A "distracted" midwife who was "rushing" to complete administrative tasks after a birth left the room for 25 minutes - only to come back and ...

An Otago woman who died in a crash near Waitahuna has been remembered as a "much loved wife and beloved daughter". Erin van de Water died in a ...

Dunedin researchers are heading up an international study to identify abnormal DNA markers in order to detect a deadly cancer before it is too late. The three-year study is under way thanks to a ...

Four new retailers, including three major chains, are part of a promising future for Dunedin’s main street, a property investor says. Data ...

Dunedin student Renata Herrera Rojas is determined to get young people feeding their brain properly - without busting the budget.

Environment Southland has agreed to sell a large block of land for just $1 after purchasing it six years ago for $650,000. The land known as the ...

Today's letters to the editor from readers cover topics including holding on to medical graduates, water quality, stadium's sound and trees in ...

Several people have reportedly been killed after a gunman opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper in New York.

Police have found a bicycle belonging to missing West Coast beekeeper Roy Arbon. Arbon, 75, has been missing since he set out on a walk up Mt ...

Pop star Ed Sheeran will play a second show in Christchurch due to high demand for tickets to his upcoming tour. Sheeran has already unveiled ...

Emergency services in Mosgiel warned a crashed driver to stay put after seeing "arcing and burning" from a light pole. Firefighters had to wait ...