University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson has taken aim at a proposed Waikato medical school at the same time as welcoming new Minister of Health Simeon Brown.
Warning: graphic content. A woman called her husband and sent a photo to police while she was being allegedly violated close to Coronet Peak near Queenstown, a court has heard.
Early showers in Dunedin may have kept some people away from Brighton’s big gala day, but the weather ended up being pleasant for those who were there.
St Kilda was the site of a bloom of sweet-smelling lilies on Saturday, but the show was rather dampened by a growing season marked by disease and wet weather, society members say.
A Dunedin firefighter is urging residents to make sure they have working smoke alarms in their garages after a Pine Hill garage fire nearly set a neighbouring house alight.
More than 100 people gathered at a remote West Coast location at the weekend to commemorate the hardships of their forefathers and celebrate ongoing research into a forgotten history.
Notification of a proposed new district plan affecting existing use rights in North Otago’s pastoral heartland is driving a new lobby group in Waitaki.
The family and friends of a New Zealand woman allegedly set on fire by a man accused of trying to murder her in Australia say they have been left numb and traumatised.
Another parent handed a tax bill after incorrectly recording her relationship status for Working for Families says she's been told she now owes $47,000.
Mixing artificial intelligence with meatworks has powered a Dunedin automation and robotics company to a multimillion-dollar contract with Australia’s largest meat processor.
Australia's Labor government has pledged billions in production credits to help support the country's four aluminium smelters switch to renewable power before 2036.
Wetlands are an effective tool to reduce nitrogen loss — and about 10,000ha of them have been removed from Southland in the past 30 years, DairyNZ senior environment specialist Justin Kitto said.
Palestinians burst into streets to celebrate after a ceasefire deal halted fighting in Gaza, while three female hostages freed by Hamas were reunited with their mothers inside Israel.
The family and friends of a New Zealand woman allegedly set on fire by a man accused of trying to murder her in Australia say they have been left numb and traumatised.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including social media conspiracies, clarity around the ORC building, and the financial future of our stadium.
In Douglas Adams’ science fiction satire The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy the planet Earth is summarised by a single word in the titular compendium of facts about the universe: ...