The government says it is introducing two new seasonal visa pathways to help New Zealand businesses get workers they need during peak ...

US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga ...

The Oamaru Airport Drags event has been spiked "for the foreseeable future" by the Waitaki District Council without formal explanation.

Cook Strait passenger ferry sailings have been cancelled due to strong winds and large swells. MetService was forecasting four-metre swells ...

New Zealand have completed their biggest win in test cricket with a crushing innings and 359-run victory over Zimbabwe to clinch the series 2-0 ...

Fire crews are fighting a blaze in a large building - understood to be an unoccupied former mental health facility - in Seaview, north of ...

Facebook scammers are on the rise as Wānaka page moderators warn locals not to be too trusting when buying, selling or ...

Australia and New Zealand are entering a new era of co-operation as leaders from both nations embrace shared values in an increasingly ...

Stunning documentary footage from the heart of Antarctica, highlighting its stark beauty, inhabitants and the effects of climate change ...

Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, August 10.

Esperance Steven was 9 years old when she came over the Haast Pass, which was then a gravel road, to see Wānaka for the first time. Her family ...

A former Dunedin mayor is amplifying the importance of small stages. Independent Music Venues Aotearoa has appointed Aaron Hawkins as its ...