The opening night of the Dunedin Arts Festival 2025 was presented as "a taster for the festival, in February" and has certainly set the bar for the rest of the programme. 

A well-known New Zealand musician has been found guilty on two charges relating to domestic violence, but not guilty on nine others.

The first official evaluation of the government bootcamp says the military activities like marching are "good" for the teenagers, but noted there was a lack of staff and Māori input.