Mark Price

Four photographs of three moose that a Northland man claimed last year were taken in Fiordland in 1953 were actually taken in Canada.

For an Olympic athlete, a wrong move can mean missing out on a medal.

A Cantonese historian in Dunedin is offering the Public Trust advice on how to narrow down its search for descendants of abandoned Cardrona sections.

Two residents of Wanaka's Meadowstone subdivision are unrepentant and unapologetic over their pruning of Queenstown Lakes District Council-owned flowering cherry trees.

August 15, 1945, was the day news reached New Zealand that Japan had surrendered and World War 2 was over. For Lou Barron (86), of Dunedin, the surrender came only just in time. He was a Japanese prisoner of war and, in a series of emails to reporter Mark Price, shared his story. This is part one of his tale.

A University of Otago student researcher has concluded making helmets compulsory on skifields would not significantly reduce either the number of injuries or costs to ACC.

The Taiwanese Government says it wants to investigate allegations made in the Otago Daily Times against one of its purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the Pacific.

Claiming the best snow in the South Island and possibly the entire country, Treble Cone skifield management is upset at negative perceptions circulating around New Zealand and across the Tasman.

One of the managers of the airport that could benefit most if Queenstown's "general aviation" was moved out of the resort said the idea was "absurd".

The Otago Regional Council has sounded a note of caution over the effectiveness of new aerial rabbit poisoning methods being trialled in Central Otago.

The former "sheriff" of Cardrona and owner of the Cardrona Hotel, Brian Gilbert, has given up his claim to two "abandoned" sections in the village.

A new house on a rural block near Tarras has underfloor heating and other mod cons, but the owners do not expect to receive any power bills - ever. Mark Price investigates.

A clash of dates created by a new Ironman event in Auckland appears to have had no effect so far on entries for the south's premier triathlon event, Challenge Wanaka.

The Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust has moved to "clarify" its response time and availability to attend emergencies in Wanaka and Central Otago.

One of the biggest private owners of land and assets along the Clutha River, Contact Energy, has begun disposing of land it no longer requires.