Tess Brunton

Only a decade ago, Cardrona village looked destined for a quiet future in its picturesque valley.

New Zealand's Winter Games - billed as one of the world's top five winter sports competitions - officially opens in Wanaka tonight.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa has re-launched its 'one-stop-shop' freedom camping website in a bid to encourage responsible camping.

Forest and Bird have welcomed applications for small tour groups to view marine mammals around the Otago Harbour and peninsula.

The Government has announced an $8.5 million fund to better manage freedom camping.

The Lumsden Rural Women's network is calling for the decision to shut its local birthing centre to be reversed. Video

Ōamaru Airport's new international aviation academy has received its first trainee pilot.

A fatal yacht accident that killed two crew members has prompted safety changes for boats in New Zealand waters.

A Dunedin sexual abuse survivor is fighting to change an Australian law preventing foreigners from seeking compensation.

Business is booming for the New Zealand tourism industry, with the number of international visitors climbing by more than 40 percent in the past decade.

An Upper Clutha community is in mourning as the search continues for missing helicopter pilot Matthew Wallis at Lake Wanaka.

A smart room created for the Blind Foundation has been called "game-changing" by its Dunedin clients.

Critically acclaimed hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar will kick off the New Zealand leg of his The Damn Tour in Dunedin tonight.

An Otago census field officer has come forward with a scathing description of its delivery operations.

Plans to build a multi-million dollar accommodation complex in Fiordland National Park have got locals and environmentalists on edge.

Some Queenstown businesses fear a new bed tax could ruin their livelihoods.

Waitaki District residents are no closer to discovering the source of an E coli spike that contaminated their groundwater.

Land Search and Rescue is experiencing a rise in call-outs as people get into trouble while searching for Instagram hot spots.

An investigation into allegations a Dunedin football coach made a child rub his nose in dirt and gloated about it has finished.

The Dunedin City Council could divert wastewater away from a low-lying suburb into a nearby stream in a bid to prevent flooding.

Lower Waitaki Plains residents could wait more than a month before any action is taken to remedy their contaminated water.

The lower South Island's only residential village for vulnerable children closes its doors to children and their families for the last time today after first opening in 1941.

The sighting of a wallaby in Dunedin is extremely concerning, the Otago Regional Council says.

Some people with disabilities and their families are still suffering after cuts to support services which were only supposed to have a minor impact.