A "very intense fire" in Oamaru last weekend has reduced an uninhabited building to ashes. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said ...

Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, December 14.

"Hard work and amazing humans" are what has helped Rhythm and Alps reach its 15th anniversary. General manager Harry Gorringe said the crowds ...

A Wānaka author is set to release the first of a three-part book series after four years of crafting. Kate O’Connell, who writes under the pen ...

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the importance of the mobility taxi service, taxing supermarket junk food, ...

Southland horseman Nathan Williamson has suffered a serious injury after a fall during a race. Williamson was hurt following an incident near ...

Old faves came storming back, te reo Māori stormed the mainstream and hip-hop’s demise turned out to be a storm in a headphone cup, all in ...

The fiancee of an Australian man who "gave away his life" for a young boy "to continue on living" said it was her truest honour to receive a ...

A homicide investigation is under way after a man's death in Rotorua. In a statement, Detective Inspector Lew Warner said officers were called ...

Fighting talk and words of defiance are forever etched into the history of Huriawa Peninsula, Matapura Ellison tells Tom McKinlay and Luke ...

Expressions of interest are being sought for the first 23 sections in a pre-eminently-positioned luxury enclave atop Queenstown Hill. They’re ...

Arrowtown is the second home to two siblings who’ve both played international sport. World-class hockey player Hugo Inglis, 34, retired a year ...