Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending
Warnings over 'penny-pinching' on defence spending
Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.
Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak
Eight in hospital after Timaru gas leak
About eight people have been taken to hospital in Timaru after a gas leak at a factory in Washdyke.
Buyer's mortgagee sale battle as woman refuses to move out
Buyer's mortgagee sale battle as woman refuses to move out
A property investor still waiting to take possession of a property he bought at mortgagee sale and settled on a month ago is a reminder that these deals are often not straightforward, a property investment coach says.
Cuts wanted months before council told
Cuts wanted months before council told
Senior Cabinet minister Judith Collins wanted to chop social sciences and humanities out of the Marsden Fund months before researchers were told.
Paddling their own canoes
Paddling their own canoes
You could be kayaking down the Water of Leith by the end of the year.
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
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Rule easing risks hoiho safety: trust
Fisheries consultation under way in New Zealand appears to be at odds with the latest advice from the finance sector and precious wildlife is getting caught in the crossfire, the Yellow-eyed...
Dunedin student one of NZ's top young scholars
'Quite a shock': Dunedin student named one of NZ's top young scholars
A bit of self motivation and some extra reading was all it took for a Dunedin student to become one of the country’s top high school scholars.
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
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Club treasurer’s ‘racist’ comments anger members
Members of a Mosgiel petanque club are outraged after its treasurer sent "racist" comments from its official email account.
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
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Alleged rape puts Dunedin street on high alert
The alleged rape of a student in her home by a masked intruder has put residents of a notorious Dunedin street on high alert.
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Flood insurance claims surpass $33m
Insurance claims from last year’s storm, which inundated Dunedin and other parts of Otago, have reached more than $33 million.
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot
Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
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'Appalling': Dunedin man ripped off seagull's head for stealing his food
A Dunedin man bashed a seagull to death then decapitated it because he believed it had stolen his food, a court has heard.
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
A jury has cleared a Dunedin man of six sexual assault charges after he insisted the allegations were made up.
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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’
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Street weeds case of ‘neglect’
The city council’s weed management has left Dunedin pavements looking "abandoned" and could prove costly in the long run, an academic says.
Israel prepares for return of bodies
Israel prepares for return of bodies
Israel has braced for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack.
First pharoah tomb discovered in over a century
First pharoah tomb discovered in over a century
A joint Egyptian-British mission has identified an ancient tomb near Luxor as that of King Thutmose II.
Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'
Collins challenged over ministers' 'misogynistic comments'
Labour's spokesperson for women Jan Tinetti is criticising what she calls "misogynistic comments" made by senior male members of the coalition.
Twin cyclones loom off flood-hit regions
Twin cyclones loom off flood-hit regions
Two tropical cyclones may form off northern Australia, potentially dumping more rain on a region still reeling from flooding.
School lunches continue to draw criticism
School lunches continue to draw criticism
Schools are continuing to report a bad taste from the government's revamped school lunch programme.
Students cop a beating from 64-year-old
Students cop a beating from 64-year-old
Dunedin's campus cop wiped the floor with first years in his annual push up contest - at the grand old age of 64.