Former owner 'shocked' as bar's hours extended
Former owner 'shocked' as bar's hours extended
A "complete reversal" in liquor licensing decisions since the 1990s has a previous owner of Starters Bar baffled.
Emma Perry
Challenge to ensure te reo Maori a living language - educator
Challenge to ensure te reo Maori a living language - educator
As the 45th annual Maori language week begins this week, Ngai Tahu is celebrating an anniversary of its own.
Weather comes to fire crews' aid
Weather comes to fire crews' aid
A change in the weather has helped Otago fire crews extinguish two large blazes that got out of control yesterday.
Police investigate Invercargill dairy robbery
Police investigate Invercargill dairy robbery
A man allegedly threatened dairy staff with a knife and a piece of wood during an aggravated robbery in Invercargill.
Drunken fight outside South Dunedin Cash Converters
Drunken fight outside South Dunedin Cash Converters
Two drunk men in their 50s were warned by police after a fist-fight outside Cash Converters in Dunedin at 1pm yesterday.
Conditions ease for Macraes blaze
Conditions ease for crews battling Macraes blaze
Winds have eased as fire crews battle an big blaze near Macraes, inland from Palmerston.
'Horrifying' suicide video prompts warnings from Dunedin schools
'Horrifying' suicide video prompts warnings from Dunedin schools
Dunedin schools and the Mental Health Foundation are sending out warnings after a video surfaced on social media platform TikTok showing a violent suicide.
Eight angry men: Cops called to argument over rims
Eight angry men: Cops called to argument over rims
Eight men arguing over a set of rims on a car required police intervention in the Dunedin suburb of Corstorphine yesterday.
Family lose everything but ‘the clothes on their backs’ in house fire
Family lose everything but ‘the clothes on their backs’ in house fire
An Oamaru family escaped with only the clothes on their backs when a fire destroyed their home.
Two road rage incidents
Two road rage incidents
Punches were thrown and a window wiper was pulled off a vehicle in two recent Dunedin road rage incidents at the weekend.
Woman seriously hurt after coming off bike
Woman seriously hurt after coming off bike
A cyclist has been seriously injured after coming off their bike in Dunedin.
Punches thrown, wiper ripped off in road rage incidents
Punches thrown, wiper ripped off in road rage incidents
Punches were thrown and a window wiper pulled off a vehicle in separate road rage incidents in Dunedin.
School building’s removal questioned
School building’s removal questioned
Correct procedures had not been followed by the Ministry of Education regarding the potential removal of a historic building from a central Dunedin school, a concerned parent says.
Crash victims leave four children behind
Crash victims leave four children behind
A couple who died in a crash near Palmerston at the weekend leave four young children behind.
Car hits tree near Weston
Car hits tree near Weston
A car has collided with a tree near Weston this evening.
Middlemarch fire too dangerous for crews to approach
Middlemarch fire too dangerous for crews to approach
A "massive" fire burning on the hills above Middlemarch this evening is too dangerous for firefighters to approach.
Couple killed in Macraes crash had four children
Couple killed in Macraes crash had four children
A couple who died in a crash near Palmerston over the weekend leave four young children behind.
Fire in block of trees near Mataura
Fire in block of trees near Mataura
Fire crews were called to a fire in a block of trees outside Mataura this afternoon.
Boy rescued after getting stuck in a tree
Boy rescued after getting stuck in a tree
A Mornington school pupil became stuck while climbing a tree this afternoon requiring the assistance of emergency services.
Up, up and overhead
Up, up and overhead
Dunedin secondary school pupils put their strength to the test on Saturday.