Otago

The Department of Conservation says more than 120 albatross have returned to the colony for the season, with 41 eggs laid so far. Video

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A Central Otago community was left scrambling when their power was cut for six hours yesterday without notice during a network upgrade.

A new touring route has been launched in Central Otago aimed to encourage people to explore further off the well beaten track.

With the border remaining closed to seasonal workers, cherry growers fear huge losses during January's peak harvest time.

Nine hundred hectares of land at the foot of the Remarkables Range near Queenstown has been gifted to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust.

A former Dunedin doctor convicted of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush continues to maintain his innocence and claims there has been a miscarriage of justice.

Schools, community groups, marae and rūnanga can apply for up to $20,000 to answer their research question.

A fire investigator will today begin work to determine what caused a major fire in Dunedin that made a Portobello home uninhabitable and caused the evacuation of multiple nearby properties.

The Dunedin City Council will underwrite a limited season of tourist rail services expected to cost about $65,000 per month in addition to Dunedin Railways existing hibernation costs.

More than $6 million will be spent on farmer-led projects to improve the health of rivers, wetlands, and habitat biodiversity in Canterbury and Otago.

Researchers have already uncovered unmarked graves at the 150-year-old Drybread Cemetery in rural Central Otago.

A West Otago couple were so sick of seeing so much synthetic clothing around they decided to do something about it. Waitahuna West sheep and beef farmers Murray and Julie Hellewell are making jerseys…

Invercargill City Council has not revealed how it plans to restore the community's trust after an independent governance review.

Otago residents may face a power bill increase of between $240 and $876 a year by 2026 in a draft decision on Aurora Energy's plans to hike prices to fix its failing network.

The Dunedin City Council is staying tight-lipped about its plans for the possible purchase of the Foulden Maar mining site.