Bernard Gendron remains in an induced coma in Dunedin Hospital, but his family, who have arrived from Canada, have seen encouraging signs.

Police are calling for witnesses to a vicious assault at Dunedin International Airport early last Friday morning.

A campervan driver will appear in court next week accused of causing a severe brain injury to a Canadian tourist.

A Canadian cruise ship passenger and "self-made man'' was in Dunedin for the day when he was knocked from his bicycle in front of his shocked wife and began a battle for his life.

NASA has confirmed it will return to Wanaka to launch it's super-pressure balloon which will see the 18.8 million cubic foot balloon

Weary passengers forced to wait even longer after plane to Auckland is delayed yet again.

Passengers have been left stranded at Dunedin Airport tonight after mechanical problems grounded two aircraft this afternoon.

Port Chalmer's iconic music venue, Chick's Hotel, has been transformed into a recording studio.

A woman was injured after the car she was driving hit a parked car and then "burst into the lounge'' of a Dunedin house today.

Investigators will interview 'relevant people' after yesterday's explosion that killed a crewman on board cruise ship.

A passenger aboard a cruise ship on which a crew member died has recounted the harrowing scenes which followed the incident. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A drug user went to the police after swapping his car for rock salt.

Inflatable vessels were being reinflated when a gas cylinder exploded, killing one.

The body of a person thought to be a diver who went missing in Otago waters yesterday has been found. Police divers found the body

A new report about the collapse of a balcony at a student concert in Dunedin has revealed a number of failings.

Police have suspended the search for a diver missing in Dunedin tonight.

The man responsible for the deaths of two Mosgiel siblings is a changed man, according to the Parole Board.

The innocent driver involved in a crash which saw a teenager die has described the haunting moments he realised she was dead.

Wayne Boss' fireworks injury, which may have robbed him of sight in his right eye, has given him a ''new perspective'' on life.

Albatross chick has lost weight after being found riddled with maggots.

A transgender man has admitted violating another man while he was walking home after a night out.

Apparently it's called the Wellington Sevens because that's how many tickets were sold. Financially beleaguered for the past few

A light plane has crashed at Dunedin airport.

A Mosgiel woman swindled her ailing father and intellectually disabled brother out of $65,000 while she was supposed to be caring

Katie Burt's ex-partner was jailed for his chilling threats against her. Now her parents are haunted by her death. Rob Kidd reports.

Southern Lakes Helicopters were called to the incident near Te Anau at 6.10pm.

Dozens of teachers were disciplined or struck off last year for sexual, inappropriate or aggressive behaviour towards students.

The Otago Regional Council's very existence is on the line as the Dunedin City Council considers the merits of a unitary council for the city.

COMMENT: After the news of a father and daughter having an incestuous relationship, it's clear the overwhelming issue is surely one of mental health.

The pair, who have had troubled upbringings, have been ordered to stay away from each other for two years.