Otago
Landlord crammed tenants into caravans, garages and a bus
A Queenstown landlord who crammed tenants into partitioned rooms, garages, caravans and a bus has been ordered to pay $81,050 on behalf of 117 tenants.
Most of town's main street listed for sale
Retirements have created an unusual chance to buy two bed-and-breakfasts, an accommodation park, historic pub and the oldest continuously operating general store in the country. Audio
Watch: Backcountry skiers caught in avalanche
Police say the four skiers are accounted for and safe.
Snow warnings: lower South Island, and mountain passes
Snowfall warnings are in place for a clutch of South Island mountain passes, with flurries forecast to 200 and 300 metres for parts of Fiordland, Southland and Dunedin.
Baby's bones broken in 'pure frustration', court told in closing arguments
A prominent sportsman, who has name suppression, squeezed the baby after he failed to settle, a Dunedin court has heard.
Person killed in two-vehicle crash near Dunedin
Another person suffered moderate injuries, police say.
Specialist school gets new home, playground, pool
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School opened its new site including hydro-therapy pool, and accessible and secure playground.
Student who went to school rugby tournament now in hospital with meningitis
The Christchurch high school student had been at the competition in Dunedin.
Cardrona Valley Road reopens after multiple-vehicle crash injures five
Emergency services were called to a multiple-vehicle crash shortly after 4pm on Wednesday.
'I'm not a law student': Dunedin flatting nightmare sparks calls for reform
University students who come into conflict with their landlords say the Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for purpose.
Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
Tess talks about the planned new gold mine being fast tracked in Otago, students struggling with bad flats, water costs blames for rates rise in Waitaki and the winners of the Big Sing. Audio
Wānaka's $300 million private surgical hospital gets green light
Council granted consent for the five-level hospital as part of a health precinct, bypassing a public hearing.
Live: The Big Sing Finale 2025
The top 24 secondary school choirs, selected from over 200 across the motu, are on stage for The Big Sing Finale. You can watch live video of all the performances as they...
Fatal crash closes Otago highway
Emergency services were called to the crash scene in Clutha mid-morning.
Damp houses, high rent, no jobs - students resorting to sleeping rough
Students say with the lack of jobs in Dunedin, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet. Audio
Big Sing competition reaches its crescendo
A thousand choir singers are converging on Dunedin as the Big Sing competition reaches its crescendo. More than 200 secondary school choirs pitched for a position in the Big Sing Finale with the top… Audio
Dunedin flats so expensive students sleeping in cars
Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they're struggling to make ends meet. The situation has got so bad, some are even… Audio
Locals range from curious to staunchly opposed on giant gold mine
Australian company Santana Minerals intends to plumb the hills between Bendigo and Ophir for a $4.4 billion gold deposit.
Landlords accused of doing healthy homes checks themselves
There are calls for a Rental Warrant of Fitness to ensure student flats in North Dunedin are actually complying with Healthy Homes Standards. Audio
Why a little lamb took a ride on an Otago ferry
An Otago Harbour ferry has advertised an option for passengers to "add a sheep" to their ticket for more than two years as a joke. Dave the lamb took them up on the offer. Audio
