Climate change puts the region at risk of more intense rainfall, drought and extreme heat.

The video has been viewed more than 30 million times since being posted on Sunday.

At 118, the current radiation oncology waitlist is higher than it has historically been.

Albatross cam footage has racked up thousands of views on YouTube and social media.

Robert Lyon, 37, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years in 2002.

She tripped and fell on a main road - why did it take so long?

Victim Maureen McKinnel's relatives fear Jarrod Allan Mangels will reoffend on release.

Police received reports of two Mercedes driving dangerously in central Otago on Sunday.

Eight people were involved in a single-vehicle crash, near Papakaio.

The competition prizes totalled $10,000 but no-one caught a salmon.

Blair Tamihana is sincerely remorseful but has more work to do in prison, board hears.

The planner responsible, and other staff, have subsequently resigned.

Raukawa Knight, 42, was intoxicated and angry at the time of the attack.

A new business relocates Kiwis into Queenstown, Wanaka and Central Otago.

He has applied to add another three holes to his private golf course.

Proposed studio set will include a replica of part of New York's Central Park.

The first of six roofs have gone on the central Queenstown boutique hotel.

After he was led away, Dwayne Douglas Keats could be heard yelling from the cells.

Heavy rain across New Zealand has affected its supply of spinach leaves.

Dunedin has received a large influx of students in recent weeks, including from Auckland.

Organisers have gained the financial amount required for the show to continue as planned.

Looking to reconnect with nature and the family? Glenorchy is just the ticket.

Brent Bacon died on February 4, 2019, at a state housing unit in Lock St, St Clair.

More than a dozen drink drivers were caught in the city over the weekend.

At this stage, Otago Polytechnic is looking into moving the ceremony to June or July.

The incident happened in Dunedin's Octagon on February 13.

John Kenneth Collins, 39, is on trial before the High Court at Dunedin.

Film crews could be seen in Dunedin's central city.

According to OneRoof, first-home buyers will need to put together a $107,000 deposit.

The demand to take a selfie has resulted in queues as well as parking overflows.