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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.

Christchurch house fires contained

Two separate house fires in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch today have been contained.

Dead baby taken to Auckland medical centre

The sudden death of a baby is being investigated after the infant was taken to a South Auckland medical centre.

Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed

Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed

A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed.

Aussie PM pledges 'strongest action possible' if POW killed by Russia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sworn to take "the strongest action possible" if Russia has executed an Australian prisoner of war.

Police gather to remember fallen colleague

Police officers gather for a minute's silence to remember their colleague Senior Sergeant Lyn...

Police gather to remember fallen colleague

Police officers gathered this afternoon to remember their colleague, Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, ahead of her funeral tomorrow.

Two rescued as fishing boat sinks, warnings of debris

The fishing boat which two men were rescued from sinks in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo: Facebook/Kawau...

Two rescued as fishing boat sinks, warnings of debris

Two men have been rescued after a fishing trawler sank suddenly in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

British actor, comedian Tony Slattery dies

British actor and comedian Tony Slattery has died after a heart attack. He was 65.

Ceasefire deal 'close' in Gaza

A view over the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border....

Ceasefire deal 'close' in Gaza

Negotiators have been trying to clinch agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon talks in Qatar.

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