Thousands indulged on delicacies from the ocean at the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival.

Fonterra Clandeboye has filled half the vacancies at its new mozzarella cheese plant.

About 20 firefighters fought a fire in a gully near a Central Otago vineyard last night.

A calf was shot on a property in Kowhatu Rd, near Waihaorunga,  overnight on Saturday.

Cindy and Gordon Coombes' Pleasant Valley property has paddocks of bright yellow blooms.

Death of new-born leopard seal leaves conservationists reeling but with plenty to learn.

The body of a rare striped dolphin has been discovered on Warrington Beach

Milton continues to log some of the poorest air pollution readings in the Otago region

A rare white heron, or kotuku, is spotted at Chatto Creek

Environment Southland and the Otago Regional Council join forces to hunt for rooks.

Worldwide organic fruit demand means plans to double area of fruit trees for orchardist.

Annabel Bulk is dedicated to winning Young Viticulturist of the Year next year.

First water of $57million pipeline expansion turned on at a Weston farm yesterday.

Lincoln University student awarded North Otago Fed Farmers-ANZ rural tertiary scholarship.

It is one mystery item down and one to go at the North Otago Museum, in Oamaru.

Group behind proposal to build 110m turbine not ruling out appealing the decision.

Five Otago firefighters have been in Canada fighting fire the size of Stewart Island.

Once the site is assessed as being stable by the engineers, the slip will be removed.

More dairy farmers keeping and rearing bobby calves because of price per weaned calf.

Dairy farmers Ken and Bruce Eade decided it made economic sense to raise bobby calves.

Campylobacter scare gives Hawea Flat dairy farmer sleepless nights.

Maniototo farmer's wool has made its way to Wimbledon.

Four Otago rivers have been described as ''lost rivers'' by a national fishing group

Global Dairy Trade has signed a letter of intent with the European Energy Exchange

"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.

People concerned after consuming the affected milk are urged to contact a doctor.

ORC has determined decaying scow 'Portland' is not at risk of polluting the Owaka River.

"These detections are evidence of the programme working, not of unexpected disease spread"

Waitaki residents are growing increasingly dissatisfied with the district's rural roads.

Looks like Wayne Richardson has followed Waitaki District Council's ruling to reduce birds