Otago

A Otago mother and her son who has a disability were stuck living in a cold, dark and wet house for nearly a week after a hot water cylinder burst.

An Otago-led team has uncovered a genetic cause for a rare children's brain disorder.

One person died in a house fire in Marton on Saturday morning, and others were injured in separate blazes.

Christopher Beaumont, who is 72, has been missing since about 2.45pm.

A person has died and another flown to hospital in a critical condition after separate incidents in Otago.

'Peter' was last seen on Thursday in the suburb of Kenmure.

Westgold, which was supplying the butter blocks for school fundraisers, had to put their prices up at the beginning of June. Audio

Last year, a trust illuminated the clock tower and, after a great reception, decided to take it a step further.

About 14,000 litres of diesel leached into the ground at the prison in May after the hatch of a fuel tank was left open.

The Environment Court required the Queenstown Lakes District Council to make facility upgrades as well as operation and maintenance changes.

The survey asked 405 people about the council's leadership, core services and communication

The Environment Court has ruled the Queenstown Lakes District Council must fix issues with its troubled Shotover wastewater treatment plant.

When a group of boys at a Dunedin secondary school decided to shave their hair for a cause, they did not expect to be leading the country with their fundraising efforts.

A Dunedin mother who allegedly used methamphetamine before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son has pleaded not guilty.

Emergency services were called to the crash in the town of Roxburgh last night.

Queenstown's Amisfield Restaurant is the first ever from New Zealand to make it onto a prestigious "World's Best Restaurants" list. Audio

A tax-evading Southland school caterer has left a $2 million trail of debt after her company went bust.

A man was punched at a taxi rank in Queenstown in the early hours of 25 May.

But residents say that doesn't solve the stress and anxiety caused by recurring floods, which spread water and contaminated muck through homes, businesses and streets.