Katie Todd

As ballot papers land in letterboxes around the motu, some mayoral candidates are doing away with traditional priorities. Audio

Rees Management was fined for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.

Retirements have created an unusual chance to buy two bed-and-breakfasts, an accommodation park, historic pub and the oldest continuously operating general store in the country. Audio

"You're essentially landing on the side of the mountain" - Mt Cook Ski Planes is the only commercial ski-plane business in the Southern Hemisphere, and the country's second-oldest airline.

A ratepayers group in Waitaki backs its district council's independent water plan - despite the mayor lamenting that he has failed ratepayers.

Australian company Santana Minerals intends to plumb the hills between Bendigo and Ophir for a $4.4 billion gold deposit.

The group was increasingly apprehensive about the change of providers in seven weeks' time. Audio

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Australian counterpart paid tribute to Anzac soldiers in Arrowtown and took a scenic helicopter flight.

This year's talks have included the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Palestinian statehood, as well as security, defence and economic challenges closer to home.

Kiwis' cash use has come under scrutiny. Audio

One of New Zealand's best-known adventure rides is celebrating six decades of adventure, iwi pride, and sustainability on the Kimiākau Awa. Audio

Tamed ferrets have been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against a rampant rabbit population. Audio

An ecologically significant Southland lagoon that has been plagued by algal blooms could be at a tipping point.

Corrections has continued locking suicidal Invercargill prisoners in rooms with no toilet or drinking water, despite being reprimanded for the practice six years ago. Audio

The bill proposes to sanction Israeli politicians.

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision will breed distrust, potentially leading to needle-sharing.

An Otago couple have spent six years restoring a timber Presbyterian church in Kakanui designed by architect Robert Arthur Lawson, which has now been recognised as a Category 1 historic place.

Workers have been pleading for better parking because of unaffordable fees at nearby car parks and staff safety concerns.

More than 3000 Central Otago Lakes patients were admitted to Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals last year. Audio

After marine biologist Wednesday Davis died last year, family and friends say they endured months without an explanation.

Paul Smith Earthmoving and Taylorville Resource Park Limited split more than $685,000 in fines, fees and reparation.

Expressions of interest open on Friday for the 162-year-old, heritage-listed Cardrona Hotel.

About 300 people attended the meeting for answers on why they are paying for blood tests, travelling to Dunedin for basic scans and waiting months for children to see psychiatrists. Audio

Lake Hāwea residents are alarmed by a power company proposal that could dramatically lower their local shoreline.

Wastewater being discharged into Queenstown's Shotover River could breach national ammonia limits.