Robin Dicey can't turn water into wine, but he is turning grapes into wine without water.

Thousands of hens are living the life of Riley on the Pringle's South Otago farm.

Stratford wins Southern Shears open final,his first in the event after 24 years of trying.

Unique Northland eco-village gets council consent

Oamaru Meats Ltd hindered by "congestion" just one month after resuming production.

Waitangi Day event held to raise money for farm manager Shaun Bradley's cancer battle.

Kurow farmers are getting browned off waiting for irrigation water from the Waitaki Dam.

By comparison, a human hair is about 60 microns.

Waitaki Irrigators Collective Ltd filed one of 117 submissions opposed to the project.

Flooding left hundreds of farms underwater and resulted in lost livestock, ruined crops.

As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.

Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.

Southland begins to enter recovery mode from a massive flooding event.

Milk unable to be collected and effluent management systems impacted says DairyNZ.

He mowed down several sheep, destroyed a fruit stall and slammed into wheelie bins.

Two suspected deaths and dozen of cases linked to the hidden hazard in potting mix.

Dr Verne Smith credits the wider community for the success of Maniototo Health Services.

Fiordland, Westland and the headwaters of Otago lakes and rivers expect a drenching.

Kids lend a hand as 282 rams auctioned at annual Craigneuk ram fair in Gimmerburn.

Strath Taieri Collie Club is on the lookout for ladies ... dog trial ladies that is.

"We're extremely happy about the progress we've made over the last three weeks".

Yields are about half the normal size due to poor weather conditions.

Emergency services called to crash between Lake Ohau Rd and Mcaughtries Rd.

The good and the bad of a generation of change in the Cromwell Basin.

International visa office closures cause processing delays and stall dairy school plans.

Extreme fire danger possible in Central Otago due to mid to high twenties temperatures.

A balmy day warmed the mood of thousands of visitors.

No contenders in open bull-riding contest able to complete the required eight seconds.

"It was diabolical for the amount of rain we had and everything just got water-logged".

Hecklers use 1950s Nuffield Universal to go to and from their holiday house.