The DCC has decided not to sell Aurora Energy, voting 13-2 to retain the company that distributes electricity to Dunedin, Central Otago, Wānaka and Queenstown.
The man accused of staking out Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle has been indicted on a charge of attempted assassination of a political candidate, federal prosecutors say.
Multiple branches of Australian police are undertaking a targeted search for the body of missing mother Samantha Murphy, who disappeared more than seven months ago.
An Israeli airstrike on Beirut has killed a senior Hezbollah commander, as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.
Police yesterday arrested a 16-year-old after he allegedly emailed a bomb threat to a Dunedin secondary school, forcing the school to be evacuated for the day.
The Otago Polytechnic is putting more than 30 programmes under review and dozens of staff are affected by the proposals, the Otago Daily Times understands.
A Balclutha man who was jailed for sexually assaulting his neighbour has been denied parole after making inappropriate comments towards female prison staff.