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Scaffolding erected to safeguard supermarket

The area with scaffolding at Woolworths, to the right of the gasworks, is roped off internally....

Scaffolding erected to safeguard supermarket

Scaffolding has been erected around part of Woolworths Dunedin South to protect the building from a potential collapse of the nearby Dunedin Gasworks Museum’s 25m-high brick chimney.

Steaming on through ...

Steaming on through ...

Motorists in Dunedin might have been startled by the sight and sound of a fire-breathing 1934 Sentinel S4 steam truck as it chugged down Cumberland St yesterday.

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Attack of ‘extreme violence’ earns 29 months in prison

Ashton Daley was sentenced to 29 months' imprisonment for attacking a man and leaving him with 14...

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Attack of ‘extreme violence’ earns 29 months in prison

A Dunedin man was left with 14 fractured ribs after an "extreme" and "gratuitous" attack.

Dunedin dancers ready to dazzle

It does not matter in you are 8 or 80.

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‘Can’t be both’ heritage advocate and panel member

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‘Can’t be both’ heritage advocate and panel member

A housing advocacy group has raised the spectre of predetermination on a hearings panel that could add 146 properties to Dunedin’s heritage register.

Police swoop on man after alleged assault

Police swoop on man after alleged assault

Police officers detain a man shortly after he allegedly assaulted a female in Dunedin yesterday.

Tribute paid to employees killed or injured at work

Karen Ferguson places a cross bearing her father’s name at the Otago Workers’ Memorial in Princes...

Tribute paid to employees killed or injured at work

Karen Ferguson still remembers the day her dad, Mick Day, went to work and never came home.

Musician continues fight for name suppression

Musician found guilty of domestic violence continues fight for name suppression

A well-known musician found guilty of domestic violence in February is continuing to fight to keep his name a secret.

Flying 'shouldn't just be for the wealthy'

Govt eyeing more affordable domestic airfares

The government is not ruling out underwriting the expansion of small regional airlines to help maintain routes and keep the price of flying competitive.

Philippines denies China seizure of disputed reef

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing had seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea.

Wellington's Golden Mile upgrade poised to begin

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau turned the first sod, marking the start of the city's Golden Mile...

Wellington's Golden Mile upgrade poised to begin

Nearly six years on from when work first started on the capital's Golden Mile upgrade, ground has been broken.

One dead, several injured after Florida ferry crash

Emergency services at the scene following the ferry crash in Clearwater, Florida. Photo: Javier...

One dead, several injured after Florida ferry crash

One person was killed and several injured after a ferry carrying 45 passengers in Clearwater, Florida was struck by a boat which then fled the scene, local officials say.

Gang links reportedly probed after funeral home fire

Police are reportedly investigating whether a fire at an Auckland funeral home is linked to a dispute over the body of patched Mongrel Mob member

Dad who killed young son in crash released

Father who killed young son in crash released from jail

A Canterbury father who killed his six-year-old son in a car crash has been released from prison.

Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply

A man navigates a boat in the water next to the dry riverbed of the Indus River in Hyderabad,...

Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply

For the first time, India has suspended the World Bank-mediated Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 that ensures water for 80% of Pakistani farms, sparking major concerns.

Locals uneasy after spate of gang crimes in Wairoa

Police want to hear about any suspicious activity at the scene. Photo: RNZ

Locals uneasy after spate of gang crimes in Wairoa

There's a sense of unease in Wairoa after two private properties were shot at by gangs in the past 10 days.

Brother sexually violated younger sister

Brother sexually violated younger sister

A teenage girl was sexually violated by her older brother after he plied her with drugs and alcohol during a Christmas trip to his home in Nelson.

Supreme Court rejects rapist's 'sexsomnia' appeal

The hearing was held today in the Supreme Court. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Supreme Court rejects rapist's 'sexsomnia' appeal

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a rapist who claimed he had sex unknowingly with his victim while he was asleep at his Christchurch flat.

Health NZ 'deeply disappointed' strike to go ahead

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

Health NZ 'deeply disappointed' strike to go ahead

Last-ditch mediation between Health NZ and the senior doctors' union has failed to avert an unprecedented 24-hour strike.

Wild week of weather ahead for most of NZ

A wild week of weather is on the way for much of the country, but the South looks set to skip the worst of it. Further north, Canterbury could see some snow.

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