Otakou kaumatua Edward Ellison says changing NZ's name risks overlooking the South Island.

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Will yesterday's 45 positive cases jeopardise Auckland's move to alert level 2?

The council chief executive accessed his email and shared its contents at a meeting.

'Inequality and unfairness' aspects of MIQ re-entry could be challenged in court.

The popular Moeraki restaurant was not expected to open until alert Level 1.

Uni to contain spending in the face of losing international students and rising costs.

He offered a flight to a woman for $100 without a commercial operator's certificate.

The man recorded a breath-alcohol level of 742mcg, three times the legal limit.

The ski area was open for 65 days this year compared to the usual 100.

Insights from Kiwis across the globe who are desperate to come home.

The runway would be able to serve domestic routes, Australia and parts of the Pacific.

It is unclear whether the handbrake was left off or what has happened.

Aleina Beer is now considering trying out for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

The building, including a retail premises on the ground floor, were evacuated.

Frustration as restrictions continue despite no cases in the south for almost a year.

Seventeen months added to prison term - and his fellow Mobster was still convicted.

Andrew MacMillan was jailed after killing 17-year-old Jayne McLellan in 1988.

The men had life jackets on and used flares which helped save their lives.

Otago Boys' High School student and rugby player returns before secondary schools final.

A health official says there is still a risk Covid-19 could make to the south.

The boy spent the night at a local hostel before showing up to class.

In a week, a Dunedin business had dispatched nearly 10,000 face masks.

All staff on the team are Māori and te reo is spoken when possible.

Otago Boys' High School has sought to reassure parents after a pupil breached lockdown.

Many staff were not wearing masks and the incorrect PPE was being used.

Last weekend was the first ski fields could open under level 2 restrictions.

They thought a conviction was the end of their trauma. It was just the beginning.

The college held a ball for 200 people, despite indoor gatherings being limited to 50.