Timothy Brown

Waitaki District Council says it pleased with Oamaru residents on Wednesday to conserve water, but residents didn't heed the call and as a result full restrictions are in place. But as our… Video, Audio

While 145 pilot whales died after stranding on Stewart Island, Department of Conservation says its focus is on saving killer whales that stranded on 90 Mile Beach. Video, Audio

There are three roads in to Henley and unless you have a four-wheel drive or gills, none of them have been able to be crossed since the Taieri River broke its banks on Tuesday. Video, Audio

Dunedin is expecting its biggest tourist season yet with close to 120 cruise ships and countless campervans descending on the city during the warmer months. But one of its drawcards - Otago Peninsula… Audio

Locals are cleaning up in Middlemarch, where some streets were transformed into sewage ponds by Tuesday's downpour. Now they're looking for answers as to how their area could be so badly affected. Video, Audio

Heavy rain has pushed the Clutha River to its highest level in nearly 20 years, while the Taieri and Waipori Rivers have spewed into farmland, and water still surrounds the settlement of Henley. Video, Audio

The Te Waka Toi Awards, which celebrate excellence and achievement in Māori art, were held at Te Papa on Saturday night. Dunedin artist Marilynn Webb has scooped the Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te… Audio

Dunedin City Council has unveiled its plans to cope with future growth and climate change in the city. On Wednesday morning decisions about the city's second-generation district plan have been… Audio

Many Māori place names in Otago - itself an Anglicised Te Reo name - have become lost in translation, and stayed that way for more than 150 years. Timothy Brown investigates whether it's time to right… Video, Audio

Wolfgang Maier, one of two men killed in the avalanche near Aoraki Mt Cook on Wednesday, has been described as one of the country's top mountain guides. Wolfgang Maier along with Martin Hess died… Audio

Anne Braun-Elwert from the mountain guide company Alpine Recreation was a good friend of both Wolfgang Maier and Martin Hess. They'd both worked for her Tekapo-based business. She told RNZ Otago… Audio

Two Department of Conservation staff have died after a helicopter crash near Wanaka Airport. Nick Wallis, the youngest son of aviation pioneer Sir Tim Wallis, was the pilot. His brother Matthew also… Audio

Otago University's proctor Dave Scott is under siege for unlawfully entering a student flat and confiscating bongs. He says it happened only once, but other students say he also did the same to them.

Dunedin's Aurora Energy's Chief Executive Richard Fletcher has warned staff against leaking information to the media and threatened to bring in forensic experts if it continues. Audio

In late August, consultation on Queenstown Airport's proposal to double flights to and from the tourist centre closed. The plan led to a groundswell of opposition from locals, especially those living… Audio

More than one-sixth of Aurora Energy's power poles were deemed unsafe enough to require replacement in March last year, and the company says it can't guarantee the safety of its network. Video, Audio