Video, Audio
Family 'extremely lucky' to avoid harbour plunge
A mother and her two children were lucky to avoid a dangerous plunge into Otago Harbour after a head-on crash that left their vehicle perched precariously on the edge of Portobello Road.
Dunedin's Baldwin St loses battle for steepest street
Dunedin can no longer lay claim to the steepest street in the world after Guinness World Records accepted the challenge from Harlech, Wales.
Dunedin's Baldwin Street no longer world's steepest
Dunedin's Baldwin Street has lost its title as steepest street in the world.The Guinness Book of World Records has just announced that Ffordd Pen Llech in the small town of Harlech in Wales holds the… Audio
