Otago
Neighbour heard screams on the day woman was found dead
Karen Gaylene White died in March from a 'significant assault', but a homicide investigation didn't start until November. Audio
Man who livestreamed 230km police chase jailed
A Balclutha man who led police on a chaotic 230km chase up and down State Highway 1 has been jailed for 22 months.
What a dissection of 'rarest whale in the world' revealed
This was the first time a rare spade-toothed whale was dissected.
Police raid King Cobra gang pad in crayfish theft investigation
The value of stolen crayfish is estimated to be several hundred thousand dollars, police say.
Person critical after falling from 12-metre retaining wall
They fell from a height of 12 metres, police say.
Nearly 160,000 hens culled amid bird flu outbreak
A fourth shed at the Hillgrove farm has now been confirmed as infected with the H7N6 virus. Audio
Road and rain warnings from far south up to lower north
Drivers are being urged to take extra care on South Island roads, and warned that roads could close, as heavy rain and wind warnings spread orange and yellow across the MetService map.
Bird flu: Third shed tests positive, more chickens to be culled
Another 80,000 of the Hillgrove farm's birds will need to be killed - doubling the total number killed.
'These guys basically vanished into thin air' - Friends, family of missing Mt Cook climbers seek closure
Police on Friday called off the search for Americans Kurt Blair and Carlos Romero and an unnamed Canadian national, who have been missing since Monday.
Bird flu: MPI confident it has resources if outbreak becomes more widespread
A biologist says she will not be surprised if the "highly contagious" disease spreads to other poultry farms. Audio
Bird flu outbreak potentially wider than yet known - virologist
A leading virologist says she will not be surprised if the Otago bird flu outbreak continues to spread similar to a devastating outbreak in Australia. Audio
Bird flu: No known connection between first and second farm
Officials have not yet found any links between a second chicken farm that has been isolated, and a poultry farm where bird flu has been identified. Audio
Virologist speaks on second Otago farm investigated for bird flu
A leading virologist said she won't be surprised if the Otago bird flu virus continues to spread to other farms in the way it did in the devastating outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria. A… Audio
Second Otago chicken farm in isolation, testing underway
A second Otago free range chicken farm is in isolation and testing is underway after birds started showing signs of illness and a number have died. The property has about six thousand birds and is not… Audio
Second farm being probed over bird flu outbreak
A small free-range poultry farm is being tested for the flu after a number of hens died, officials say.
'These things can just disappear in silence' - Robins at risk of extinction
A population of South Island robin living near Dunedin is at risk of local extinction without intervention.
'No major impact on egg supplies' as hen culling to begin
New Zealand has about 3.9 million layer hens a year, Biosecurity NZ says.
Santas descend on Parliament with wish list
Christmas has arrived early at Parliament, with a posse of 20 santas bringing their own southern wish list to the capital.
A 'high pathogenic' type of bird flu found in New Zealand, should we be worried?
A 'high pathogenic' type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend.
To help us understand what's happening now we're joined by University of Otago virologist Jemma Geoghegan. Audio
Dissection of rare whale begins: 'This is an extraordinary thing'
The dissection of a rare spade-toothed whale in Dunedin is extraordinary and a world first, say scientists.
