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.

Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.

Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

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.

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.

Police are investigating the theft of 28 firearms stolen from a Dunedin home yesterday evening.

Delta and Aurora are being investigated for failing to replace dangerous power poles in Dunedin.

Tennessy Weir checks into a sophisticated boutique hotel in Queenstown.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

Dunedin risks gaining a reputation as a "slum city" if landlords continue to flout Government standards, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

A man has been found dead in a spa pool at a motel in Central Otago tonight. However, drowning may not have been the cause of death

A good Samaritan has described the harrowing moments when a pregnant woman jumped from the second storey of a Dunedin flat as it was being engulfed in flames.

First it was creepy clowns, now people dressed as monkeys are terrorising people.

The standard Kiwi home is earning more than the average worker makes from their job in seven of the country's 12 districts.

Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.

Dunedin schools have been left frustrated they were in the dark about the release of a child sex offender in the area.

A crater lake in Central Otago has given a Kiwi scientist a unique insight into how quickly climate change could cause the Antarctic ice sheet to melt.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a beautiful property with an exceptional restaurant.

Kiwi man Duane Trafford has posted a blunt assessment of what he needs from his new staff.

A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.