Rare summer La Niña watch in place
Rare summer La Niña watch in place
This summer looks set to be wetter and windier than usual for much of New Zealand, and conditions will be mixed through to March.
What's fuelling the LA fires?
What's fuelling the LA fires?
The wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the arid LA landscape mark the latest in climate-fuelled weather extremes, likely to escalate further as global temperatures climb, scientists say.
Parliament website issues could be cost-cutting: experts
Parliament website issues could be cost-cutting: experts
Tech experts say problems with Parliament's website that stopped people from submitting on the Treaty Principles Bill may come down to cost-cutting measures.
Time for NZ to step up on global stage
Global Insight: Time for NZ to step up on global stage
New Zealand needs to act with greater confidence this year, living up to expectations it will take a larger role on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.
'Shameful': Officer let off over alleged Nazi salute
'Shameful': Officer let off over alleged Nazi salute
A leading Jewish community figure has slammed a decision to not charge a Melbourne police officer accused of performing the Nazi salute twice.
New requirement for Kiwis visiting the UK
New requirement for Kiwis visiting the UK
New Zealanders travelling to or through the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the country from this week on.
Disappointment but no surprise over hospital delays
Disappointment but no surprise over hospital delays
Residents in the lower South Island remain in the dark about the future of the new Dunedin Hospital as costs continue to rise.
Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
US President-elect Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he's promoted since winning the November election.
'Get out': Deadly LA fires spread to Hollywood Hills
'Get out': Deadly LA fires spread to Hollywood Hills
Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles have spread to the Hollywood Hills, as five other fires killed at least five people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
The US will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matching the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, in a sign of the widespread and devastating nature of a persistent outbreak.
Hopes with treatment overseas
Hopes with treatment overseas
A young Dunedin woman whose life has been turned upside down by a chronic disease is counting on cutting-edge treatment in Mexico to get her future back on track.
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
If you have any questions for Bianca "Bee" Chittock, she says it is too late.
Treasured rings back with fire victim
Treasured rings back with fire victim
When Dunedin man Gary West’s home was destroyed in a fire, he feared he had lost everything connecting him to his late wife.
Lotto 2445
Lotto 2445
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for mandatory web-cameras in shearing sheds have been labelled as an overreach by farming lobby groups.
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
A new lawn bowls outdoor playing surface could be in use in Dunedin from next spring, complementing an indoor stadium for the sport beside it.
Reward worth the effort
Reward worth the effort
A black-backed gull attempts to open a snail shell.
Over 900 executed: UN
Over 900 executed: UN
The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, the UN human rights office said yesterday.
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
Following the death of an American from H5N1 bird flu recently, a Dunedin evolutionary virologist believes it is "a matter of when, not if" the virus arrives in New Zealand.
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Floating gracefully through the air at high speed, twisting and turning like in aerial ballet, you could just about set the moves of high-performing mountainbikers to music.