A major increase in the number of NZ teenagers and young adults getting meningococcal disease has prompted Otago University to call for students to be vaccinated before they start their year.
While the South Island doesn't contain any swimming "black spots" in Water Safety NZ’s new drowning prevention strategy, there are some "hotspots" southerners should be very wary of.
A new high-security science research lab has opened at the University of Otago, tasked with genetically modifying a wasp that will be able to eradicate introduced wasp species in New Zealand.
A man was found at his home with a "high" alcohol reading after members of the public complained about a vehicle being driven erratically around Dunedin.
For most people, the thought of a black cockroach-hunter wasp hunting a native cockroach, dragging it back to its nest and feeding it to its larvae sounds terrifying.
Major increases in the number of 111 calls for water-related incidents, allergic reactions, hazardous material exposures, cardiac and respiratory arrests and crashes have driven up demand for St John ambulance services.
The return of hot, dry weather comes as the MetService launches new mobile notifications for red warnings and teams up with Fenz to provide notifications when there's an extreme fire risk.
Major increases in the number of 111 calls for water-related incidents, allergic reactions, hazardous materials exposure, cardiac and respiratory arrests and traffic crashes in the South have...
An extermination party is preparing to cull mobs of wallabies in Otago and South Canterbury, following the release of "seeker" wallabies fitted with GPS collars last month.