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COP29 clinches climate finance deal

Countries have agreed to an annual finance target of $US300 billion to help poorer countries deal with impacts of climate change, according to a deal clinched at the COP29 conference in Baku.

Protest at world's biggest coal port continues

A planned blockade of the world's biggest coal port is stretching into a third day after multiple people involved in a paddle protest were arrested and removed from their kayaks.

Santa told to wear seatbelt for Christchurch parade

This is the first year seatbelts and safety bars will be part of the floats at the Christchurch...

Santa told to wear seatbelt for Christchurch parade

Santa and his entourage have been told they must wear seatbelts if they come to Christchurch, raising accusations of "woke nonsense".

One critical after group fight in Hamilton

Police say mental health callouts are cutting into their crime-fighting duties. Photo: RNZ

One critical after group fight in Hamilton

One person is in a critical condition in hospital after a group fight in east Hamilton.

Conor McGregor found guilty of assault on woman

Conor McGregor arrives at court in Dublin to face allegations of sexual assault. Photo: Reuters

Conor McGregor found guilty of assault on woman

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman at a party in Dublin in 2018 and must pay her nearly 250,000 euros in damages.

Melbourne community grieves after teens die

Melbourne community grieves after teens' suspected methanol poisoning deaths

A grieving Melbourne community will turn their suburb blue and yellow in memory of two teens who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos.

Diver found unresponsive at Wellington beach

Makara Beach, north of Wellington. (File photo)

Diver found unresponsive at Wellington beach

A diver has been flown to hospital after being found unresponsive at a Wellington beach this morning.

Canterbury school in mourning after death of teacher aide

Canterbury school in mourning after death of teacher aide

A Canterbury school is in mourning after a "wonderful, warm, conscientious and considered" teacher aide died in unexplained circumstances.

Person dies in hospital after Canterbury crash

A person has died in hospital after being injured in a crash in Pegasus, north of Christchurch, earlier this week.

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Hope Lego show will elicit ‘joy’

Australian Lego Masters 2020 winners Alex Towler (left) and Jackson Harvey build a futuristic...

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Hope Lego show will elicit ‘joy’

For a parent walking barefoot across a living room in the dark, a tiny Lego brick can draw an awful lot of expletives.

Station project wins award

Winners at the New Zealand Architecture National Awards last night include the Dunedin Railway...

Station project wins award

The Dunedin Railway Station restoration project has won a national architecture award.

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Wedding venue with a difference

Amanda and Cam Serong-Welch celebrate their wedding yesterday with some of the residents of...

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Wedding venue with a difference

Amanda Serong has always dreamed of the day when she would get to walk down the aisle in a stunning wedding dress.

Dress rehearsal

Dress rehearsal

Models and designers prepare for the Otago Polytechnic 2024 Collections Graduate Fashion Show in Dunedin last night.

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NZDF move to quit buildings questioned

Retired staff sergeant Charlie Boyes has concerns about the Defence Force’s decision to vacate...

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NZDF move to quit buildings questioned

A former staff sergeant is dismayed by the New Zealand Defence Force’s decision to vacate historic Dunedin buildings — but the organisation says the "prohibitive" upkeep cost led them to look...

Show blends magic, delight

There is something about Irish Celtic music and the way it creates such an emotive atmosphere where anything is possible ... even magic.

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Museum admits exhibition excludes disabled

Disability activist and wheelchair user Amy Taylor is upset with the lack of accessibility to the...

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Museum admits exhibition excludes disabled

A Dunedin disability advocate feels "excluded" from a Tūhura Otago Museum exhibition after discovering it cannot be accessed by wheelchairs.

Street signs defaced in political action

Street signs throughout Dunedin have been defaced by protesters in recent weeks. Photo: Gerard O...

Street signs defaced in political action

Dunedin street signs have been defaced as part of a nationwide effort to take action against colonisation.

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Paperwork woes cost woman job and savings

Shay Nejadeh believes he has been singled out for stringent security checks because he was born...

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Paperwork woes cost woman job and savings

A Dunedin woman caught up in bureaucratic red tape was left "scrounging off her children" after delays proving her permanent residency cost her a job.

Publication of writing, art ‘pretty cool’

St Hilda’s Collegiate pupils Freya Whiteside, 14, (top) and Sophie Drummond, 15, show off the New...

Publication of writing, art ‘pretty cool’

Two Dunedin secondary school pupils agree having their work featured in a national magazine is a pretty cool accomplishment.

Mobile scanner to benefit Dunedin people

The mobile PET-CT scanner will be at Dunedin Hospital on Monday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Mobile scanner to benefit Dunedin people

Instead of having to travel to Christchurch, Dunedin people will be referred to a mobile PET-CT scanner when it arrives in Dunedin for an extended stay.

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