A "geographically embarrassed" dolphin received a helping hand from members of the public after it became stranded in shallow water near Waitati yesterday.
A passenger is praising Auckland Airport staff after a phone threat led to a flight to Dunedin being cancelled and dozens of passengers being moved into a separate room for several hours.
Wedding rings and the ashes of his late wife were among the "irreplaceable" items a Dunedin man lost when his home was destroyed by a fire in the weekend.
Passengers on an Air New Zealand flight to Dunedin had to disembark the aircraft and have their luggage searched yesterday after a threat was made by phone, police say.