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Glaucoma treatment pioneer feted
A Dunedin professor who invented the first drainage device for glaucoma has been honoured at a function at the Otago Museum.
A Dunedin professor who invented the first drainage device for glaucoma has been honoured at a function at the Otago Museum.
The blaze that gutted two Queenstown homes was yet another caused by the poor disposal of hot ashes, a fire safety officer says.
The Otago Rugby Football Union says it is up to rugby to take a stand in the wake of recent abusive and racist behaviour at some matches.
Residents are weighing up their next move after consent was given for a child-care centre which they fear will ruin their quiet Dunedin street.
Two of Dunedin's biggest student bars have shut suddenly, and their owner has pointed to Dunedin's ''utterly conservative'' councillors as the cause.
University of Otago PhD researcher Hazem Zohny has warned about myths and "hype" involving so-called "smart" drugs.
Emergency services assess the scene of a Delta truck, which came off McMeeking Rd, on the Otago Peninsula, and rolled yesterday.
South Islanders will have some reprieve from the cold winds, rain and snow that lashed regions yesterday but are warned to expect more days like that this winter.
Police have called off the search for a vessel believed to be missing on Lake Wakatipu, in the Otago region.
A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in what police have described as a “cowardly unprovoked group attack” outside a party in Dunedin.
A big scrub fire broke out in the Scroggs Hill near Mosgiel, Otago, this afternoon.
Two men arrested following a serious assault in Wanaka have had charges against them upgraded to attempted murder.
Any hopes of a nude Pirates rugby team have been dashed with the return of most of the senior team’s jerseys.
Fergus Blakiston finds time between lattes for snowboarding on a trip to Queenstown.
A woman who was supplying an underground cannabis culture was a valued member of the community who gave any proceeds of her drug-dealing to charity.
Pirates' senior rugby team is facing the prospect of a nude alternative strip after its playing kit was stolen at the weekend.
Ski fields around the country are experiencing their first rounds of snowfall for the year and some could be in for a snowier season than last year.
A driver was allegedly almost five times the new drink-drive limit when stopped by Queenstown police on Sunday.
Queenstown Airport has topped a list of the world's most stunning airport approaches.
A Dunedin builder smashed the rear window of a sinking car in Otago Harbour to drag its teenage driver to safety.
Richie McCaw's old rugby club has cancelled tomorrow's match in honour of a clubmate killed in a horror crash last weekend.
More than a quarter of ear, nose and throat patients who need surgery are being turned away from the overloaded Dunedin Hospital department, a letter released under the Official Information Act shows.
Three schoolboys ''playing chicken'' with a train in Oamaru have traumatised its driver and horrified KiwiRail.
A prominent conservationist is reflecting on his good fortune he was chasing a possum and not sitting in his ute when it was hit and shunted off the road and over a 100m bluff.
Two promising rugby players are fighting for their lives last night after they were thrown from a vehicle that crashed on a remote road after a party.
From wildlife to heritage to chocolate, Peter Feeney finds plenty of reasons to extend your visit to Dunedin.