Otago

Three homes have been evacuated, as firefighters continue to extinguish a large scrub fire on a hillside above Dunedin.

The Cardrona Distillery is nestled high in the Cardrona Valley between Wanaka and Queenstown. It's a dream come true for Desiree and Ash Whitaker who opened the plant in late 2015 after years of…

It was "pure stupidity" that seven people and a baby were not wearing lifejackets onboard a boat in Central Otago, a maritime officials says.

Oceana Gold has been given consent to expand its operations in the South Island.

A police report into a special needs school that used a seclusion room details how one child said his arm was twisted 25 times.

The brakes will put on rampant dairy conversions of the Mackenzie Basin following an out-of-court settlement.

A group set up to find sites for the first marine parks on the Otago coast has received 2800 submissions.

An airport park-and-ride service is being set up for Queenstown to try to shift cars choking up one of its main roads.

Otago University has ended up cutting the equivalent of 16 academic jobs from its arts faculty.

Two climbers rescued from Mount Aspiring National Park have moderate to serious injuries, St John says.

Four patients at Wakari Hospital in Dunedin have screened positive for an antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

An ultra-fast broadband centre has been launched in Dunedin's central library.

The government has rejected a convicted murderer's request to overturn his deportation to South Africa on release from prison.

Up to 15,000 partygoers will flock to Queenstown's waterfront for New Year's Eve, while Wanaka expects up to 7000.