Global Insight: Time for NZ to step up on global stage
New Zealand needs to act with greater confidence this year, living up to expectations it will take a larger role on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.
'Shameful': Officer let off over alleged Nazi salute
'Shameful': Officer let off over alleged Nazi salute
A leading Jewish community figure has slammed a decision to not charge a Melbourne police officer accused of performing the Nazi salute twice.
New requirement for Kiwis visiting the UK
New requirement for Kiwis visiting the UK
New Zealanders travelling to or through the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the country from this week on.
Disappointment but no surprise over hospital delays
Disappointment but no surprise over hospital delays
Residents in the lower South Island remain in the dark about the future of the new Dunedin Hospital as costs continue to rise.
Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
US President-elect Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he's promoted since winning the November election.
'Get your loved ones and get out'
'Get your loved ones and get out'
Fast-growing wildfires raging in LA have killed at least two people, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate.
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
New stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
The US will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matching the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, in a sign of the widespread and devastating nature of a persistent outbreak.
Hopes with treatment overseas
Hopes with treatment overseas
A young Dunedin woman whose life has been turned upside down by a chronic disease is counting on cutting-edge treatment in Mexico to get her future back on track.
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
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‘At peace’: woman pens own death notice
If you have any questions for Bianca "Bee" Chittock, she says it is too late.
Treasured rings back with fire victim
Treasured rings back with fire victim
When Dunedin man Gary West’s home was destroyed in a fire, he feared he had lost everything connecting him to his late wife.
Lotto 2445
Lotto 2445
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for use of webcams ‘impractical’
Calls for mandatory web-cameras in shearing sheds have been labelled as an overreach by farming lobby groups.
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
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Outdoor bowling surface to be built beside stadium
A new lawn bowls outdoor playing surface could be in use in Dunedin from next spring, complementing an indoor stadium for the sport beside it.
Reward worth the effort
Reward worth the effort
A black-backed gull attempts to open a snail shell.
Over 900 executed: UN
Over 900 executed: UN
The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, the UN human rights office said yesterday.
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
Following the death of an American from H5N1 bird flu recently, a Dunedin evolutionary virologist believes it is "a matter of when, not if" the virus arrives in New Zealand.
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Floating gracefully through the air at high speed, twisting and turning like in aerial ballet, you could just about set the moves of high-performing mountainbikers to music.
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
A Dunedin man who attacked his partner and her mother then trashed their home has no explanation for his actions.
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".
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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence
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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence
A Central Otago man who aimed a firearm at police and took a patrol car on a 270km spin chose to serve his entire jail term because it was "in the public interest".