Timothy Brown

Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.

This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Audio

That's how those at the centre of issues with Southern Response have characterised the state insurer's public apology.

Southern Response's new boss, Casey Hurren, offered the public apology while… Audio

Freedom camping hot spots in the south, such as Queenstown Lakes and the Mackenzie districts, were under siege only a few years ago.

But authorities say the introduction of bylaws, the… Audio

Some people in Dunedin are resorting to staying in violent relationships to keep a roof over their head.

Others are couch-surfing or living in overcrowded conditions as the city struggles with… Audio

The Crown has set out its final argument against murder-accused Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha.

The 32-year-old denies killing 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush in February last year.

RNZ Otago-Southland… Audio

The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering Amber-Rose Rush threatened another teenager after indecently assaulting her, the High Court has heard.

Venod Skantha denies killing the 16-year-old in… Audio

In the trial of a former Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl, the jury has today heard from a police officer who observed the accused's behaviour in the days after the murder.

Venod… Audio

The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush suggested to her mother the 16-year-old may have committed suicide.

When that was dismissed, he offered the names of potential… Audio

Guards have remained overnight outside a property in the small Southland town of Otautau where an 8-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday night.

Police officers were called to the rural settlement of… Audio

Those at the frontline of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago's housing crisis say the problem is now too big to be solved locally. They say legislation is hamstringing authorities and reliable… Audio

Over 250 South Canterbury farmers met with government officials on Thursday to vent their frustrations over the new freshwater policy.

Earlier this month, the government announced its plan to restore… Audio

Residents at a Queenstown campsite are facing homelessness as they're kicked out to make way for a billion dollar development.

The Queenstown Council owned cabins at the former Lakeview Camp Ground… Video, Audio

A homeless man who went on a crime spree just hours after being released from prison in the hopes of being returned there will spend another 21 months behind bars.

Kaama Waenga says he broke into a… Video, Audio

Whistle-blowers have lifted the lid on bullying, unsafe work practices and theft at Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin Women's Refuge. A damning report has backed workers' claims and highlighted serious… Audio

A record number of candidates have put their name forward to contest for Dunedin's mayoralty. Fourteen hope to fill the void left by three-term incumbent Dave Cull who is stepping aside. RNZ's Timothy… Audio

The police have arrested the man wanted in relation to the theft of two police-issue Glocks from a patrol car in Gore.

Hori Gemmell was arrested late this afternoon and is in custody in Gore.

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