Spirits high despite wet as thousands gather to ring in 2025
Spirits high despite wet as thousands gather to ring in 2025
The clouds were low but spirits were high as thousands flocked to the Octagon to ring in the new year.
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Festival ‘a melting pot of music’
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Festival ‘a melting pot of music’
Strangely, wherever Stephen Stern goes with his banjo, bluegrass seems to sprout up organically.
Dunedin gathers to welcome the new year
Dunedin gathers to welcome the new year
Otago Daily Times photographer Gregor Richardson captured some of Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Octagon on Tuesday night.
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Entertainer brings Rainbow connection
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Entertainer brings Rainbow connection to NYE party
Security guards had their hands full at Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve party in the Octagon, when a horde of children mobbed one of the performers.
Baldwin manslaughter case dropped
Baldwin manslaughter case dropped
A criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the Rust movie set has ended, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.
$8k bike theft bad break for shop owner
$8k bike theft bad break for shop owner
A phone call from police about 6.30am heralded a disheartening start to the new year for a Dunedin bicycle shop owner.
Blazing into the new year
Blazing into the new year
Tar Barrel Men carry torches and flaming barrels through the streets of Allendale in northern England in the annual Tar Barrel festival yesterday.
Welcoming the New Year
Welcoming the New Year
Getty photographers captured New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world.
Photos of the year: January 2
Photos of the year: January 2
Photos by Reuters
Expensive bike taken in 'smash and grab'
Expensive bike taken in 'smash and grab'
A broken front shop window and theft of a bicycle worth thousands of dollars is a disappointing start to 2025 for a Dunedin businessman.
Jolie and Pitt reach divorce settlement
Jolie and Pitt reach divorce settlement
Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, bringing an end to one of Hollywood's most contentious and closely followed celebrity splits.
Knighthoods for Southgate, Khan and Fry
Knighthoods for Southgate, Khan and Fry
Former England football boss Gareth Southgate, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Olympian Keely Hodgkinson and actor Stephen Fry are among the hundreds named in King Charles's New Year honours list.
Former Race Relations Conciliator Wally Hirsh dies
Former Race Relations Conciliator Wally Hirsh dies
Wally Hirsh, who was brought up in Milton and became New Zealand's fourth race relations conciliator, has died aged 88.
Person dies after Canterbury crash
Person dies after Canterbury crash
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Canterbury.
Teen found safe after amber alert issued
Teen found safe after amber alert issued
A teenager who was missing in Omaha, north of Auckland, has been found, thanks to members of the public.
China defends Covid-19 data-sharing
China defends Covid-19 data-sharing
China says it has shared the most Covid-19 data and research results in the international community, after the World Health Organization repeated its call for more information and access.
One dead, four hurt after Manawatū crash
One dead, four hurt after Manawatū crash
One person is dead and several people are injured after a crash near Bunnythorpe in Manawatū.
One dead, three in hospital after Hamilton stabbing
One dead, three in hospital after Hamilton stabbing
Neighbours believe a child has died, another is seriously injured and their mother has been stabbed in an incident in Hamilton overnight.
'Tragic day': Officer dies after hit by 'speeding' car
'Tragic day': Officer dies after hit by 'speeding' car
An officer who died from injuries after being hit by a car in Nelson early on New Year's Day is being remembered as an outstanding member of the force and "a beautiful soul".
Festival defends charging for breath tests
Festival defends charging for breath tests
Rhythm and Vines organisers are defending a $5 fee for optional pre-driving breath testing.