Otago
Farmers say MPI must front up with info over cow disease
Otago farmers call for MPI to front up with more information about how the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis has spread. A third farm, this time in the Oamaru area, is in lockdown after some of its… Audio
Cattle disease found on third South Island farm
A third farm is in lockdown after some of its animals tested positive for a highly contagious cattle disease.
Otago farm quarantined after deadly cow disease discovered
The farm in North Otago is the first one outside of Canterbury to be infected with the disease mycoplasma bovis. Audio
Cadbury turns from manufacturer to tourist attraction
The owners of Dunedin's Cadbury factory are promising to double the size of one of the town's biggest tourist attractions, Cadbury World. The New Zealand head of Mondelez - Cadbury's owner brand -… Audio
Police appeal for witnesses to school bus crash
Police have appealed for witnesses to a crash north of Dunedin which has left a teenager in hospital.
Detectives investigating hospital fire
A fire at a Dunedin psychiatric hospital is being investigated by the police.
Southern DHB cannot afford Dunedin hospital rebuild
A report on building a new Dunedin hospital has revealed the Southern District Health Board cannot afford to pay for it. Audio
Mondelez to pour $7m into revamped Cadbury World
Dunedin's Cadbury chocolate factory is closing soon, but the company says it will still spend $7 million developing Cadbury World in the city.
Omakau residents may need to boil drinking water for a year
Residents of the small central Otago settlement of Omakau may need to boil water for drinking for another year, until their treatment plant is upgraded next July.
Site and funding model for new hospital still uncertain
A new hospital in Dunedin will benefit all of Otago says the regional council, but but there are still questions around its location and the funding model used to construct it.
National pledges to spend $1.2bn on Dunedin Hospital rebuild
National is promising to spend at least $1.2 billion rebuilding Dunedin hospital if re-elected, but still has not decided where to build it.
Four people missing near Dunedin found
Police have found three women and a four-year-old girl they'd searched for overnight near Dunedin, but the search continues today for two men missing in the central North Island.
Overdue Dunedin prostate cancer patients to get urgent surgery
All of the Dunedin Hospital prostate cancer patients who've waited too long for their urgent surgery will now get their operation by the end of the month. Video, Audio
Dunedin boil water notice lifted
Dunedin City Council is lifting the boil water notice in the city after three days of clear test results.
Results promising for Dunedin boil water notice
A boil water alert for Dunedin is likely to be lifted tomorrow, the city council says, after a second round of results came back clear.
Dunedin water scare
It's taken a while for Dunedin residents to find out more about the city's water contamination - why? Audio
Yellow-eyed penguin 'death march' protest
Protesters in penguin suits played funeral music and held placards saying 'our penguins are starving'.
Dunedin water passes first test
Dunedin City Council says the first test of contaminated water shows clear results, although a boil-water notice remains in place. Audio
National prepares to select Todd Barclay's successor
The National Party chooses its successor to the disgraced MP Todd Barclay tonight. Our Otago-Southland reporter Ian Telfer joins Checkpoint live from Winton. Video, Audio
French skiier missing near Wanaka found
French skier Tom Garatadour, who was missing in mountains west of Lake Wanaka, has been found safe and uninjured.
