Otago
Man falls from Dunedin balcony
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious head injuries after falling from a balcony during a party in Dunedin last night.
Slice of Life
How do you turn a 45-year-old scientific study into a compelling exhibition? The Toitu Otago Settlers Museum has been working with scientists involved in a Dunedin study of more than a thousand… Audio, Gallery
Power restored to thousands in Otago
Power is cut off to just 38 properties in Otago, after severe winds cut electricity to thousands last night.
Private Investigator says Beckenridge pair likely alive
A private investigator who has been following the Beckenridge case for a year says John Beckenridge has multiple aliases and access to several passports. Audio
Police hopeful John Beckenridge and his stepson are alive
This Sunday marks one year since Invercargill schoolboy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, went missing. The missing persons case remains open. Audio
Power coming back on in Southland and Otago
Back to the power disruption in the lower South Island . We're still waiting to hear from the lines company Delta which covers Dunedin city, but last night they said hundreds in Port Chalmers, Berwick… Audio
Person hospitalised after chemical exposure
One person has been taken to hospital after being exposed to chemicals near Queenstown this morning. The Fire Service was called to the Southern Lakes Laundry in Frankton just after...
One dead, one injured in Dunedin incident
Seacliff locals are shocked a woman died and a man was seriously injured in their usually peaceful town, north of Dunedin.
Student 'squashed like a pancake' by balcony
A student crushed by the falling balcony in Dunedin on Friday says he was squashed like a pancake and his body is now full of metal.
Injured Dunedin student tells RNZ about Six60 concert
One of the students seriously injured when a balcony collapsed at the Six 60 concert in Dunedin on Friday night has spoken of his injuries. Audio
Shooting shocks Seacliff residents
A shooting has shocked residents of the small Otago village of Seacliff, where a woman was found dead at her home and a man seriously injured. Audio
Unions protest railway worker's treatment
Unions have picketed Dunedin railway station over a worker they say "was subjected to a campaign of intimidation and persecution".
Emergency call-out near Dunedin
Police have cordoned off an area in Seacliff as they investigate an incident that left a man seriously injured.
Police tried to clear balconies - O'Connor
Students blocked police officers trying to clear balconies at a Dunedin concert before one collapsed, the Police Association says. Audio
Otago Polytech head says too many people on balconiy
Police have decided not to run a criminal investigation into the impromptu courtyard concert in Dunedin, which left four people injured. Audio
Meeting held in Dunedin to discuss record floods' impact
A meeting is being held in South Dunedin tonight to set up a Protection Group following last year's flooding which affected hundreds of homes. Audio
Dunedin student speaks out about Six60 concert
A Dunedin student injured at the Six60 concert on Friday night has spoken out about her experience of the evening and the rugby team-mate still in hospital. Audio
Dunedin City Council wants to clean up city's behaviour
Dunedin City Council concedes it needs to address some of the city's student safety issues after Friday night's balcony collapse. Audio
Footage shows students not jumping on balcony when it collapsed
New high-tech video of the moment a balcony collapsed at a Dunedin student concert show has been released to RNZ. Audio
Two students still in hospital after Dunedin balcony collapse
New high-tech video of the weekend Dunedin student concert at which 18 people were injured when a balcony collapsed shows nobody jumping up and down when it failed. Audio