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Study targets drug-resistant infections

Study targets drug-resistant infections

A silent pandemic of drug-resistant infections has become a threat to global public health in the past 25 years, as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites continue to evolve.

Option to sell outpatients

Health officials have investigated selling the outpatients building to help fund the beleaguered new Dunedin hospital project, the Otago Daily Times has learned.

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Critic says time to dump Dunedin Railways

Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board chairman Andrew Simms says ratepayers are subsidising Dunedin...

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Critic says time to dump Dunedin Railways

Ratepayers are subsidising Dunedin Railways to the tune of nearly $550 per passenger and it is time to consider dumping the failing asset, a critic says.

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Government, PM urged to abandon ‘evil’ Bill

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Government, PM urged to abandon ‘evil’ Bill

The coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill has been derided as "evil" by a top Dunedin lawyer, who says it is exploiting the public’s ignorance and prejudice.

Wishing Tree appeal back

Dunedin families can now have their wishes fulfilled.

Meth supply ‘disrupted’

The supply of methamphetamine into Dunedin and Invercargill has been "significantly disrupted" after police arrested five people as part of Operation Leith.

Out in force

Police and the members of the armed offenders squad (AOS) swarm Turnbull St, in Brockville, yesterday as part of a pre-planned warrant to locate persons of interest.

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Two injured in crash

Firefighters secure the scene of a crash between a car and a truck at a notorious north Dunedin intersection yesterday.

Leading Covid voice rewarded

Dianne Sika-Paotonu was a leading voice during the Covid-19 pandemic, sharing sometimes complex science-based information in layman’s terms with media across the country.

Activists protest cruise ship industry

Passengers from the cruise ship Celebrity Edge walk past Climate Liberation Aotearoa protesters...

Activists protest cruise ship industry

Cruise ship passengers were met by climate change protesters in Port Chalmers yesterday.

Republicans set to take total control of Congress

Donald Trump speaks as he meets House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Republicans set to take total control of Congress

President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party is set to control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.

National, Labour both up in latest poll

National, Labour both up in latest poll

The major parties have gained at the expense of the minor parties, in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll.

Memorial service planned to honour Yanfei Bao

Memorial service planned to honour Yanfei Bao

A public memorial service will be held for real estate agent Yanfei Bao in Christchurch next week.

Trio killed in crash between train and car named

Officials at the site of the car and train crash in Hamilton. Photo: RNZ

Trio killed in crash between train and car named

The names of the three victims of Wednesday's fatal train and car collision in Hamilton have been released by police.

Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading

Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading

The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration.

South Rd closed following crash

Emergency services attend a crash on South Rd in Dunedin, outside the Southern Cemetery, this...

South Rd closed following crash

A central Dunedin road was closed after two vehicles collided this afternoon.

Raids target Comancheros' drug network

Police say the supply of methamphetamine into the South has been "significantly disrupted" owing to recent raids targeting a motorcycle gang's drug network.