Otago
'Pockets are a big deal' - how to mend your own clothes
Stitch Kitchen is teaching people to mend their clothes rather than throw them out. Audio
Otago albatross colony: 'All the chicks have hatched'
After "tragic" losses at the only mainland northern royal albatross colony during breeding last year, 29 chicks have hatched this summer. But don't count your albatross yet.
No 'critical' safety risks found at Dunedin Pizza Huts
Restaurant Brands says a government inspection of its Dunedin Pizza Hut stores after allegations of "disgusting" practices by a franchise owner identified "no critical food safety risks".
Queenstown trust offering homes for under half the town's average sale price
The first occupants of a home built under Queenstown Lakes' pioneering affordable homes model will move in by the end of this week.
Queenstown council buys prominent multi-million dollar property
Queenstown's council has bought a lifestyle property valued at $6.4m and featuring one of the tourist resort's most prominent homes.
No further measles cases after student diagnosed last week
No new cases of measles have come to light since a university student was diagnosed with the disease in Dunedin last week.
No arrests yet over miniature horse stabbing
Dunedin detectives are still trying to find out who fatally stabbed a miniature horse eight days ago.
Victim named in Dunedin murder case
A man whose body was found in a rural area north of Dunedin last Monday has been named.
'We're screwed': Tourists' jet boat horror
As they barrelled towards a rock face at speed, Brenda and Doug Weening thought it was just another trick their jet-boat driver was using to scare them.
Fatal race crash leaves jet-boating community in shock
A high-speed jetboat crash that killed one person during a race near Wanaka has left those involved in the event "reeling".
Fatal jet boat crash was during annual race
A jet boat that crashed near Hawea this afternoon, leaving one person dead and another with moderate injuries, was racing in the annual Otago Rivers Race.
Investigators visit site of jet boat crash on Shotover River
A second investigation into a commercial jet boat crash that injured nine tourists near Queenstown is due to begin today.
Nine injured in jet boat crash on remote part of Shotover River
Nine people have been injured in a commercial boat crash on the Shotover River near Queenstown, with the only ambulance access by helicopter.
Dunedin City Council pulls Lime e-scooters off streets
Dunedin City Council is following following Auckland's lead and has tonight begun pulling Lime scooters off its streets. Audio
Two people charged after body found north of Dunedin
Two people have been arrested and charged in Rotorua after a body was found near Dunedin on Monday.
Otago miniature horse stabbing 'absolutely inconceivable'
SPCA chief executive Andrea Midgen says the stabbing death of a miniature horse is one of worst cases of animal cruelty she has heard of.
Miniature horse dies after being stabbed 41 times
A miniature horse which was stabbed more than 40 times on Sunday night has died.
Hydrogen fuel production could become new industry in Queenstown
Queenstown could produce hydrogen as a vehicle fuel that could change the face of transport in New Zealand.
Woman charged $100 for leaving Lime scooter after truck crash
Renee Whitehouse forgot one important thing after a truck collided with the Lime scooter she was riding and left her fighting for life.
Two helicopters attend serious crash near Moeraki
Two helicopters have been sent to the scene of a serious two-car crash on State Highway 1, near Moeraki south of Oamaru.
