Police chief ‘top cop’ in South again
Police chief ‘top cop’ in South again
A familiar face is returning to head up policing in the South.
Daisy Hudson
Search on for fugitive driver
Search on for fugitive driver
The search continues today for a man, believed to be armed, who fled from police in Te Anau yesterday.
Community pitches in with flooding defences
Community pitches in with flooding defences
The Brighton community rallied after wave surges battered the coast and flooded buildings on Tuesday night.
Help news media, Govt told
Help news media, Govt told
The Government needs to take immediate action to help media companies struggling to stay afloat in the wake of plummeting advertising revenue, the Epidemic Response Committee has been told.
Tax relief a good start: businesses
Tax relief a good start: businesses
A $3.1 billion tax relief package is a good first step to help keep small businesses afloat, Southern business leaders say.
Manhunt after driver flees police near Te Anau
Manhunt after driver flees police near Te Anau
Police are searching for David Wilson in relation to fleeing driver incident in Te Anau and want to hear from anyone who knows where he is.
Good eggs act up for Easter
Good eggs act up for Easter
Dunedin actress Cindy Diver donned a bunny costume and headed out with her son Harrison (9) to draw some chalk eggs on the footpath.
Quickdraw cop outguns Covid
Cop outguns Covid in Arrowtown quickdraw
Police in Arrowtown have given the fight against Covid-19 the old west treatment.
We’re back on top and it wasn't even close
We’re back on top and it wasn't even close
Dunedin is once again a world-record holder thanks to the persistence of a local surveyor. And in the end Guinness World Records has agreed Baldwin St is comfortably steeper than its Welsh rival.
Baldwin St reclaims steepest street title
Baldwin St reclaims steepest street title
After an uphill battle, Dunedin's Baldwin St has reclaimed its world record.
NZer stuck in Argentina may now have flight
NZer stuck in Argentina may now have flight
Ryan Houston has his fingers and toes crossed.
Camp residents bubbling
Camp residents bubbling
For a group of Mosgiel residents, their campervans and caravans are their homes, castles, and now, bubbles.
PM critical of ‘idiots’ as case numbers rise
PM critical of ‘idiots’ as case numbers rise
There were nine new cases of Covid-19 in the South as the New Zealand total passed the 1000 mark yesterday.
Dunedin man flightless in Tierra del Fuego
Dunedin man flightless in Tierra del Fuego
A Dunedin man stranded in Argentina says his ordeal has been "an emotional roller-coaster".
Call to plan for extra support
Call to plan for extra support
The Govt needs to offer targeted support to regions that may not be lifted out of lockdown - or "be honest about the fact that we'll be punished for people getting sick", Dunedin's mayor says.
University cancels ads, disengages from ‘Critic’
University cancels ads, disengages from ‘Critic’
The University of Otago will no longer answer media requests from student magazine Critic, a decision the magazine’s editor described as an insult to students.
'Untruthful, unfair, inaccurate': Uni blacklists Critic
'Untruthful, unfair, inaccurate': Uni blacklists Critic
The University of Otago will no longer answer media requests from student magazine Critic, a decision the magazine’s editor describes as an insult to students.
Compass awry but no knife-edged ordeal
Compass awry but no knife-edged ordeal
It was not until he was eating a cooked deer liver with a knife in the middle of the bush that Eli Smith realised something had gone badly wrong.
Rest-home staff at risk, using up leave
Rest-home staff at risk, using up leave
Dunedin rest-home staff at high risk of Covid-19 are having to choose between risking their health at work, or potentially going without pay.
Hay there, teddy bear
Hay there, teddy bear
The latest addition to the teddy bear hunt craze is a little too big to fit on a windowsill.