Surgeries restricted after 'unprecedented demand' in southern ED's
The Southern District Health Board has postponed all deferrable elective surgery.
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New water park pulling crowds, people being turned away
The Kiwi Water Park at Lowburn, on the shores of Lake Dunstan, was opened last month.
Power company complains of 'public rage' as price hikes loom
The company has criticised the Commerce Commission for failing to control public meetings.
Government commits $36m to projects to enhance waterways
The projects are being launched in the second quarter, and will create 413 jobs.
Police search for driver after Dunedin crash injures six, one critically
Two cars collided on Ravensbourne Rd on Friday night, injuring six.
Former jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor to be released from prison
The high-profile Dunedin inmate cleared his first hurdle to freedom on Thursday.
Our $1b love affair: The cost of playing golf at NZ's most lavish courses
Wealthy Kiwis are forking out thousands of dollars to join exclusive golf clubs.
From Wet Jacket Arm to Hoon Hay: The many strange names of New Zealand
There are 50,519 place names in New Zealand. Some are rather odd.
'A very lucky young man': Driver freed after truck rolls off Crown Range road
The truck went 50m down a bank on the Crown Range this morning.
How Wellington became the poster child for NZ's water infrastructure crisis
A year of broken pipes, streets moments from being flooded with sewage, and politics.
New radar 'very useful' in Southland flooding
MetService switched on New Zealand's newest weather radar in early December.
Krill paint Te Rauone Beach in Otago Harbour red
Summer stranding in harbour is reminiscent of lobsters washing up a decade ago.
Man reported missing before body found near Queenstown
A person was found dead in a car park by the shore of Lake Wakatipu on Monday afternoon.
Weather misery set to continue in south; thunderstorms, hail possible
Between 20mm and 40mm of rain fell in five hours around parts of the south on Tuesday.
WW2 veteran and NZ's oldest first-class cricketer dies
Alan Burgess passed away last night, aged 100.
'A family affair': Sea lions set to arrive in record numbers
Up to 20 pups are expected in Dunedin before the pup count ends in mid-January.
Going on a road trip? Five classic Kiwi journeys to take this summer
Get your motor running on these spectacular journeys across Aotearoa.
Leading questions: Restaurateur's plan for 2021 after 'brutal' 2020
Restaurateur Fleur Caulton says courage is needed in the face of Covid-19.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Aussie acts barred from Gibbston concert near Queenstown
Outbreaks in two Australian states have forced organisers to change the line up.
Central Otago Cherry crops ruined by rain
Some growers estimate losses at between 30 per cent and 60 per cent.
Heavy rain not over for flood-hit South Canterbury
From 5pm until 11pm today, rain was expected for North Otago and South Canterbury.
New Cromwell Gorge cycle trail comes with a caveat
The best advice might be to 'cycle, stop, look' so as to avoid 'cycle, look, splash'.
Foil surfing a hit at Lake Wanaka
The all-carbon-fibre product is designed to 'fly pretty much on the waterline'.
Otago flooding a 'kick in the teeth' at start of year
Some farms received a quarter of annual rainfall in the first three days of the year.
'Pretty tough': Dunedin street stacks up with restored world's steepest status
The street reclaimed its title as the world's steepest after being dethroned in 2019.
Wild weather: 7000+ lightning strikes, 8C below average in places
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the North Island.
'Muddlemarch': Despair in small town after second big flood in two years
Residents call for urgent action after their town is inundated by floodwaters again.
Wild weather: Flooding, slips close roads in Bay of Plenty, Canterbury
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
Heavy traffic warning for returning holidaymakers
Waka Kotahi NZTA has revealed where the worst traffic hotspots are predicted to be today.
Trampers missing near Dunedin found
Two trampers missing north of Dunedin have been found at a DoC hut
Flooding strands 200, water contaminated, rain keeps battering parts of NZ
It's going to be a wild day for parts of NZ and the South Island is in for battering.
More rain for parts of South Island drenched by yesterday's wild weather
Parts of the South Island left sodden by yesterday's deluge are in for more rain today.
Trampers missing near Dunedin - wild weather delays land search
Two people have gone missing in the hills northwest of Dunedin.