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Name suppression granted in sex tape case appeal
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Name suppression granted in sex tape case appeal
A government employee who made a sex tape with a woman he met through work has had his name permanently suppressed.
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Violence and pepper-spray: Repeat offender's crime-riddled year
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Violence and pepper-spray: Repeat offender's crime-riddled year
Justin Philip Humphreys must be getting a taste for pepper-spray.
Mysterious chequered art appears
Mysterious chequered art appears
Some people in South Dunedin may think the city council has a chequered history when it comes to dealing with flooding issues
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
A gang-related pack attack behind bars has seen four men extend their stay in prison.
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Strong solar flare activity lights up sky with aurora australis
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Strong solar flare activity lights up sky with aurora australis
A fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun hit Earth yesterday, causing a severe G4 geomagnetic storm
Endometriosis patient mistakenly given antidepressant
Endometriosis patient mistakenly given antidepressant
A young woman was left seriously ill after she was mistakenly given an antidepressant by a pharmacy instead of the prescribed pain relief for endometriosis.
Granny flats: What new rules mean for costs, consents and your rates
Granny flats: What new rules mean for costs, consents and your rates
You no longer need a building or resource consent to build a backyard granny flat - but there are still costs, rules and regulations around what you can and can't do.
'Severe' failings: Carers missed man's ruptured bowel before death
'Severe' failings: Carers missed man's ruptured bowel before death
Caregivers at a secure residence for people with intellectual disabilities failed to notice that a 20-year-old man was dying under their watch after suffering a perforated bowel the week before.
Harry's lawyer says tabloid complicit in unlawful acts
Harry's lawyer says tabloid complicit in unlawful acts
Prince Harry and Sir Elton John are among six public figures suing the publisher of the Daily Mail.
Christchurch Hospital fire extinguished
Christchurch Hospital fire extinguished
Firefighters have extinguished a fire at Christchurch Hospital.
Spain train crash focus on faulty rail joint
Spain train crash focus on faulty rail joint
A faulty rail joint might be key to determining the cause of a crash involving two high-speed trains in Spain, experts say. The death toll has risen to 40, with 43 people also reported as missing.
45 hours of rain on way as northern NZ gets a drenching
45 hours of rain on way as northern NZ gets a drenching
It's a wet week for many parts of New Zealand, particularly the far North where a state of emergency has been declared in Whangerei.
Trump links Greenland threat to peace prize snub
Trump links Greenland threat to peace prize snub
US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thinks "purely of Peace".
Family want Corrections held accountable over double bunk death
Family want Corrections held accountable over double bunk death
The family of a man who died 10 days after allegedly being assaulted by his cellmate at Mt Eden prison want Corrections to be held accountable for any failures that led to his death.
Aussie parliament passes tougher gun control laws
Aussie parliament passes tougher gun control laws
Australia’s lower house of Parliament has passed laws to enable a national gun buyback and tighten background checks for gun licences.
Residents 'kick up' over Christchurch development
Residents 'kick up' over Christchurch development
A property development has left residents of a Christchurch suburb frustrated about not being consulted – while the developer is annoyed at the delays their complaints have caused.
Leggings, fuel tanks help save capsized trio
Leggings, fuel tanks help save capsized trio
Yellow leggings and fuel tanks helped three cray fishermen in the water for about seven hours after capsizing near Tolaga Bay be rescued.
Fourth shark attack as more NSW beaches close
Fourth shark attack as more NSW beaches close
A man has been bitten by a shark near a popular campground in New South Wales, taking the number of attacks the Australian state in recent days to four.
Pride of place
Pride of place
A mural of a lion now graces the side of a Dunedin building.
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Mainlander service returns to Dunedin
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Mainlander service returns to Dunedin
It will be a full Mainlander passenger train that arrives for the first time at the Dunedin Railway Station this afternoon.