Will Roberts has been in Otago attending the Merino Excellence 2020 Congress.

Jane Shennan is on a mission to tell the story of her great-grandfather, Watson Shennan.

Crowd-pleasing favourite, the annual Jack Russell race didn't disappoint this year.

The 2020 Central Otago wine vintage is shaping up to be one to toast.

'Nothing quite like the feeling of seeing a dog make progress after training it yourself.'

School was due to open this month, but the academy was not able to fill classes.

Restaurateurs upbeat as delicacy comes into season.

Mother of teen: 'I thought she was safe but in fact I was sending her to the lion's den'.

Tinwald Farm's opening gates to students for practical, hands-on agricultural learning.

Thousands of hens are living the life of Riley on the Pringle's South Otago farm.

Stratford wins Southern Shears open final,his first in the event after 24 years of trying.

Unique Northland eco-village gets council consent

Oamaru Meats Ltd hindered by "congestion" just one month after resuming production.

Waitangi Day event held to raise money for farm manager Shaun Bradley's cancer battle.

Kurow farmers are getting browned off waiting for irrigation water from the Waitaki Dam.

By comparison, a human hair is about 60 microns.

Waitaki Irrigators Collective Ltd filed one of 117 submissions opposed to the project.

Queenstown-Lakes District Council drops application to discharge wastewater overflows.

As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.

Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.

Southland begins to enter recovery mode from a massive flooding event.

Milk unable to be collected and effluent management systems impacted says DairyNZ.

He mowed down several sheep, destroyed a fruit stall and slammed into wheelie bins.

Two suspected deaths and dozen of cases linked to the hidden hazard in potting mix.

Dr Verne Smith credits the wider community for the success of Maniototo Health Services.

Fiordland, Westland and the headwaters of Otago lakes and rivers expect a drenching.

One vehicle ended up on its roof in the rail crossing crash.

Drone trials added to the 106-year-old event last year and were likely to stay.

Kids lend a hand as 282 rams auctioned at annual Craigneuk ram fair in Gimmerburn.

Strath Taieri Collie Club is on the lookout for ladies ... dog trial ladies that is.