Otago

Plans are well under way for Christmas community dinner next Friday in an attempt to spread some cheer in a town struck hard by Covid-19.

Changes to Aurora Energy's $380 million network upgrade don't go far enough, Central Otago's Mayor says.

The Highlanders vs Chiefs this weekend is expected to attract 18,00 people - it'll be the largest gathering since the country entered lockdown.

There are calls for the government to put more pressure on Vanuatu to repatriate its citizens with hundreds of seasonal visa holders stranded in New Zealand due to Covid-19.

The speed limit cuts made after the Covid-19 lockdown in central Dunedin raised the ire of many and were largely ignored.

A Queenstown chef who until recently made a living catering to high end, luxury visitors to the resort, is now selling fish and chips from his food truck as he tries to earn a living in a dramatically…

It's a wintry start to the weekend, with temperatures plummeting and snow falling in parts of the South, affecting roads and causing headaches for drivers on the Crown Range Rd.

Air quality sensors have been set up every 100 metres in Arrowtown, in what is believed to be the world's densest air monitoring network.

With a second wave of redundancies expected in the coming weeks, there are high hopes the centre can help ease the stress for many across the district.

A new $145,000 slogan, aimed at enticing New Zealanders to visit Dunedin, is getting a D-grade from many online.

Queenstown support services say they need a welfare hub more than ever as job losses continue to pile up.

The Queenstown Association of Migrant Pinoys says more than 500 Filipino migrants have sought welfare support in the resort town.

Christchurch City Council has received its worst ever mark for performance.

One of the country's biggest tourism companies is considering a significant number of redundancies.

A Dunedin family wants answers and assurances after a 23-year-old man tried to take his own life during lockdown, just 10 hours after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital.

A Balclutha woman due to be sentenced today for breaching the alert level 4 lockdown has failed to appear in court.

Officers found the loaded sawn-off, double-barrel shotgun hidden down the side of a child's bed in the house.

Air New Zealand is adding more flights to Queenstown for Queen's Birthday weekend, with flights resuming from the resort town to Wellington.