Otago
Midweek MediaWatch
Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media unpicking the political strategy behind National's warnngs of "separatism". 'Bunny-pocalypse Now' in… Audio
Clyde - small town done good
It's been a pretty scary year and a bit for towns dependent on tourism. But it's not all doom and gloom in Clyde! Freelance journalist George Driver has written about his home town for The Spinoff. Audio
Duck shooters accidentally shoot two walkers near Clutha River
Police in Otago are looking for a group of men who accidentally shot two women while duck shooting from a boat on the Clutha River yesterday.
Rubbish recycling behaviour
Residents in Ōtautahi are having their recycling bin privileges revoked if they don't follow the rules about what rubbish should be put in them, which contaminates the recycling plant. Gina Dempster… Audio
Two women shot and injured by duck hunters in Central Otago
Two women walking along a track by the Clutha River in Alexandra this morning were hit by shotgun pellets fired by duck hunters.
'Unethical' bowel screening decision caused deadly delays - surgeon
A surgeon and a cancer researcher have accused the Ministry of Health of allowing the Southern District Health Board to join the National Bowel Screening Programme too early saying the decision has…
Woman jailed after 8 drink-driving convictions
A woman who rolled her car into Otago Harbour while drunk was lucky she did not drown, a judge says.
Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull dies, age 71
Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has died aged 71 after being diagnosed with cancer last year.
Otago and lower South Island feeling the crispy chill
Late autumn chills have set in for Otago and the lower South Island, with a further bite on the way.
Otago's hopes for Lord of the Rings: 'You can't not invest'
The mayor of Central Otago says he hopes his region will see some of the benefits of the Amazon Lord of the Rings series that has begun filming in New Zealand.
Skantha death at Otago prison prompts review
The death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review of how courts communicate with prisons.
Decision on key arterial route for Queenstown ‘marvellous’
A long-mooted arterial route for Queenstown has been approved for a fast-tracked consent and work could start on the multimillion-dollar project before the end of the year.
Dunedin council gets new equipment to improve lead testing
Dunedin City Council has bought a new specialist machinery which lets it test for lead in the water every 20 minutes, as a review into spiking lead in the water supply.
Murderer Venod Skantha dies in jail - reports
The former Dunedin doctor who murdered teenager Amber-Rose Rush is understood to have taken his own life behind bars. Venod Skantha had his appeal against his murder conviction tossed out by the Court… Audio
Police offer $100k reward in 30-year-old disappearance case
Amber-Lee Cruickshank went missing as a toddler in 1992. Now, police are offering a reward for information.
Early gold mine settlers a melting pot of cultures
Otago University researchers have been analysing skeletal remains on the Goldfields of Otago with some surprising results. Audio
MOH says lead contamination report due soon
A Ministry of Health spokesperson said the Director-General of Health, Doctor Ashley Bloomfield, had received the report detailing the health response and the ministry was finalising its public…
Easter Bunny Hunt accounts for almost 12,000 rabbits
The message could not be any clearer - when it comes to Central Otago and Wanaka's countryside there is only one bunny welcome at Easter.
Taieri Mouth boating capsize: ‘risky, but heroic’ rescue
One of the rescuers at the centre of a fatal Taieri Mouth boating accident has recounted the helplessness he felt when he saw a seemingly lifeless toddler pulled from beneath the overturned boat.
Police probe after child dies in boat capsize at Taieri Mouth
The boat at the centre of yesterday's tragedy in Otago, in which one child died, has now been located by police.
