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Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway

Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway

Police are asking people to look after their older family members after a "tired" grandmother drove the wrong way along the Dunedin Motorway.

Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over

A pack of allegedly intoxicated young men behaved like a pack of "untrained seals" after police stopped them for throwing cans out of a moving car, police say.

No luck in search for highway wanderer

No luck in search for highway wanderer 'possibly of Scottish descent'

Dunedin police spent their afternoon searching for a "large-built, golden-haired individual — possibly of Scottish descent" after multiple calls from the public reported his roadside manner to police.

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Otago on track with BBC rail show

BBC crew (from left) former cabinet minister and presenter Michael Portillo, researcher Sakiko...

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Otago on track with BBC rail show

Featuring on a British travel show watched by millions is a special opportunity to get eyes on Otago’s scenic train journeys and grow tourism

Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago

Fr Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Photo: Nathan McKinnon / RNZ

Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago

A priest admitted sexual abuse to leaders of his religious order nearly 20 years before he would be convicted of sexually abusing four boys, RNZ can reveal.

Man jailed for violent attacks on partner in Alexandra, Christchurch

A man who subjected his partner to almost two years of violence, strangling her on more than 40 occasions and chasing her with a spade, has been sent to prison.

Man charged after woman found dead in house

A woman has been found dead at a house on the Kāpiti Coast and a man has been charged.

Should schools teach children to type?

Should schools teach children to type?

Should primary and intermediate schools teach children to type so they are ready for online exams at high school?

Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon

The Moa Point Treatment Plant. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon

Wellington Water says people may have to stay out of the water around Wellington's south coast for months.

Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence

Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence

A mental health patient who stabbed a stranger while on escorted leave had a history of violence and had previously stabbed two relatives.

Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation

Lubomira Weyland, 3, is facing more surgery to fix her hip dysplasia, after it was missed as a...

Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation

The parents of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and then being subjected to the wrong kind of operation.

Mosque shooter blames prison conditions on 'irrational' guilty plea

The white supremacist terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques now claims any remorse he had for the shootings was irrationality caused by his prison conditions.

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Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees

Melbourne man Gerard Dean displays his model Wimmera Tiger tank he built from scratch. PHOTO:...

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Small but mighty: model tank excites exhibition attendees

After making its way around the globe, a special World War 2 model tank rumbled into Dunedin at the weekend.

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Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause

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Hard work pays off for trail ride, cause

Months of bush-bashing and clearing tracks to create an unforgettable trail ride in the hills above Brighton was all worth it when hundreds of people showed up to take a spin, organisers say.

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DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry

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DCC raises online ‘trolling’ for election inquiry

Increased "trolling" of Dunedin’s council candidates is linked to growing social media use, the city council says.

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Colder January for much of the South

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Colder January for much of the South

If you thought the weather in January seemed cooler and "more rubbish" than usual, Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) data for Otago and Southland has confirmed it.

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