Staff say they feel like "cannon fodder" as they continue to work amid Covid-19 outbreak.

Former Southland All Black flanker's son married former Otago All Black's granddaughter.

Organisations involved in employing grape pickers report surge in number of inquiries.

Club decides it would be safe enough for the event to go ahead, despite Covid-19.

Uncertainty over travel for international workforce compounding difficult season.

Conference "was under way before enormity of what we've got on our plate became apparent."

Distillery finds its own unique way to help the local community.

A Dunedin man reported himself to police after his ram-raiding.

Great Easter Bunny Hunt postponed until Queen's Birthday weekend.

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.

"I'm pretty rapt, still a bit in disbelief over it all," said Southland shearer Samuels.

Flooding left hundreds of farms underwater and resulted in lost livestock, ruined crops.

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