While there was confidence the vaccine reduced transmission, further data was required.

The teens were cooking sausages but fled at the first sign of trouble.

A try from an Otago club rugby game has stunned the internet, but was it legal?

'I think every plane will be full from Australia to Queenstown.'

A video shows hundreds of people flooding into Queenstown mall at midnight.

The message couldn't be clearer: only one bunny's welcome in Otago at Easter.

Praise for surfers who continued CPR on the beach until rescue helicopter arrived.

People could be seen climbing trees and damaging lampposts.

Boycee Karetu told the court he was holding on to the weapons for friends.

Foodstuffs South Island defends decision to keep the stores open.

"We bent over backwards to help him," one creditor says.

It was meant to be a routine inspection of the nest — but it led to a memorable surprise.

The NZ Hostel Association says prices are down about 50 per cent.

When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.

The fund was established in 2017 and last allocated money in 2019.

Aurora is trying to recoup costs for planned infrastructure upgrades.

Emergency services were called to the mine in the Blue Spur region last night.

The fire broke out shortly before 4am on Otago Anniversary Day.

The 17-year-old admitted two charges of careless driving causing death.

The man must serve at least four years in jail before he can be considered for parole.

Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.

Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.

Authorities called the incident "a bit of an oopsy".

Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.

The group attempted to rob a Dunedin car yard.

'Each time we read about another Queenstown business going belly-up we pop the cork.'

'There are all these people in Queenstown looking for work … but we can't hire them.'