Otago

A man who the police believed had escaped from a Dunedin hospital has been found - at the hospital.

There is no need to do further testing at five primary schools where raised lead levels were found in soil, Southern DHB says.

A Dunedin school investigated by police over abuse claims last year will remain under outside management.

The future of a council-owned holiday park is under review, but foreign workers say they can't afford to live anywhere else in the town. Video

Up to 87 people could lose their jobs at ACC if they are unwilling to switch roles or move to Dunedin or Hamilton.

A $100 million project to double the size of Queenstown's landmark gondola ride has been challenged as a deadly fire risk. Audio

The Desert Road was closed overnight as icy conditions forecast through to Sunday morning.

Principals of Dunedin schools where increased lead levels have been found in soil tests say there's no need to panic.

Public health teams are visiting five primary schools after the discovery of raised lead levels.

Fourteen patients suffered vision loss due to delayed care in Otago and Southland, but the lead author of a damning report says he is surprised there weren't more.

The government and a Central Otago council are challenged to do more to stop an invasive water weed investing Lake Dunstan.

More than a dozen people suffered vision loss after delayed eye appointments in Dunedin and Invercargill, despite warnings from doctors, a new report has found. Audio

English pop singer Ed Sheeran will play a second show in Dunedin after runaway demand for the first.

Yellow-eyed penguins could be extinct from New Zealand's coasts within 25 years unless urgent action is taken, a new study warns. Audio