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Gaza ceasefire deal reached, hostages to be freed

US President Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal, after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.

Police officer Lyn Fleming farewelled

Tributes have flowed at the funeral of Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was struck by a car while working early on New Year's Day.

Rescue chopper theft-accused handcuffed in court

A Dunedin man accused of stealing life-saving drugs from a rescue helicopter has appeared in court, handcuffed, after an alleged spree of crimes.

Changes made after suicide

A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed. Corrections weren't told of the appeal outcome.

Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration

"Ōtepoti Dunedin really punches above its weight when it comes to creativity and community...

Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration

A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.

NCEA result anxiety over for thousands

Student Lisa Lokman is pleased with her NCEA results yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

NCEA result anxiety over for thousands

The wait is over for tens of thousands of secondary school students, after the results for NCEA went online yesterday.

Police criticised over missing ute search

This Ford Courier ute was taken from Calton Hill late last month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Police criticised over missing ute search

A Dunedin woman is frustrated by the police’s inability to find her stolen vehicle, despite sightings across Otago.

Supermarket chicken theft

A Dunedin woman with a hankering for pilfered poultry had her day in court after returning to the store she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.

American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing

American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing

An award-winning American poet is hoping to inspire University of Otago students to push boundaries in their creative writing.

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Banning set nets 'key to saving hoiho'

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust general manager Anna Campbell says this year’s hoiho breeding season...

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Banning set nets key to saving hoiho: experts

Fewer than 100 yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) chicks are expected to fledge from the mainland this year - and conservationists warn within a few years the population could be too small to reproduce.

Silence observed for slain officer

Silence observed for slain officer

Staff at the Dunedin Central Police Station remember and honour Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was killed in Nelson early on New Year’s Day.

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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’

TikTok has come under increasing fire over fears that user data could end up in the hands of the...

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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’

An attempt to ban TikTok in the United States is a sign the world may be in the grips of a resurgence of "insane Cold War hysteria", a University of Otago communications lecturer says.

Event to get blast from the past with vintage display

Neville Auton, of the Dunedin South Rotary club, a co-organiser of the Star Insure Southern...

Event to get blast from the past with vintage display

A vintage motorcycle will take to the stage close to 100 years after it first wowed crowds in Dunedin.

Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu

Semi-retired Mosgiel midwife Maureen Donnelly holds some of the bras she has collected for women...

Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu

Collecting bras is a great way to do a little social good on holiday, a Mosgiel couple have found.

Major grant boost for Batten disease research

Major grant boost for Batten disease research

Research into a fatal genetic childhood brain disease is progressing in leaps and bounds in Dunedin, particularly after receiving a major grant in the latest Neurological Foundation funding round.

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South Dunedin carparking changes fail to please

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South Dunedin carparking changes fail to please

Staff at businesses on a busy South Dunedin street say the removal of all-day parking spots has forced them to battle it out for free spots in the surrounding area while new 60-minute parks sit empty.

Village of two halves

Westwood, south of Waldronville, is a village of two parts.

Murder charge following death in Thames Hospital

Police responded to reports of an altercation at a house on Rolleston Street in Thames on Monday....

Murder charge laid following death of man in Thames Hospital

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder following the death of 60-year-old Maxwell Connor in Thames earlier this week.

Trump's Pentagon pick weathers Democrat grilling

Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs-up as he leaves a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation...

Trump's Pentagon pick weathers Democrat grilling

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, endured fierce Democratic grilling to emerge largely unscathed among Republicans at his confirmation hearing.

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