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The Otago Regional Council established minimum flows, allocation limits, and a monitoring site for the Waiwera River.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck 45km south of St Arnaud, in the upper South Island.

The hashtag #RIPTwitter became the top trending US item on Twitter after a report from BuzzFeed said the company is planning to change how it displays users' tweets.

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $US4.1 billion to expand computer programming classes in every public school, the White House says.

Christchurch has been rattled by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake.

Police fear for the safety of missing Gore woman Bernese Ann Fiveash.

Investigations into the circumstances in which a passenger tour boat caught fire in Whakatane begin today.

Dan Carter's new club Racing 92 will face Super Rugby champions the Highlanders in Hong Kong in February.

Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its 2015 "Person of the Year", noting her resilience and leadership when faced with the refugee crisis and turmoil in the European Union over its currency this year.

Police are praising the preparedness of two Mosgiel fishermen who flipped their 4.3m Stabicraft boat at the Taieri Mouth bar just before midday.

A stolen handbag containing names of hundreds of patients who had undergone a sensitive medical procedure was one of a record number of data breaches reported in the past year.

Due to technical difficulties, the Otago Daily Times will be delivered up to two hours late in some parts of the region today.

Defender Dejan Lovren is keen to make the most of his first Premier League start under manager Juergen Klopp when Liverpool take on Manchester City, with the Croat replacing injured centre back Mamadou Sakho.

Motorists are being warned to expect some delays on southern roads as thousands visit the city for tonight's Fleetwood Mac concert.

A nail gun was stolen while a man was "doing work'' on his house, police say.