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Dunedin makes global list of LGBTQ+-friendly destinations

Dunedin makes global list of LGBTQ+-friendly destinations

An international travel site has proclaimed Dunedin to be a friendly place for the LGBTQ+ community, but advocates say much work is yet to be done.

Toroa chicks weigh in at 10.2kg, 11kg

Toroa chicks weigh in at 10.2kg, 11kg

Department of Conservation rangers weigh a juvenile toroa (northern royal albatross) at Taiaroa Head on Otago Peninsula.

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Climate change response timeframe at odds with visions

Jonathan Rowe. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Climate change response timeframe at odds with visions

Responding to climate change risks in South Dunedin needs to happen much sooner than the 75-year visions promoted for the suburb earlier this year, a new report suggests.

Proud to sing anthem

A Dunedin choir member was proud to sing New Zealand’s national anthem on a global stage after winning a top award.

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Licence plate parking tech to be used in city

The Hastings District Council’s mobile licence plate recognition system, seen here, issued more...

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Licence plate parking tech to be used in city

Dunedin's parking rules will soon be enforced with the help of two cars fitted with cameras and licence plate recognition technology.

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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project

Piles await the Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building while people at the top of the project...

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Shuffles continue at top of hospital project

A fast-rising bureaucrat brought in to helm the government’s reset of the new Dunedin hospital project has been dumped from the inpatient build, the Otago Daily Times understands.

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Concerns aired over miscommunication

"Implications CID was ‘targeting/doing much more work for HNZ’ ... this is exactly the comms and...

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Concerns aired over miscommunication

Angst-ridden internal government memos about the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient build reveal concern about miscommunications and failures to work together and follow command lines.

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Hunter helping others to fill their freezers

Hunt Mate founder Tristan Corbett (right) shares some hunting wisdom with University of Otago...

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Hunter helping others to fill their freezers

As the cost of living bites, an Outram man says he has been surprised to find many new hunters want to learn how to gather meat from the land instead of collecting trophies.

Positively polarising

Controversy has never done Act New Zealand leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he does not think it will do him any harm in the future either, he tells political...

First UN fuel for Gaza in four months

First UN fuel for Gaza in four months

The United Nations has delivered fuel to the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than four months, as Israel’s military campaign in the coastal territory continues to claim dozens of lives.

Brics may be losing its bite

No-shows by key leaders at an annual summit underscored the difficulties of an international bloc that once sought to reshape world politics, James Kynge, of The Observer, writes.

France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons pact

Sir Keir Starmer (centre) and Emmanuel Macron visited the maritime command centre in Northwood,...

France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons pact

France and Britain have agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as they seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their US ally.

Obituary: strove to improve rural medicine

Obituary: strove to improve rural medicine

Rural healthcare workers and other first responders had always done their best when dealing with medical emergencies in extremely trying circumstances.

Canterbury highway closed amid high winds

Part of a Canterbury highway is closed due to fallen trees as strong winds buffet parts of the region.

Not all prepared for another pandemic, inquiry told

Not all prepared for another pandemic, inquiry told

The fifth and final day of evidence in Auckland included testimonies from mandated industries, nursing and midwifery sectors and researchers.

Teens arrested over South D dairy raid

An intruder wearing a blue mask was one of two burglars caught on camera breaking into the...

Teens arrested over South D dairy raid

Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a brazen Dunedin dairy robbery, police say.

Oranga Tamariki's near $2m bill for 'bloated' comms team

Oranga Tamariki has cut funding to 190 social service providers and reduced funding to a further...

Oranga Tamariki's near $2m bill for 'bloated' comms team

Documents show Oranga Tamariki pays nearly $2m to 14 communications staff - after cutting five staff and $500k in the past year - while other workers are banned from speaking to media without authorisation.

Medical staff to strike, citing safety concerns

The 24-hour strike is set to begin on July 30. Photo: RNZ

Medical staff to strike, citing safety concerns

Thousands of Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted to strike for 24 hours over staffing concerns.

Murder-accused asked about money at funeral: victim's brother

Julia DeLuney at Wellington High Court. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

Murder-accused asked about money at funeral: victim's brother

The jury in the murder trial of Julia DeLuney has heard she questioned her uncle at the funeral about whether any money was hidden in the kitchen.

'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence

Family and supporters of Enere McLaren-Taana outside court after the sentencing. Photo: Gerard O...

'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence

The dad of a teen stabbed to death at the city’s bus hub says the 14-year-old killer's jail sentence of three years and three months is "nowhere near enough".

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