Jail time for Nazi salutes after Australia passes hate crime laws
Australia has passed tough anti-hate crime laws including mandatory minimum sentences for offences such as giving a Nazi salute in public.
Ticket chaos at Laneway music festival
Ticket chaos at Laneway music festival
Music fans are venting their frustration online after a Ticketek glitch stopped them at the gates to Auckland's Laneway Festival.
Crash between police and PM's Crown car 'a genuine mistake'
Crash between police and PM's Crown car 'a genuine mistake'
A crash involving the vehicle carrying the prime minister and his police escort in Wellington was caused by another vehicle coming around a roundabout towards them at speed.
Jason Momoa at Qtown Waitangi event
Star power at South's Waitangi celebrations
The South's official Waitangi Day commemorations in Queenstown today featured performances, political discussion, food and some Hollywood star power.
Rebels take another town in Congo
Rebels take another town in Congo
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province.
Luxon acknowledges Ngāi Tahu Treaty settlement
Luxon acknowledges Ngāi Tahu Treaty settlement
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is among the several hundred people who have filed into the small grounds at Ōnuku marae in Akaroa today.
Trump's Gaza proposal draws global condemnation
Trump's Gaza proposal draws global condemnation
President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over war-ruined Gaza has shattered US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing global condemnation.
Discovering why predators choose certain prey
Discovering why predators choose certain prey
If a penguin bites a squid and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Dozens continue search for missing jetskier
Dozens continue search for missing jetskier
Dozens of coastguard volunteers continue to search for a man who disappeared while trying to cross the Cook Strait on a jetski.
Dawn ceremony marks Waitangi Day
Dawn ceremony marks Waitangi Day commemorations
A dawn ceremony has marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds.
Life’s work on display as Dunedin artist farewelled
Life’s work on display as Dunedin artist farewelled
The ‘‘joy and bliss’’ a Dunedin woman felt for life was on display in a final art exhibition held at her funeral.
'I’ve probably lost out on $50k'
'I’ve probably lost out on $50k'
A $30,000 wage gap between the public and private medical laboratory workforce is just one of the reasons the sector took strike action yesterday.
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DCC charges ‘risk limiting media freedom’
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DCC charges ‘risk limiting media freedom’
The Dunedin City Council will need to be careful about applying charges to requests for public information, a prominent media commentator says.
Time to go back to school after nearly 70 years
Time to go back to school after nearly 70 years
While hats and gloves may not be a school uniform staple any more, past and present Queen’s High School students still had plenty to talk about.
The model of efficiency
The model of efficiency
Otago Model Engineering Society member Andrew Douglas wheels a model train to prepare for the Model Engineering Exhibition which begins today.
Embracing difficulty to reinvent Shakespeare
Embracing difficulty to reinvent Shakespeare
Interdisciplinary artists Josiah Morgan and Elisa Jones cannot resist a challenge, such as turning a play — a Shakespeare one at that — with more than 40 roles into...
Bird sickness appears ‘contained’
Bird sickness appears ‘contained’
Close to 1500 birds have died due to an outbreak of avian botulism which officials say remains contained.
School harbours an artist
School harbours an artist
Normally you have to dive into the depths of Otago Harbour to see the wildlife living inside it.
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City basked in sunshine despite chillier temperatures
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City basked in sunshine despite chillier temperatures
It might have been cooler than average in Dunedin last month, but Niwa data shows the city had 256 hours of sunshine, making it the third-sunniest January on record.
First Māori female dean of Otago Medical School
First Māori female dean of Otago Medical School
Professor Suz Pitama has become the first Māori woman to be appointed as dean at the Otago Medical School.