Timothy Brown

Community groups in Cromwell want Contact Energy's Clyde Dam consent conditions to be strengthened.

There's now a once-in-a-five-year chance to change the consent and, with part of Lake Dunstan now… Audio

It's never been harder to run a business in Queenstown - that's the message from hospitality and tourism operators in the town, and that comes after more than two years of the pandemic.

A critical… Audio

Winter has arrived in Aotearoa's tourism mecca, bringing with it plenty of snow and heralding the start of the ski season.

While the wintry blast late last week brought disruption to many, it was… Audio

Work is well underway to connect Otago's cycle trails into a continuous network of more than 600 kilometres.

Consents have been lodged for the next steps that will see the area's great rides… Video, Audio

Now to Waimate, where a local icon has received a half million dollar makeover. The white horse on the hill above the South Canterbury town has been given a fresh coat of paint and is now surrounded… Video, Audio

It's getting harder and harder to see a GP in Dunedin.

People are having to wait weeks and some recent arrivals to the city are staying enrolled with their doctor in their previous hometown.

Timothy… Audio

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied 80-second knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket will spend at least six years behind bars.

In the High Court yesterday, Luke James Lambert was… Audio

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket has been jailed for 13 years.

Luke James Lambert was this afternoon jailed on each of four counts of attempted… Video, Audio

The Omicron wave refuses to break in the south as new cases sit irritatingly high.

Those on the frontline of southern health services say they're holding up even as cases remain a persistent strain… Audio

Pack up and leave, or we'll move you on - that's the message from the Dunedin City Council to a small group of protesters that have occupied the Octagon for almost two months.

The group began the… Audio

The government has kicked off its flu vaccination campaign with the Health Minister rolling up his sleeve. 

Experts are warning this winter will the toughest since the pandemic started with potential… Audio

The police and parliament are on alert for more protest action from the anti-mandate movement.

Following the 23 day occupation a new group has sprung up demanding an end to all Covid-19 legislation.

A man whose bank account was used to receive thousands of dollars in donations for the parliament occupation is currently bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.

Jamie Patrick Mansfield… Audio

Covid-19 deaths and hospitalisations remain low in Te Wai Pounamu as the Omicron wave washes through the south.

Experts say it's still too early to celebrate with cases on the rise.

Timothy Brown… Audio

Security experts are calling for investigations into the protests at parliament to examine how prepared the police were for the riots which marked the end of the 23-day occupation.

Two months before… Audio

The Christchurch terror attacks emboldened far-right extremists and has been followed by an increase in real world and online instances of Islamophobia.

That's the finding of the third Islamophobia… Audio

The police won't give details over whether finances are part of their investigation into the occupation of Parliament's grounds and surrounding streets.

Large sums of money traded hands during and… Audio

There are fears phase three will see GPs and rural healthcare providers in crisis with an already stretched workforce dealing with large numbers of patients self-managing Covid-19 at home.

Many rural… Audio

The anti-vaccine mandate protests in Wellington and around the country have also had a strong anti-media sentiment.

Reporters have been abused and threatened and now one far right activist has gone a… Audio