7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (290+ words) But the 18-year-old University of Otago first-year student remained sceptical " until yesterday afternoon. When word of three humpback whales swimming in Otago Harbour spread around the university and reached her and her friends, they all raced down to the Steamer…...

23+ hour, 57+ min ago  (311+ words) To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, the Otago Daily Times donated over 3, 000 copies of Penguin Kind to schools across Otago and Southland. The book, written my Carolyn Managh, offers practical, achievable actions for living more sustainably. Otago Girls High…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (528+ words) The successful freeing of a southern right whale off the Bluff coast was a "particularly complex" operation, the Department of Conservation says, as new details of the first-of-its-kind rescue emerge. The tohor" whale was freed from entanglement in a blue…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (534+ words) The tohor" whale was freed from entanglement in a blue cod pot line in a complex and technical operation " the first time this species, a taonga for Ng"i Tahu, had been disentangled in New Zealand waters. On Tuesday, Doc,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (546+ words) An'El Ni'o'that peaks over the New Zealand summer is now very likely, bringing with it the risks of drought, extremely hot days and wildfire. Earth Sciences New Zealand and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) are both warning that an El…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (444+ words) Famously rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland in 1948, they have now expanded to more than 500 birds. Eight takah" are roaming at the base of Farewell Spit in Golden Bay after they were moved there last week. The release followed…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (410+ words) Met Service is urging those in Golden Bay, Nelson, and the entire Northland region to prepare for potential flooding. A trough embedded in a humid northerly air flow is expected to bring heavy rain on King's Birthday. Orange heavy rain…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (410+ words) Met Service is urging those in Golden Bay, Nelson, and the entire Northland region to prepare for potential flooding. A trough embedded in a humid northerly air flow is expected to bring heavy rain on King's Birthday. Orange heavy rain…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (229+ words) The Department of Conservation said the whale was reported by fishers on Saturday morning and was last seen between Lucky Point and Saddle Point in the afternoon. Staff were working to assess the situation and determine ways to disentangle the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (260+ words) The Department of Conservation says the whale was'reported by fishers yesterday morning and was last seen between' Lucky Point and Saddle Point in the afternoon. Staff are working to assess the situation and determine ways to disentangle the mammal, Doc…...