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Nearly $100k spent on catering Health NZ conference

Health Minister Shane Reti. Photo: Reuters

Nearly $100k spent on catering Health NZ conference

Health New Zealand is feeling the heat from its minister after revelations of a second significant spend-up on catering at conferences in the past year.

Pensioner blows over limit after crashing into parked car

The driver was more than four times the legal limit, police say. Photo: ODT files

Pensioner blows over limit after crashing into parked car

A Dunedin pensioner three times over the limit allegedly crashed into a parked car while trying remove his own from blocking a driveway.

Rāhui in place after body pulled from water in Eastbourne

Rāhui in place after body pulled from water in Eastbourne

A rāhui has been put in place near Eastbourne in Lower Hutt after the body of missing man Terrence Jameson was pulled from the water on Monday.

Chronic school absence reaches crisis point

Whether the projects are paused would be "considered on a case-by-case basis", the ministry says....

Chronic school absence reaches crisis point

A substantial overhaul of the under-funded attendance system is needed, says the Education Review Office, as chronic absence reaches crisis point.

Dunedin embraces Heathrow take on 3-minute hugs

Extended farewells are encouraged at London’s Heathrow Airport, unlike the three-minute limit at...

Dunedin embraces Heathrow take on 3-minute hugs

They say any publicity is good publicity — even if one of the world’s largest airports appears to be mocking Dunedin Airport’s new signs limiting hug times to three minutes.

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Alcohol concerns at charity show

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Alcohol concerns at charity show

Police say it would be "inappropriate and harmful" to allow alcohol to be sold at a Dunedin charity event raising money for suicide awareness.

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'Not friendly': Council's heritage process panned

Homeowner Vaughn Malkin, of Belleknowes, says there has been no equal partnership after the...

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'Not friendly': Council's heritage process panned

A "shotgun" approach to heritage is forcing Dunedin homeowners to have their properties listed against their will, a concerned resident says.

Plea to fix turning lane after sign hit again

Hobby Lord's managing director Liam O'Neil with part of the business signage that has been ripped...

Plea to fix turning lane after sign hit again

"We've told them again and again and again. Fix it, please just fix it."

Setbacks came later for mosque shooting survivor

Mosque attack survivor Mustafa Boztas, of Dunedin. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Setbacks came later for mosque shooting survivor

Mosque attack survivor Mustafa Boztas says he remembers the first two years after the attack went "very quickly".

$146k sought in backdated funding for hospital campaign

Cliff the ambulance makes its way around the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

$146k sought in backdated funding for hospital campaign

Council staff have added a last-minute item to today’s DCC meeting agenda, asking councillors to approve $146,099 for the Save Our Southern Hospital campaign.

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ORC offer of role in water review on table

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ORC offer of role in water review on table

An offer for the Otago Regional Council to play a role in the review of the national direction for freshwater management remains on the table, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop says.

Tunnel Beach walking track reopening date unclear: Doc

Tunnel Beach remains closed due to landslips over the track. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Tunnel Beach walking track reopening date unclear: Doc

The Department of Conservation (Doc) is seeking specialist engineering advice at Tunnel Beach where slips are keeping the popular walking track and beach closed.

‘Gastro’ outbreak fails to stop wedding

Leanna and Vincent Betham tied the knot in Invercargill at the weekend and everyone got sick....

‘Gastro’ outbreak fails to stop wedding

Rain on your wedding day is supposed to be a sign that your marriage will last.

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Vandals do doughnuts at Elephant Rocks

A truck ripped up the grass in the carpark at the Elephant Rocks at the weekend. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Vandals in truck do doughnuts in Elephant Rocks carpark

The Elephant Rocks area, in the Waitaki Geopark near Duntroon, has again been struck by vandals, this time in the carpark.

'Decades to recover' from wetland fire

Doc regional director Tinaka Mearns says animals have died in the fire and there had been an...

'Decades to recover' from wetland fire

A fire that burnt through1000ha of Waikato's Whangamarino Wetland is now fully under control, but Doc says it will likely take decades for the habitat to recover.

End in sight for road closure

Pedestrians walk through the lower Octagon yesterday. By the end of the week, lower Stuart St is...

End in sight for road closure

Following months of major infrastructure work, lower Stuart St in Dunedin is expected to reopen on Friday.

Award ‘an honour’ for Dunedin teacher

Otago Girls’ High School teacher Duncan Trickey won the Young Enterprise Teacher of the year...

Award ‘an honour’ for Dunedin teacher

A Dunedin teacher who hails from a family of educators says it means a "hell of a lot" to win a prestigious teaching award.

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Senate to mull request to exclude organisations

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Senate to mull request to exclude organisations

A proposal asking the University of Otago not to do business with any organisations trading with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories comes before the senate body today.

Ariki Rigby case: Name suppression lifted for accused

Jimmy Heremaia (left) and Ropine Paul. Photo: RNZ

Ariki Rigby case: Name suppression lifted for accused

Two men, one accused of murdering an 18-year-old woman found in a burned-out car in Hawke's Bay in 2022, can now be named.

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