Show hoped to boost tourism
Show hoped to boost tourism
The release of a highly anticipated Netflix show could inspire people to find their own slice of Eden in Otago, Dunedin councillors were told.
One with the tide, going with the flow
One with the tide, going with the flow
A seagull casts its eye over the first rehearsal of University of Melbourne Victorian College of Arts head of dance Professor Carol Brown’s Saltlines for Sealion Women at St Clair Beach...
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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years
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Four masked businessmen held together by their ties are about to hit the streets of Dunedin.
Milestone celebrated
Milestone celebrated
Ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dunedin Fringe Festival ahead of its opening night birthday event is festival co-director Ruth Harvey.
Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended
Search for surfer mauled by shark suspended
The search for a surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach has been suspended.
Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years
Former Georgia president jailed for nine more years
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to nine more years in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement, the Interpress news agency reported.
World-first discharge for artificial heart patient
World-first discharge for artificial heart patient
Almost two decades after his father died from heart failure, Daniel Timms has helped to transform treatment for patients across the globe.
Teacher who groomed students named
Teacher who groomed students named
A Whanganui High School teacher who groomed two students can now be named as Jason Shepherd.
Rising temperatures impact global water cycle
Rising temperatures impact global water cycle
The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again.
Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report
Proposed HNZ cuts will hurt patients: report
Nearly 98% of health IT experts and healthworkers say proposed cuts to Health NZ's digital services budget will hurt patients, according to a new survey.
Pakistan frees 155 hostages from train
Pakistan frees 155 hostages from train
Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in the southwest of the country, security sources said today.
Student hit by train dies
Student hit by train dies
A Matamata College student has died after being hit by a train this afternoon in Matamata.
Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells
Cook Strait ferries cancelled due to large swells
Large swells have cancelled Cook Strait sailings on both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries.
Stanford, Seymour discuss school lunches
Stanford, Seymour discuss school lunches
Erica Stanford and David Seymour have met to talk about the school lunches programme.
Brothers go from strip clubs to solar energy
Brothers go from strip clubs to solar energy
Former brothel and strip club owners John and Michael Chow have officially opened a $10 million solar farm near Ashburton.
Four arrested over pride festival protest
Four arrested over pride festival protest
Police have arrested four people as part of their investigation into a protest during the Auckland Pride Festival.
Body of Kiwi killed in Ukraine returns home
Body of Kiwi killed in Ukraine returns home
The body of the first New Zealander killed in Ukraine nearly three years ago is finally being returned home.
High school girl allegedly indecently assaulted on bus
High school girl allegedly indecently assaulted on bus
Police have identified a man who allegedly indecently assaulted a high school girl on a bus today.
Man charged with murder over death in Palmerston North
Man charged with murder over death in Palmerston North
A man has been charged with murder after a man died following an assault in Palmerston North yesterday.
Govt knew for 'weeks' lunch provider in financial strife
Govt knew for 'weeks' lunch provider in financial strife
The associate education minister says the government had known for "weeks" that school lunch provider Libelle was experiencing financial difficulties, but not the full extent.