Digger drivers’ highly refined skills on show
Digger drivers’ highly refined skills on show
Pouring a cup of tea and dunking a basketball with an excavator were among the challenges conquered by a Dunedin digger driver over the weekend.
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Oldies prove they’ve still got it at rally
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Oldies prove they’ve still got it at rally
Petrol, steam and a hearty push got engines roaring in Dunedin on Saturday.
Tragic tally: four fatal road accidents over weekend
Tragic tally: four fatal road accidents over weekend
Across the country there have been four fatal road accidents this weekend, and two deaths from accidents earlier in the week.
Waitati Music Festival
Waitati Music Festival
Performing at the Waitati Music Festival is band Gutterlove with (from left) Glenn Bathgate on guitar and vocals, Lisa Gruner on vocals, Jason McIver on drums and Joe Pomana on bass.
I’m yet to be kicked by a model: photographer
I’m yet to be kicked by a model: photographer
If you thought your job was hard, spare a thought for Dean Malcolm, who has to make cattle look not just good, but great.
City streets shut down in huge Invasion Day rallies
City streets shut down in huge Invasion Day rallies
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have turned out at largely peaceful Invasion Day protests across the nation, demanding justice and rights for Indigenous people on Australia's national day.
Severe thunderstorm warning lifted for Canterbury
Severe thunderstorm warning lifted for Canterbury
The Metservice has lifted a new severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Canterbury.
Motorcyclist injured in crash north of Dunedin
Motorcyclist injured in crash north of Dunedin
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a crash that closed State Highway 1 north of Dunedin for a time today.
Fuel spill closes part of Three Mile Hill Rd
Fuel spill closes part of Three Mile Hill Rd
A fuel spill has closed part of Dunedin's Three Mile Hill Rd after a car crash this afternoon.
Monuments damaged in Australia Day protests
Melbourne monuments damaged in Australia Day protests
Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations today when tens of thousands are expected to join protests in support of Aboriginal people who say...
Woman charged with murder of 9yo boy in Queensland
Woman charged with murder of 9yo boy in Queensland
A nine-year-old Queensland boy is dead and police have charged a woman with his alleged murder.
Horror weekend on roads in Canterbury
Horror weekend on roads in Canterbury
It's been a bad couple of days on Canterbury roads, with two people killed in crashes this weekend, while another person died on Friday following an earlier crash.
Covid 'more likely' to have come from lab: CIA
Covid 'more likely' to have come from lab: CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab than from nature.
Record high winds as storm batters Ireland
Record high winds as storm batters Ireland
Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power.
Surprise weka-up call for NEV couple
Surprise weka-up call for couple in North East Valley
A North East Valley couple had a surprise start to their day today when they woke to find a weka wandering around their property.
Four Israeli hostages swapped for 200 Palestinians
Four Israeli hostages swapped for 200 Palestinians
Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday, in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners.
50 homes damaged by Mangawhai tornado
50 homes damaged by Mangawhai tornado
Two people were seriously injured and an estimated 50 homes damaged in Northland after a tornado knocked trees down and cut power to thousands overnight.
Samoa, NZ discuss compensation over Manawanui sinking
Samoa, NZ discuss compensation over Manawanui sinking
Samoa and New Zealand have been discussing Manawanui compensation, according to the head of Samoa's Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure.
One dead after crash in Christchurch
One dead after crash in Christchurch
One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in the Christchurch suburb of Hei Hei this afternoon.
Homes feared lost in WA bushfires
Homes feared lost in WA bushfires
Homes are feared lost as large bushfires sweep Australia's west, with thousands of residents told it is too late to leave their properties