Choir singing may not be seen as "cool", but it is rewarding for those who stick to it, former Dunedin tenor Stephen Chambers says.
Use of alternative and complementary medicines will continue to increase in New Zealand and throughout the Western world, Prof Ian Coulter says.
The prospects for amateur rugby in Otago look much stronger thanks to Queenstown businessman and philanthropist Sir Eion Edgar, former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains, Southern Wide Real Estate managing director John Faulks and Otago Country Rugby.
Close to 4000 people gathered at Invercargill's Rugby Park Stadium this morning for a combined funeral service of the four men recovered from Easy Rider.
Renana Krebs does not wash her clothes, she waters them.
Dunedin babies are involved in an oral vaccine trial which could potentially save the lives of millions worldwide.
Dunedin residents have until 5pm on Monday to register their opinion on a proposed liquor ban extension into North Dunedin.
A powerful haka raised goosebumps for the almost 4000 mourners at Invercargill's Rugby Park Stadium yesterday.
William Shakespeare's famous works will be played out by Otago secondary-school pupils at the University of Otago campus in Dunedin next Friday.
Winners of the Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) by-election are excited about reporting for duty on campus this morning.
The carcass of a dog draped over a beer crate was installed as a sculpture within the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic this week, provoking tears and outrage among students and faculty members.
A single Southland council, to replace the district's existing three, is worthy of debate under proposed local government changes, Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt says.
Each year more than 200 University of Otago students opt to spend a semester or two studying overseas, and for those interested in the venture, the faculty hosts an exchange information week on campus.
A 44-year-old man and a female student have been taken to hospital following a collision between a van and truck and trailer unit on State Highway 1 north of Dunedin.
Student hangovers are nothing new, but for the first time University of Otago research is revealing how detrimental drinking can be to academic success.
Wingatui Community Hall Society treasurer Brian Isaac was last night expelled from the hall committee and membership for at least five years.
Charges may be laid in relation to a motor vehicle collision on State Highway 1 at Waitati on Saturday which left two people in Dunedin Hospital.
In a last bid to share the cost of a new Kawarau Falls bridge near Frankton, the Otago Regional Council (ORC) has drafted a formal submission to the Southland regional transport committee.
Steampunk belly dancers and kapa haka performers entertained people at South Dunedin Weekend Festival events held at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum on Saturday.
Potential for public humiliation motivated three Dunedin friends to each lose 10cm from their waistlines in eight weeks.
