A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

Andrea Vance writes a newspaper column. It is critical of the pay equity reforms which I have fast-tracked through parliament to bring about lasting, meaningful change.

A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a ...

A man spotted speeding at over 100kmh on George St had a stolen vehicle being stripped for parts in his garage, police say. A Dunedin man with a "horrible" history of violence has been sentenced to ...

A southern emergency call handler has had an emotional meeting with the mum whose baby she helped deliver during a 111 call ...

Three patients have been transported to hospital in serious condition after a person was trapped in head-on crash in Dunedin ...

New Zealand Oil and Gas - which holds substantial oil and gas exploration permits offshore from Oamaru and Dunedin - is under a $30.5m takeover offer by its 70% shareholder.

MetService has also issued an orange strong wind warning for the Canterbury High Country. A Canterbury council has voted to press ahead with plans to form "a coalition of the willing" to manage local ...

A motel is shutting its doors to homeless people, saying providing rooms has been a "massive drain" on the owners. A motel is shutting its doors to Dunedin’s homeless, saying providing rooms has been ...

Mataura Golf Club members won the Gilmour Rosebowl off Otautau in April, 2007, ending a 27-challenge winning streak for Otautau.

New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows. Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales ...

White Ferns and Otago cricket great Suzie Bates has signed with Durham Cricket for the One Day Cup and Vitality Blast. Otago trio Eden Carson, Jacob Duffy and Chris Gaffaney were among the winners at ...