A planned holiday turned into a nightmare for two Timaru-based teenagers, who spent fours hours walking along the Kilmog in freezing conditions after getting off their bus "in the middle of nowhere" yesterday.
The unexplained deaths of endangered shellfish on a Southland beach late last week was an "ecological catastrophe", a University of Otago scientist says.
Originally designed for the military, a $400,000 camera bought by NHNZ will enable the Dunedin production company to enhance its storytelling arsenal, general manager John Crawford says.
Fish and chips are back on the menu for cash-strapped New Zealand families.
Dunedin residents are encouraged to get a passport and explore what the city has to offer.
After working in casinos for most of her adult life, Karen Williams was a sure bet to manage one.
New Zealand Lotteries has offered an apology to a Dunedin mother after a local Lotto retailer refused to sell her Instant Kiwi tickets on the grounds she was was buying them for her two children.
The controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act has changed the New Zealand political landscape, but the Government is unlikely to repeal it in a hurry despite a report recommending this, a University of Otago lecturer says.
A record number of passengers has flown from Dunedin International Airport in the past year, and chief executive John McCall is attributing the increase to Pacific Blue entering the domestic market.
Moves by the Dunedin City Council to replace free parks with metered parking are upsetting a group of Frederick St retailers, who say it will have a major impact on their businesses.
Lost without food in a remote Western Southland forest, one of New Zealand's best-known regional historians, 81-year-old Dr John Hall-Jones, had little option on Saturday night but to "shiver to keep warm" inside his survival blanket.
Yesterday was not the easiest of days for Hollie Tremain.
A Dunedin mother is angry she was denied the right to buy Instant Kiwi tickets selected by her children.
A New Zealand-based powerboat is set to take on the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean later this year, its skipper has revealed.
Military items continue to be in high demand despite the recession, with a Dunedin collector paying $9000 for a dagger which once belonged to a Nazi officer.
Immigration Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has ruled out holding an amnesty for the more than 15,000 overstayers estimated to be living in New Zealand.
Farmers department stores are reviewing their music policy after a Dunedin man complained about a song featuring sexually explicit lyrics which he heard while shopping with his 10-year-old daughter.
Several fine-dining restaurants in Otago are closing permanently as the recession bites and customers choose to eat at home more often.
The kindness of strangers may be leading to the untimely deaths for some of our native birds, a southern bird lover says.
Queenstown International Airport is negotiating to buy back land it swapped with a developer more than 10 years ago.
