A legal dispute between a Dunedin mayoral hopeful and a city councillor has ended with an apology, a retraction and a settlement out of court. It also ended with a big bill for ratepayers, as legal ...

At 200kg, Saturn was a muscle-bound fellow with a menacing smile and a more-than-slightly aggressive nature. So there was genuine concern when he escaped his cell in 1943 and went on the run around ...

The major street and water network upgrades around Christchurch's new $683 million central city stadium have been completed.

The design of the classroom is less important than the method of teaching, Otago principals say following the government’s decision not to ...

The proof is in the pudding – Linwood toppled Sydenham 35-25 on Saturday to reach the preliminary finals stage of the competition for the third consecutive season. Despite being outscored four tries ...

Tauranga mother-of-two Karina Tendler says when it comes to school holidays, something needs to change. She recently approached the Ministry of Education ...

Some families of Mt Erebus victims who have endured an excruciating wait for a national memorial hope the emergence of three potential sites ...

Rugby teams around the country will sport bright yellow shoelaces this weekend to remember a Christchurch boy who died from cancer five years ago.

A Canterbury mother says the almost $10,000 fence built between a stormwater pond and playground is an overreaction by council staff.

Leaving Lookout Point’s brick fire station off a council list of protected heritage buildings does not mean demolition is imminent, fire ...

Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, July 18. Related Stories. ODT quiz: July 17 ...

Space Invaders, Pac Man, Asteroids, Donkey Kong — if you were a child in the 1980s or ’90s, the warm glow of a spacies machine at the local ...