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Napier man takes on insurer over hike - and wins

Napier homeowners have seen their insurance premiums more than triple since Cyclone Gabrielle...

Napier man takes on insurer over hike - and wins

A Napier man who got his insurance premiums reduced after challenging a council flooding hazard map is calling for greater transparency about where insurers get their information from.

Spanish royals pelted with mud at protest

Mud was thrown at King Felipe during his visit to Paiporta on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Spanish royals pelted with mud at protest

Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by deadly floods have protested during a visit by Spanish royals and the Prime Minister, with some throwing mud at them.

Prayers for Harris, Trump embraces violent rhetoric

Kamala Harris is prayed for during her visit to the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God...

Prayers for Harris, Trump embraces violent rhetoric

Kamala Harris has made her closing pitch for the US presidency at a historically black church in the battleground state of Michigan, while rival Donald Trump embraced violent rhetoric at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Mental health: Nurses quit over safety fears as police curtail response

Police say mental health callouts are cutting into their crime-fighting duties. Photo: RNZ

Mental health: Nurses quit over safety fears as police curtail response

Nurses with special authorisation for assessing and detaining mental health patients have quit over safety fears. They are worried about a police pullback on mental health callouts and changes to hospital procedures.

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Fluttering flags from fabric fragments

Stitch Kitchen project co-ordinator Fiona Jenkin peeps through a 15m long section of the garland...

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Fluttering flags from fabric fragments

Turns out there are many uses for old flags.

Car stealing teens ran out of petrol twice: police

Car stealing teens ran out of petrol twice: police

A trio of teens who led officers on a car stealing crime spree from South Dunedin to Temuka ran out of petrol twice before being caught, police say.

'Everyone just hates tampons'

NZ teens talk period products: 'Everyone just hates tampons'

Tampons are dead - long live period underwear. That was the consensus from a focus group of six New Zealand teenagers.

Friends explore Sri Lankan food in film

Carl Naus and Baghya Janethri Harath. Photo: Phil Vine

Dunedin friends explore Sri Lankan food in film

A Dunedin co-operative café and bakery worker's new film about food suppliers in Sri Lanka is due out next month.

'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' PM admits

Christopher Luxon is a former chief executive of Air NZ and became Prime Minister in 2023 after...

'I need to work harder on corporate speak,' PM admits

Christopher Luxon acknowledges he "could have expressed myself better" in his first year as PM, as he calls voters "customers" in an interview with RNZ.

Church leader facing trial over alleged Covid rule breaches

Brian Tamaki. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

Church leader facing trial over alleged Covid rule breaches

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is due to face a judge-alone trial on Monday over alleged breaches of Covid-19 orders.

Ferns visit Dunedin with T20 trophy

Being back on home soil while on top of the world was a "pretty surreal" experience for Otago world champion cricketer Eden Carson.

Motorcyclists join national rego protest

Motorcyclists from across Otago revved their engines and squealed their tyres in Dunedin yesterday to protest a proposed hike in motorcycle registration fees and ACC levies.

Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

Could individual letterboxes be on the way out?

NZ Post could eventually stop delivering mail to individual letterboxes and instead require clusters of boxes under proposed changes - and the Postal Workers Union isn't happy.

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Lack of say after errors blasted

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Lack of say after errors blasted

An "extraordinary cock-up of the first magnitude" should have been put in front of elected representatives before a solution was decided, an Otago regional councillor says.

Train of terror

Train of terror

All dressed up for a trick-or-treat train ride to Hindon on Saturday are (from left) Blair, Liam, 8, Billie, 6, and Ursula Tucker, of Dunedin.

Pacific Trust Otago celebrates 25th anniversary

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pacific Trust Otago at the Otago Polytechnic Hub on Friday...

Pacific Trust Otago celebrates 25th anniversary

From modest beginnings to overcoming new challenges, a Dunedin charitable trust says reaching a 25-year milestone is testament to the strength of its communities.

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Bikers protest planned rego fee, levy hikes

Motorcyclists set out from McIver and Veitch, in Crawford St, as part of the Dunedin Rego Freeze...

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Bikers protest planned rego fee, levy hikes

Motorcyclists from across Otago revved their engines and squealed their tyres in Dunedin yesterday to protest a proposed hike in motorcycle registration fees and ACC levies.