Roads closed but warnings lifted for sodden Tasman
Properties have been evacuated and roads closed across the top of the South Island after heavy rain caused flooding overnight.
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Aim to get poor land back to earlier state
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Aim to get poor land back to earlier state
A slice of nature is being laid out in Karitane — driven by personal experiences from living further south.
What is it, home town or birth town?
What is it, home town or birth town?
Embattled councillor Benedict Ong has cast doubt on a statement he made repeatedly during his election campaign — that he was born in Dunedin.
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Ong dodges business interest questions
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Ong dodges business interest questions
A verbose Dunedin city councillor is dodging questions about his companies and a promise he made before the election.
Crews arrive to find house fire ‘well-involved’
Crews arrive to find house fire ‘well-involved’
A firefighter is sprayed down after attending a house fire in Mosgiel yesterday.
Support for festival humbling
Support for festival humbling
This year’s Eid al-Adha multicultural festival went so well the organisers want it to become even bigger next year and get other groups on board.
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Drug could double survival time: prof
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Drug could double survival time: prof
A newly tested drug for treating pancreatic cancer could double the survival time of sufferers, a University of Otago oncologist says.
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For sale — but with a wee catch
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For sale — but with a wee catch
The house of Dunedin’s first secondary school rector has sat, long forgotten, below a central city street, and now someone has the chance to breathe new life into it.
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DCC committee backs lower speed
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DCC committee backs lower speed
A speed reduction on a stretch of coastal Dunedin road is one step closer to being approved, despite most submissions backing the status quo.
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Dogs great, small descend on city for show
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Dogs great, small descend on city for show
They came in all shapes and sizes and many had the sweetest smile.
Doc hopes takahē will fare well
Doc hopes takahē will fare well
Takahē have headed to the top of the South Island after a trial slightly further south did not work out.
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Hāpai card pool fees approved
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Hāpai card pool fees approved
A Dunedin woman is thrilled her proposal to make the city’s pools more financially accessible for disabled people has been accepted by the council.
Migrant who bought sex services from 13yo fights to stay in NZ
Migrant who bought sex services from 13yo fights to stay in NZ
A migrant worker who arranged for sex services through an online escort site with a girl he believed was 19, but who was actually 13, has been ordered to leave NZ.
PM's office rules out change to nuclear-free status
PM's office rules out change to nuclear-free status
The Prime Minister's office is ruling out any changes to the country's nuclear-free status, saying the policy has not changed, and it will not.
Chain Hills tunnel
Chain Hills tunnel
It is quite hard to find good photos of the Chain Hills tunnel on line.
Fuel stocks remain within expectations, MBIE says
Fuel stocks remain within expectations, MBIE says
New Zealand's fuel stocks have dipped slightly, latest data shows, while the first shipment of diesel to be stored at the refurbished Marsden Point tanks is on its way.
'Well-involved' house fire in Mosgiel
'Well-involved' house fire in Mosgiel
The occupants of a house that went on fire in Mosgiel this afternoon are all accounted for after the blaze.
One Nation surges ahead of Labor in latest poll
One Nation surges ahead of Labor in latest poll
One Nation has eclipsed Labor to become the most popular political party in Australia, according to a new poll.
More than 200 injured, one dead in chaotic PSG celebrations
More than 200 injured, one dead in chaotic PSG celebrations
More than 200 people were injured and one person died in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League win.
Kāinga Ora tenant evicted after antisocial behaviour posted to social media
Kāinga Ora tenant evicted after antisocial behaviour posted to social media
Jasmine Hanham filmed herself harassing her neighbours and then posted it to social media platform TikTok.