Councils trying to stave off financial disaster need more from the government than "insulting" advice about sticking to core business, a southern mayor says.
Heritage Roses Otago members Helen Dawson (left) and Sara Blackwell lay out some blood and bone fertiliser as a part of their working bee for the first Sunday of July at Dunedin Northern Cemetery.
Despite the lure of an international sporting event on Saturday evening, the Dunedin Town Hall was packed for the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s midwinter concert conducted by James Judd.
Prof John Drummond (left) and Opera Otago patron Jonathan Lemalu catch up ahead of a "conversazione" session at Fable Hotel, in Princes St, yesterday afternoon.
Possessed of a tireless energy combined with a gentlemanly manner, James Ng — born Ng Tak Ming in China in 1936 — made lifelong friends in the diverse circles in which he moved.
The National Space Agency says it is not aware of any interest from the United States Space Force in conducting rocket launches from Canterbury's Kaitorete Spit.
At least 16 people have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry says.
Parties urged French voters to vote massively on Sunday to tilt the outcome either way as opinion polls forecast the far-right would be the largest party but fall short of an absolute majority.