Research reveals bosses would be barking mad to ban dogs from workplaces, say two visiting professors from the United States.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Police are attending an incident in Roxburgh, Central Otago, that is believed to be firearms related.

A teen who killed a man with one punch unsuccessfully attempted to have his sentence of two years' in prison lessened. But the Court

Oamaru's little blue penguins have become international sensations with a video of them using an underpass clocking thousands of views.

Convicted criminals are trying to entice people into illegal cabs by offering a sober driver service in Dunedin.

'Long, scary night' for family as the earth continues to roll.

The earthquake in the early hours of this morning brought back memories of the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes for Donna Mills.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

Elisabeth Easther finds a town full of golden opportunities.

A PhD psychology student drove her unwarranted and unregistered Mercedes Benz through Dunedin streets, while swigging on a bottle of wine.

A pensioner reported missing in Otago has been found.

A burglar crawled on his belly inside a Dunedin grocery store to prevent detection from sensor alarms and steal thousands of dollars from its safe.

Police officer says in 23 years of policing, confrontational Gun City owner "would have been one of worst people he's ever dealt with".

An off-duty police officer discovered a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the Lindis Pass, Central Otago yesterday.

A motorcyclist has been killed in an accident on the Lindis Pass Tarras Rd in the South Island. A police spokeswoman said the accident

Four houses are being threatened by a large scrub fire in Dunedin this afternoon.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

Ranfurly's only bank closed its doors yesterday.

A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

The incident in January was investigated, but in September police said no charges would be laid against the officers as there was "insufficient evidence".

Queenstown's Mount Nicholas station cruise is both epic and intimate, writes Paul Rush.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has launched a probe into the police handling of alleged illegal hunting by off-duty officers

Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.

An elderly whitebaiter was seriously injured when he fell into the Taieri River south of Dunedin this morning.

A Dunedin woman has denied acting as a party to a man being unlawfully supplied with morphine.

A 47-year-old Dunedin man was arrested after the body of a 66-year-old man was discovered at a Brockville house.

A detailed map showing the location of every dangerously compromised power pole in Dunedin shows just how worried residents should be about the risk of death or injury.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.