Rhys Chamberlain

Members of the public assisted a man they said became abusive and threatening when they tried to help him after he had crashed his vehicle into a power pole in Brockville yesterday evening.

Farmers battling the eastern and central South Island drought do not have to do it alone.

The new lessees of Stanley's Hotel, in Macraes, say they are settling in well and looking forward to what is in store for the community now the pub's future is secure.

Forty rare green skinks are to be introduced to Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

A 17-year-old girl was in shock after a man tried to enter a bathroom through a window as she was preparing to take a shower.

A Dunedin resident is concerned a combination of rising sea levels, high tides and the increase in inclement weather will eventually destroy properties on the peninsula.

An estimated 2000 to 3000 people turned out to show their concern about climate change in a Dunedin march this afternoon.

There looks to be no respite from extremely dry conditions in some parts of Otago, as El Nino is a "100% certainty'' to continue for the next three months.

Speed and slippery conditions are being blamed for an accident in which a car rolled ‘‘a few times'' on a steep Dunedin road.

There will be no immediate respite for drought-stricken North Otago despite rain and cooler temperatures for most places in Otago yesterday.

Cricket is New Zealand's quintessential summer game and many of of us have adapted it to suit our backyards.

New Year's Eve celebrations went off without a hitch around Otago as people basked in the warmth and atmosphere while welcoming in 2016.

A woman on the brink of death after choking on a piece of carrot was resuscitated by ‘‘bystanders'' and emergency services staff.

Stephen Gourlay's family has pleaded for public help to find the missing Dunedin man.

People are reminded to be careful and considerate of Dunedin's beach wildlife, after an altercation between a dog and a fur seal.

Former prime minister and United Nations Development Programme administrator Helen Clark will visit the Routeburn Track as the new patron of the Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust.

The sprats have made their run into Otago Harbour, which could signal a bumper salmon fishing season, according to a local fisherman.