Security guard allegedly tried to extort customer
Supermarket security guard allegedly tried to extort customer
Pak'nSave is conducting a review after a security guard allegedly tried to extort a customer.
Child found dead in car allegedly smothered
Child found dead in car allegedly smothered
Court documents have revealed the child found dead in South Auckland last month was allegedly smothered.
Abandoned house engulfed by suspicious fire
Abandoned house engulfed by suspicious fire
An abandoned house on Pages Rd in east Christchurch has been badly damaged in a suspicious early morning fire.
Concerns for missing 12-year-old girl
Concerns for missing 12-year-old girl
The family of a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing in Christchurch on Monday night have serious concerns for her welfare.
Chinese new year firework display
Chinese new year firework display
Photos taken from Bombay street, Dunedin.
Daycare parents wrongly hit with parking fines
Daycare parents wrongly hit with parking fines
Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a Christchurch childcare centre have been wrongly fined for all-day parking because of problems with a company's camera system.
Flight chance ‘to see history’
Flight chance ‘to see history’
All eyes were on the sky as a Dunedin school paused to witness history.
‘World-class’ talent for first George St market
‘World-class’ talent for first George St market
Dunedin's first George Street Market this weekend will boast ‘‘international flair’’, the city’s destination marketing manager says.
11 killed in shooting at Swedish school
11 killed in shooting at Swedish school
Eleven people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden in what the prime minister called a "painful day".
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Approach verging on nonsensical: resident
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Approach verging on nonsensical: resident
The Dunedin City Council removing a metre of an overgrown swathe of grass from a popular walkway is a meaningless exercise, a dissatisfied ratepayer says.
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Business owner backs Sunday parking fees
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Business owner backs Sunday parking fees
Introducing fees on Sundays will be good for retailers and prevent parks in Dunedin’s central city from being ‘‘hogged’’, a business owner says.
Dunedin quality of life best in NZ: survey
Dunedin quality of life best in NZ: survey
Dunedin is the happiest city in New Zealand, a new survey says.
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Frazer Barton's exoneration 'a whitewash'
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Frazer Barton's exoneration 'a whitewash'
A person interviewed as part of the investigation into Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton has slammed his exoneration as ‘‘a whitewash’’.
Well-travelled new citizen finds top spot
Well-travelled new citizen finds top spot
After a life full of travelling, Devorah Sherman has decided Dunedin is her place in the sun.
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
A ‘‘firearms enthusiast’’ sent to prison for his ‘‘hobby’’ of 3-D printing guns in his sleepout is hoping to be sent home.
One seriously hurt in peninsula crash
One seriously hurt in peninsula crash
A man was flown to Dunedin Hospital with "life-threatening injuries" after a car crashed into a ditch at the far end of Otago Peninsula last night.
Pump track ‘exciting addition’ to suburb
Pump track ‘exciting addition’ to suburb
Life in Wakari has even more ups and downs than usual, following the opening of the Dunedin City Council’s modular pump track.
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Sharing uni courses, facilities mooted
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Sharing uni courses, facilities mooted
Sharing courses and facilities with other tertiary institutions could be the way forward for dealing with ‘‘disruptive’’ change, the University of Otago says.
No poisonous surprises at 60
No poisonous surprises at 60
The Dunedin-based National Poisons Centre has just marked its 60th anniversary.
Remains of missing tramper found in forest
Remains of missing tramper found in forest
The remains of a tramper who has been missing in the Pureora Forest near Lake Taupō since early last year have been found.