Siblings face off at speedway
Siblings face off at speedway
A new sibling rivalry revved up yesterday as Leilah and Bailey Jeffcoate raced each other at Dunedin’s speedway.
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Family fun on the Taieri
Family fun on the Taieri
Families got out and about and took advantage of the clear weather yesterday around the Taieri.
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
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Summer heat forecast to return in region
Holidaymakers can look forward to brighter weather over the next few days.
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
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Holiday hobby brings festive spirit to neighbourhood
A Christmas treat for a Ravensbourne man’s children has turned into a yearly display of light and colour for an entire neighbourhood.
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
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Renting library space ‘huge barrier’
Councillors campaigning against cuts to the city’s new hospital should look in the mirror after scaling back the South Dunedin library space, a former mayor says.
Work to remove fuel from Manawanui a step closer
Work to remove fuel from sunken navy vessel a step closer
All anchors are now in place for a barge that will extract fuel, oil and other pollutants from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa.
Woman dies after alleged assault in Waikato
Woman dies after alleged assault in Waikato
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman died following an alleged assault in the Waikato town of Ngāruawāhia this afternoon.
Crews called out to car fire
Crews called out to car fire
Firefighters have been working to get a vehicle on fire under control in Upper Junction, Dunedin, this afternoon.
Spills after South Island's hydro lakes fill up
Spills after South Island's hydro lakes fill up
The South Island hydro lakes are currently so full that water is being spilt, less than four months since levels were at record lows.
Passenger injured, cars damaged in rough Cook Strait crossing
Passenger injured, cars damaged in rough Cook Strait crossing
An Interisland ferry passenger has been injured and cars have been damaged during a rough Cook Strait crossing this morning.
Victoria bushfire now the size of Singapore
Victoria bushfire now the size of Singapore
Cooler conditions are helping firefighters battle an out-of-control blaze in Victoria that has scorched an area roughly the size of Singapore.
Market flooded with townhouses
Market flooded with townhouses
Christchurch’s property market is being flooded with hundreds of new or near-new two-bedroom townhouses - and agents say there are far more for sale than there are buyers.
Police deal with gaggle of geese
Police deal with gaggle of geese
A large gaggle of Canada geese have sparked a police warning for motorists using an Auckland motorway.
Holiday road toll rises to four
Holiday road toll rises to four
One person has died and several others have been injured after a serious crash on State Highway 25 in Waikato.
Person hospitalised after boarding house fire
Person hospitalised after boarding house fire
One person has been hospitalised for smoke inhalation following an early morning boarding house blaze in central Dunedin.
India's reluctant prime minister dies aged 92
India's reluctant prime minister dies aged 92
Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the quietly spoken Manmohan Singh was arguably one of India's most successful leaders.
Double tragedy strikes Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Two crew members die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Double tragedy has struck the Sydney to Hobart yacht race after two sailors were killed in separate incidents.
Release treat for passengers
Release treat for passengers
Taking seabirds under her wing is simply business-as-usual for one Dunedin tour boat operator.
Customers brave the weather for Boxing Day sales
Customers brave the weather for Boxing Day sales
Poor weather did not discourage enthusiastic shoppers on the hunt for a Boxing Day bargain in Dunedin.
Courts confiscated over 22,000 items
Courts confiscated over 22,000 items
Knives, home-made Tasers, screwdrivers, knitting needles, knuckle-dusters and even a small axe, these are just some of the banned items people have tried to take into court recently.