Unlocking inner potential
Unlocking inner potential
Students from numerous secondary schools in Dunedin gathered at Queen’s High School yesterday for a leadership and empowering seminar run by ChangeMakers.
Clash over what caused fatal bus hub fight
Clash over what caused fatal bus hub fight
There is no dispute over the identity of the now 14-year-old who dealt the fatal wound to Enere Taana-McLaren but the issue of self-defence looms large.
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
The staff at Tūhura Otago Museum hope a new exhibition dedicated to Martin Phillipps will "fill people with warmth".
Number removed, nightmare over
Number removed, nightmare over
Jan Sione’s Ticketek nightmare has finally ended after her cellphone number was removed from the company’s contact details on Google.
Author to have lofty presence
Author to have lofty presence
Fans of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code will be excited to hear more than 30 copies of the book will be available to buy at the Regent Theatre Book sale.
Unvaccinated child first US measles death in a decade
Unvaccinated child first US measles death in a decade
A child in west Texas has died of measles, state health officials said today.
Hamas hands over bodies of hostages, Israel frees prisoners
Hamas hands over bodies of hostages, Israel frees prisoners
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as...
Analysis: Peters walked tricky line in China
Analysis: Peters walked tricky line in China
Foreign Minister Winston Peters walked a tricky diplomatic line in Beijing this week when suggesting that a lack of notice about China's navy ship visit to the Tasman had been a failure in the relationship.
Electrocuted orchard worker's death an 'accident'
Electrocuted orchard worker's death an 'accident'
An orchard worker who was electrocuted while operating a cherry picker had received multiple warnings from his colleague about overhead power lines in the moments before his death.
'Suspicious package' found at Air Force base
'Suspicious package' found at Air Force base
Cordons are in place at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base in Woodbourne, near Blenheim, after a suspicious package was found.
Harlow in the fight of her young life
Harlow in the fight of her young life
Within 24 hours, a family had their lives turned upside down.
One in six New Zealanders disabled - survey
One in six New Zealanders disabled - survey
One in six New Zealanders are disabled - but the rate is significantly higher for the rainbow population and Māori, Stats NZ data has revealed.
Fatal shooting in waterfront park
Fatal shooting in waterfront park
A person is dead and a second has been left with life-threatening injuries after a shooting at a Whangārei waterfront park.
Labour calls for Seymour sacking over school lunches
Labour calls for Seymour sacking over school lunches
Associate Education Minister David Seymour should be sacked for delivering a revised school lunch programme that is a shambles, Labour says.
Woman gives birth on flight - passengers
Woman gives birth on flight - passengers
A woman has given birth on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to New Plymouth, RNZ understands.
Accused 'seemed to want to fight': witness
Accused 'seemed to want to fight': witness
A witness to the prelude to a fatal stabbing in Dunedin’s bus hub says the 14-year-old accused of murder appeared adamant he wanted to fight.
'Incoherent' yelling woman startles students in their flat
'Incoherent' yelling woman startles students in their flat
A stranger who broke into a Dunedin flat began banging on doors and yelling another woman’s name in the middle of the night, police say.
'Clearly unlawful': Teacher massaged primary schoolgirls’ feet
'Clearly unlawful': Teacher massaged primary schoolgirls’ feet
A NZ primary school teacher who stroked and massaged two schoolgirls’ feet in an empty, locked classroom has been sentenced.
Four-year parliamentary term Bill announced
Four-year parliamentary term Bill announced
Any change will have to go to a referendum first, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor dies at 39
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, an American actor known for her roles in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died. She was 39.