Student suffers burns from school lunch
Multiple agencies are investigating after a student in a Gisborne school was burned by a school lunch provided under the government's revamped cut price school lunch programme.
ODT Odds On: In the money
ODT Odds On: In the money
ODT Odds On is feeling the love after a pretty good weekend on the punt last week.
Revealed: How many hours Kiwis wait on hold
Revealed: How many hours Kiwis wait on hold
A new customer service report has found New Zealanders collectively spent 24 million hours on hold last year.
8 hurt after jet accidentally drops bombs
8 hurt after jet accidentally drops bombs
Eight people have been injured in South Korea after bombs dropped by an Air Force jet landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises.
Court quashes convictions of Tiananmen group
Court quashes convictions of Tiananmen group
Hong Kong's top court has unanimously overturned convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organised a candlelight vigil to mark China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Middleditch artworks: Health NZ apologises to woman
Middleditch artworks: Health NZ apologises to woman
Health NZ has apologised to the woman who says she was sexually abused by Dunedin artist John Middleditch, after ignoring her 2012 complaint about the late artist's sculpture the city's hospital.
Pope resumes some work, but not out of danger
Pope resumes some work, but not out of danger
Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remains in a stable condition with no new breathing issues.
'Untenable': Goff sacked as diplomat over Trump comments
'Untenable': Goff sacked as diplomat over Trump comments
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the sacking of Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner is one of the most difficult things he's had to do.
Bus hub victim 'running away' when stabbed, court told
Bus hub victim 'running away' when stabbed, court told
A prosecutor has suggested a teenage murder-accused chased his victim 12m across a busy Dunedin street doing “his best” to stab him.
Otago Peninsula focus in search for missing woman
Otago Peninsula focus in search for missing woman
Dunedin police searching for a woman missing for almost a week believe she may have travelled to Otago Peninsula.
Inland Revenue to keep calling despite scam fears
Inland Revenue to keep calling despite scam fears
Inland Revenue says it will continue to call people about updating and improving security in their myIR accounts, even though some customers have said the calls feel like a scam.
Angry ASB customer gets more than he banked on
Angry ASB customer gets more than he banked on
Talking about robbing a bank while inside a bank is a surefire way to end up in court, Dunedin police say.
Child hit by car in Brockville
Child hit by car in Brockville
A 10-year-old child was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Brockville.
Govt's bowel cancer move under fire
'Institutionalised racism': Govt's bowel cancer move under fire
The government has announced plans to lower the age for free bowel cancer screening for all Kiwis, but the move has been slammed by some as "institutionalised racism".
France raises prospect of extending nuclear protection
France raises prospect of extending nuclear protection
France is open to discussing an extension of its nuclear umbrella to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron says.
Quakes rattle Canterbury, West Coast
Quakes rattle Canterbury, West Coast
Canterbury and West Coast residents have been woken by earthquakes this morning.
Cyclone stalls as emergency measures kick in
Cyclone stalls as emergency measures kick in
Australia is bracing for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane and authorities are urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.
New clues uncovered in 26-year-old cold case
New clues uncovered in 26-year-old cold case
Police are following a new lead which they hope will solve a 26-year-old cold case on the South Island's West Coast.
Fear new route puts walkers at risk
Fear new route puts walkers at risk
Changes to a scenic touring route could turn a quiet Taieri backroad into a "freeway", a local resident says.
'Deep concern' over lack of teachers in South
'Deep concern' over lack of teachers in South
A predicted shortfall of up to 150 teachers across Otago secondary schools has been described as "deeply concerning" by a Dunedin principal.