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Gull healing from ‘very serious injuries’ in attack

A red-billed seagull is on the mend at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital after a violent attack in North...

Gull healing from ‘very serious injuries’ in attack

A red-billed gull is "extremely lucky" to be on the mend after a violent attack in Dunedin left it with a broken leg, broken ribs and internal bleeding.

Divas display outstanding expertise in world premiere

Opera Otago opened a short season in Hanover Hall last evening with a world premiere of An Enchantment of Nightingales.

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Killer driver violent and abusive in prison

Brent Tiddy’s prison sentence officially ends in August 2027. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Killer driver violent and abusive in prison

A Dunedin drink-driver who killed his passenger has had "huge difficulty" controlling himself while in prison, the Parole Board has heard.

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Fears Dunedin promo video could prompt backlash

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Fears Dunedin promo video could prompt backlash

Dunedin City Council should be prepared for a backlash over marketing material showing people playing touch rugby close to a sea lion, a councillor has warned.

‘Quality growth’ should be aim: Hipkins

United Machinists chief executive Sarah Ramsay, framed by a camera gimble ring, shows Labour...

‘Quality growth’ should be aim: Hipkins

Having given his state of the nation speech a fortnight ago, Labour leader Chris Hipkins is now out seeing what state the nation is in.

Teen killed mother as part of 'deluded' plan

The case is being heard at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne. Photo: Getty Images

Teen killed mother as part of 'deluded' plan

A 15-year-old boy has admitted killing his mother as part of a deluded plan to restore Christian values to Australia, a court has been told.

Student attacks teachers with scissors

Haeata Community Campus. Photo: Facebook

Student attacks teachers with scissors at Christchurch school

A student used a pair of scissors to assault two teachers at a Christchurch school this afternoon.

Samoan govt to decide fate of sunken NZ navy vessel

New Zealand Navy divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo....

Samoan govt to decide fate of sunken NZ navy vessel

The Samoan government is to decide the future of the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui that sank off the south coast of Upolu in Samoa more than five months ago.

'Someone's going to die again'

Sophia Crestani's parents Bede Crestani and Elspeth McMillian talk to reporters. Photo: RNZ

Father of Sophia Crestani fears another student death

The father of an Otago University student who died at an overcrowded house party says "it's only a matter of time" before another family loses their child.

Chlöe Swarbrick pleads for cross-party support for Israel sanctions

Chlöe Swarbrick says she knows "for a fact" that some government MPs are keen to support her...

Chlöe Swarbrick pleads for cross-party support for Israel sanctions

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the need for New Zealand to impose sanctions against Israel has only grown more urgent after airstrikes on Gaza resumed.

Tūturu – Bridging the gap between education and health

WSA Day participants taking part in Reflective Listening Training

Tūturu – Bridging the gap between education and health

Tūturu is proud to have hosted an afternoon of professional learning development bringing together secondary schools and youth agencies for a valuable session on evidence-based best practices to...

Former nurse 'manipulated' vulnerable patient into sex

Christchurch nurse Peter Ogden has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court. Photo: RNZ

Former nurse 'manipulated' vulnerable patient into sex

A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

Three arrested over fire that killed elderly man

Ian David Moller, 82, died after an arson attack in November 2024. Photo: Supplied

Three arrested over fire that killed elderly man

Three men have been arrested in connection to the death of a man in his 80s and the arson of his Lower Hutt home last year.

Suitcase murder case: Accused to have mental health reassessed

Hakyung Lee at her High Court appearance in Auckland in November 2022. Photo: RNZ

Suitcase murder case: Accused to have mental health reassessed

The woman accused of murdering her two young children and hiding their remains in suitcases is to be reassessed for her fitness to stand trial.

Dog saved from sinking yacht near Lyttelton

A 12.5m yacht with a dog aboard sank in Cass Bay, near Lyttelton, during the wild weather overnight.

Trump releases JFK assassination documents

Former US President John F Kennedy (centre), first lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) and Texas...

Trump releases JFK assassination documents

US President Donald Trump has released material related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

NASA astronauts finally return to Earth

Suni Williams is helped to leave the space capsule after a 17-hour flight back to Earth. Image:...

NASA astronauts finally return to Earth

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth, nine months after their faulty craft upended a planned week-long stay on the International Space Station.

PM accused of undermining NZ's nuclear-free stance

Narendra Modi and Christopher Luxon at Sikh temple Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. Photo: Supplied

PM accused of undermining NZ's nuclear-free stance

Labour's Chris Hipkins is accusing the Prime Minister of reversing a long-held foreign policy during his trip to India to help secure a free trade deal.

West Coast 'most at risk' of more extreme atmospheric rivers

West Coast 'most at risk' of more extreme atmospheric rivers

The West Coast is most at risk of more extreme atmospheric rivers than anywhere else in New Zealand, new research suggests.

Another council leaves 'far left' LGNZ

Councillor Tracey Coxhead said LGNZ needed to “re-evaluate itself”. Photo: John Borren

Another council leaves 'far left' LGNZ

Another council has decided to leave national advocacy body Local Government New Zealand.

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