User charges to be reinstated at Tekapo public toilets
User charges are returning to Lake Tekapo's footbridge public toilets, a move the Mackenzie District Council says will help maintain tourist infrastructure.
US will have Strait of Hormuz open 'fairly soon': Trump
US will have Strait of Hormuz open 'fairly soon': Trump
US President Donald Trump has told reporters that the US will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.
Missing Aussie man found shot dead and buried on his farm
Missing Aussie man found shot dead and buried on his farm
A Victoria man who vanished for two days has been found shot dead and buried in a shallow grave on his farm.
Three injured in Opoho crash
Three injured in Opoho crash
Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, in a two-car crash in North Dunedin this morning.
Evacuations ordered as cyclone bears down
Evacuations ordered as cyclone bears down
Updated 10.15 am
Some Whakatāne District residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes by this evening ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Vaianu.
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Student caught in $4m drug bust
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Student caught in $4m drug bust
Days after a Dunedin masters student was announced as a scholarship recipient, he was arrested in a sting on an international drug-trafficking syndicate.
Rally ready
Rally ready
Greg Jordan, of Dunedin, photographs a Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo to be driven by Robbie Stokes, of Waikuku, and Andrew Sarandis, of Australia, at the Rally Otago Motor Show in the Octagon last night.
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Accreditation restored for OHL youth services
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Accreditation restored for OHL youth services
The suspension of Te Kāika’s accreditation to deliver social care for children and youth has been lifted, but the charity’s approved status is on a tight leash.
Unwrapping nature’s gift
Unwrapping nature’s gift
Michelle Ritchie, of Organics Unearthed, and Otago Peninsula homeowner Annelies Ruigrok uncover a compost heap insulated with wool in Ms Ruigrok’s back yard during a composting workshop yesterday.
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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack
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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack
A Dunedin plumber left his job site to molest a teenage girl in a "vile" sex attack, a court has heard.
Ballots arriving as voting opens
Ballots arriving as voting opens
Voting has opened in the Dunedin City Council by-election.
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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’
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Taylor declines Jones debate as ‘blustering theatre’
Sir Ian Taylor says he will not be debating with Shane Jones over the rights and wrongs of Santana Minerals, saying the MP has turned it into theatre featuring bullying and bluster.
Turns on mood, or mood to turn out?
Turns on mood, or mood to turn out?
By-elections can be a strong barometer of electorate mood.
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Rally fan relishing chance to further dream
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Rally fan relishing chance to further dream
If seeing a 4-year-old boy watching the animated movie Cars "all day, on repeat" was not a clue, then watching him progress to sitting in the driveway and listening to idling cars must...
Four Otago professors elected to become fellows of RSNZ
Four Otago professors elected to become fellows of RSNZ
Professors Tim Anderson, Michael Baker, John Crump and Peter Dearden have been recognised by the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi.
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PR coup for HR student
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PR coup for HR student
At a time when Sophia Hardie should be celebrating, she is suffering a little bit of "imposter syndrome" after winning two major awards at the 2026 Human Resources New Zealand (HRNZ) Awards.
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Fast-track bid for inland port to be adjusted
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Fast-track bid for inland port to be adjusted
Backers of an inland port near Mosgiel have withdrawn their application for fast-tracked consent and look set to submit an adjusted version next week.
Airport’s solar power up and running
Airport’s solar power up and running
Dunedin Airport is making power while the sun shines.
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Searchers find no sign of poison on dog walk
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Searchers find no sign of poison on dog walk
Dog walkers can put their minds at ease after Dunedin Land Search and Rescue’s (LandSAR) recent search of John Wilson Ocean Dr failed to find any further sign of rat poison.
