Six60 supporting act told students to get off balcony just hours before it collapsed, injuring 18 people.

A first-year university student has spoken about the terrifying moment a balcony came crashing down on top of her as she stood beneath.

Cyclists are bringing the gold back to this former mining town, says Elisabeth Easther.

The Government has ordered an investigation into the collapse of a balcony during a Six60 concert which injured 18 university students.

Family of a 19-year-old student who suffered spinal injuries in Dunedin's balcony collapse fear the teenager may never walk again.

Two victims of a balcony collapse during a Six60 gig in Dunedin remain in serious conditions in hospital this morning.

Central Otago is wooing a "massive" movie using Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell as a venue, starring up to two Hollywood A-listers.

Five arrests as Otago University's Orientation Week turns feral.

The Wakatipu Basin is a walker's paradise, offering a shed-load of stunning views.

An Alexandra man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after a crash north of the Central Otago town early today.

David Joseph Jackson was found in an unresponsive state and given medical attention, but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Dunedin woman viciously attacked by dogs has recalled her horror as the dogs "tore strips" off her, ripping away her calf muscle.

An inmate has died at Otago Corrections Facility near Milton today.

New Zealand guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row.

The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan's Oji Group plans to invest $23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago.

Southern stargazers saw in the new year with a spectacle far more impressive than any fireworks display as the Aurora Australis lit up the Otago sky.

Koko Black, a boutique chocolate company from Australia, opened its first offshore chocolate salon in Queenstown late last year. Owner and founder Shane Yardley chose the picturesque location for a number of reasons.

A woman who shot and seriously wounded a man outside his home near Dunedin earlier this year has been convicted of attempted murder.

Hungry, and perhaps a little thirsty in Dunedin? Anna King Shahab discovers 10 great places to sate your appetite.

Univerity of Otago dentistry students were forced to re-sit their last exam without being told why, after 98 unmarked scripts were stolen from the Clocktower building.

In what the University of Otago has slammed as a "reprehensible act", 98 unmarked student exam scripts have been stolen in a burglary at the campus.

A man is facing several charges following an incident at the Tautuku Lodge in the Catlins, which involved armed police overnight.

Emergency workers are currently trying to get to two paragliders who got into some trouble while going over a mountain near Wanaka, in Otago.

A new frost-fighting invention known as the 'Heat Ranger' is being trialled, with the hope it will be able to protect crops next winter.

A blast of cold weather will give New Zealanders, particularly those in the South Island, a flash back to winter, as snow flurries descend on parts of the country.

In the heart of Central Otago Paul Davies is a little enclave that gives wine lovers a taste of heaven.

Dunedin's Methodist Mission has begun a literacy and numeracy programme at the Otago Corrections Facility.

A prisoner transferring from Rimutaka Prison in preparation for his parole release has been given more jail for assaulting an officer at Otago Corrections Facility.

A sinkhole which could be up to 10m deep and is next to a popular walking track in Central Otago could be an old mining shaft.

Three charges laid against a man after he allegedly lit a bonfire to burn tyres, microwaves, washing machines and furniture were dismissed yesterday because of his ill-health.