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Canterbury and Mid-South Canterbury districts moved to restricted fire seasons last week. Fire and Emergency New Zealand also imposed a temporary...

From starter chef to celebrity chef, a recent Hospitality Summit highlighted the challenges and champions of the industry.

A funding boost and plans to expand the Aquavan programme mean it will be used to educate even more groups this year. Last year, the Aquavan went...

New Zealand will have 17 athletes at the Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina starting this weekend. Hayden Meikle identifies the four most likely to...

A man charged with the murder of an Invercargill woman appeared in court yesterday. The charge relates to the death of a woman who was taken to...

English pianist Kathryn Stott joined with the New Zealand String Quartet in the Glenroy Auditorium last evening to present a selection of chamber...

Paul headed down to Wingatui for Melbourne Cup Race Day and caught up with many of the characters there in what turned out to be a perfect day on...

The Southern Steel have recorded their second win of the ANZ Premiership season. They thumped the Northern Stars 62-46 in Auckland this afternoon....

Even when it comes to the Bard, things change.

Two Otago water polo players have been selected in a national team. Nathan Martin and Nick Taggart (both 17) have been named in the New Zealand...

Business confidence has collapsed in recent months, suggesting a sizeable loss of momentum. At the same time, the sharemarket has reached record...

The organisers of the Great Easter Bunny Hunt, the Alexandra Lions Club, set their sights on the annual TrustPower Central Otago district community...

This day two years ago, overseas postal voting for the 2017 election had just started. While the 2020 election might seem a long way away, it is...

We need to do more to protect our dark sky and reconnect with our place in the universe, writer and stargazing enthusiast Naomi Arnold tells Bruce...

Bailiffs began evicting British anti-capitalism activists from a protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London in the early hours of this...

A young woman was grabbed by a stranger in Dunedin yesterday.

Every day, the saga surrounding the Government Communications Security Bureau reads increasingly like something out of a spy novel.

At last some light at the end of this particular tunnel; some common sense; a relief valve released on the pent-up parking rage attendant upon the...

Is the colonisation narrative dangerous for New Zealand, as an opinion article last week by Philip Temple suggests? Kim Cope Tait disagrees...

It was not the return to one-day action the Otago Volts were hoping for. Days after lifting the Super Smash trophy, Northern Districts were...

A plan by the New Zealand Transport Agency to create a cycleway over the Caversham Hill is not the best option for cyclists, according to the group...

Christmas arrived early for seven Southland community trusts after New Zealand Aluminium Smelters announced it had given a total of $1.15 million...

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has officially approved the establishment of a new 400-pupil school in Queenstown. Ahead of schedule, Mr Hipkins...

A series of bombings and shootings has killed more than 70 people across Iraq in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a...

Caravan users are being warned to check caravan gas appliances, after a fire reduced a caravan at a Lake Aviemore campsite to a ''pile of ash''...

Two men were arrested and charged this morning in relation to a double fatal road crash in Manawatu in February.

Global warming's evil twin, the increasing acidification of carbon dioxide-saturated oceans is threatening New Zealand's corals, crustaceans and...

Divers as young as 10 are being accused of using "intimidation tactics" against aqua joggers, as tensions rise over the allocation of pool space. ...

A group of councillors have moved to resurrect a contentious Dunedin cycleway project that was axed. Last month, a dramatic Dunedin City Council...

With over a decade of experience in the fashion industry, designer, Amber Gardner was more than ready to launch her label, Shjark, ODT fashion...

The new broom in charge of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium says the venue can still find success by attracting more big concerts and creating '...

The closure this week of Skippers Rd, for urgent repairs, is another small chapter in a lengthy history of maintenance problems this "demanding and...

Out with the old, in with the new. Aurora Energy's new Carisbrook substation, which will supply electricity to about 3600 homes in South Dunedin,...

A face shield designed in Dunedin is being used across the globe in the fight against Covid-19. Creative Critters Design owner Keir Russell, of...

A world renowned Otago-born virologist says the NZ Government's lack of support for Covid-19 vaccine development is "shortsighted" and could mean...

Some keen Eastern Southlanders have put their holiday time to good use by learning a new skill. Twelve people attended a Southern REAP cartoon...

Amy Parsons-King talks to three recent Otago Polytechnic fashion graduates who are representing Dunedin at New Zealand Fashion Week.

A Dunedin teen turned a $12 ticket into a bill for $7000 after she rammed a parking warden's scooter, a court has heard. Teal Lillie Fraser, an 18...

The final leaders debate between Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern reflected the final 1News Colmar Brunton poll in...

More than 400 secondary school students are dipping their toes into university life this week in Dunedin. The Hands-On at Otago week-long event is...

Fletcher Building's first half 10% earnings downgrade this week has prompted brokerages to downgrade their own full year after-tax profit...

Love is the essence of life, a visiting Hare Krishna swami said in Dunedin yesterday. His Holiness Janananda Goswami is in the city to give a...

New Zealand's Tongan community has been left in the dark as the island nation struggles to deal with the effects of a volcanic eruption....

Shane Gilchrist presents a special Summer Times selection of albums that, although obscure, are worth exploring.

A touring advocacy group hopes that encouraging young people to share their stories will help them "beat that monster of shame". Real Talk is...

Dunedin City Council staff yesterday moved to explain further the surplus made by the council's solid waste activities.

For the first time since 2006, the Waitaki River sea-run salmon fishing season will remain open until the end of April. However, it only applies...

Eighteen southern youngsters are about three months away from the trip of a lifetime. The Football Otago Youth Development Trust has finalised its...

Two Southern companies have collected a swag of accolades at Landscaping New Zealand's biennial Landscapes of Distinction awards in Christchurch....

A 17-year-old male charged with the arson of the hockey turf in Invercargill appeared before Judge Bernadette Farnan in the Youth Court at...

A Dunedin city councillor was advised to stop embarrassing himself yesterday. During a discussion about Three Waters reform, Cr Lee Vandervis tried...

Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners have overlooked, Quake Protected says. The 7.8...

A police officer suffered a broken finger and another was allegedly bitten on the arm when an arrest escalated into violence in Dunedin. The...