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

A big rescue effort was mounted in Otago last night after two paua divers were swept out to sea by a rip.

6-year-old identical triplets Olivia, Charlotte and Haylee have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.

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.

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

A man is facing charges after police say they found him drunk and asleep at the wheel of a car parked in the middle of rural North Otago road this morning.

An uneconomic railway line now inspires locals and tourists to get on their bikes.

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.

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.

A 101-year-old great-grandfather has proved you're never too old to try new things.

A Hampden house which has just been sold was significantly damaged when a car ploughed into it yesterday afternoon.

The cause of a fire which raged across Saddle Hill last week will not be released to the public, the Otago Rural Fire Authority says.

Police claim he was under the influence.

The wartime execution of English nurse Edith Cavell was commemorated in Arthurs Point yesterday - a hundred years after she was killed.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so they say. But what about when life gives you 100ha fires?

A 95-year-old golfer is still buzzing about his hole in one but has modestly pointed out: "It's taken me quite a long time to get one."

Elisabeth Easther finds gold in a charming hamlet in Central Otago.