A truck crash that left a trail of destruction in the Octagon does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical malfunction, Pioneer Energy acting chief executive says.
Two dredge workers have described how they were called into action to save an unconscious man in Otago Harbour after a rescue helicopter ran into difficulties.
Opponents of a proposed goldmine were described as "hysterical" and "illogical" at a consent hearing yesterday by a supporter who had been employed by the mining company.
Pupils are fleeing a troubled North Otago school, putting it at risk of losing teachers and staff as its roll spirals downwards, an official report warns.
A man who met a young woman on a dating app while on a working holiday in New Zealand is to be deported later this year after he finishes a sentence of home detention for rape.
Dairy cooperative Fonterra is looking to sell all or part of its global consumer business as it shifts its focus to becoming a global business-to-business provider of dairy nutrition products.
Beekeepers say New Zealand needs a new approach to a hive-destroying disease that is leaving those affected out of pocket, uncompensated and devastated.
A Catlins family is preparing to celebrate the hard work and perseverance of past and present generations who overcame adversity to remain farming the same block of land since 1893.
A Sydney council's decision to ban books featuring same-sex parenting has been reversed after a fiery chambers session and a standoff between protesters.
A massive manhunt is continuing for a fugitive gangster in France, a day after he was sprung from a prison van by gunmen in an attack that killed two prison guards.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including celebrating the George St redesign, reviewing the MMP system, and a morally bankrupt letter.