Otago
50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship
A new book celebrates the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, which has produced some of New Zealand's finest artworks. Arts commentator Priscilla Pitts and journalist Andrea Hotere (daughter of the 1969… Audio, Gallery
Is ACC 'passing the buck' with prediction based evaluations?
Otago University researchers are warning that a computer-based risk prediction model to profile and target ACC clients may be compromising the agency 's ability to make fair and humane decisions about… Audio
Search for missing Dunedin man suspended
Police have suspended the search for a missing Dunedin man, Stephen Lowe.
Fatal Dunedin housefire investigated
A post-mortem will be done tomorrow on the body of a person who died in a house fire in Dunedin on Friday night.
RNZ’s Ian Telfer reports from a Dunedin student election party
Otago reporter Ian Telfer has the latest from a party on Dunedin's Castle Street. Video, Audio
Go Bus says its Otago Peninsula bus isn't being used - but is it...
At least 100 school children face longer travel and walks of several kilometres crossing busy roads, but Go Bus says it has no choice because of falling passenger numbers and fares. Video, Audio
Search continues in Catlins for missing man
Experts in searching waterways are joining the search in the Catlins Conservation Park for a missing Dunedin man.
Anger at Dunedin bus route cuts
Up to 100 children may face a longer commute each day after Ngai Tahu and Tainui-owned company Go Bus announced it is dropping four routes around the Otago Peninsula. Audio
DHBs critically underfunded, opposition parties say
A Dunedin man whose prostate cancer spread after he waited 10 months for urgent surgery has been failed by an underfunded health system, say opposition parties.
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Second sea lion shot dead on Otago beach
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information after a critically endangered sea lion was shot dead on a Catlins beach in Southland.
Family told beach memorial has to go after complaints
The sister of Dunedin photographer Riley Baker says she consulted with all relevant authorities before unveiling the bench and plaque, but has now heard some local councillors want it gone. Video, Audio
Dunedin Hospital 'running on a knife edge'
Labour's health spokesperson David Clark says treatment delays at Dunedin Hospital that may have led to shortened life expectancies for at least six men are representative of the human cost of a focus… Audio
Surface flooding near Dunedin
Sandbags are being given out in Mosgiel, near Dunedin, as residents deal with surface flooding from a day of steady rain.
Men face shortened lives due to Southern DHB failures
At least six men may have had their lives shortened due to failures by the Southern District Health Board, which admits that number is likely to be higher. Southern District Health Board Chief Medical… Video, Audio
Southern DHB's life-shortening failure
Several men may have had their lives shortened by "unreasonable" delays in prostate cancer treatment at Dunedin Hospital - and many more will be in the same position, the Southern DHB says. Video, Audio
Visitor experience 'destroyed' at iconic Tekapo church
The Mackenzie District Council is applying for government funding to improve facilities at one of the country's most visited churches.
Court rejects community-owned wind turbine
The Blueskin Energy group had scaled back its wind power plan to a single turbine near Dunedin, but the court turned it down.
Maniototo farmers challenge Ardern to visit them on water tax
Central Otago farmers are calling on the Labour Party Leader to visit their properties in order to debate Labour's water tax plan over a cup of tea. Video, Audio
The Clean to be inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
The Clean, who formed in 1978, have been described as one of the most influential bands to come from the Flying Nun label. On Sunday it was announced the indie Dunedin band will be inducted into the… Audio
Child injured in Remarkables bus crash
A child has been injured as a bus carrying more than 30 people has come off the road near a Queenstown skifield.
