Cyclone impacting coast earlier than expected
A destructive cyclone is impacting the Australian coast hours earlier than expected, unleashing 290kmh winds.
Long wait times for colonoscopy concerns patients
Long wait times for colonoscopy concerns patients
People around the country are having to wait months or even years to have crucial surveillance colonoscopies due to staff shortages.
School lunches not halal certified
School lunches not halal certified
School lunch provider Compass has admitted the halal meals it delivers to schools are not halal certified.
Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches
Fake ID warning as O-Week approaches
If a $250 ticket and a call to mum and dad from the Dunedin police is a goal for your O-Week, definitely give a club bouncer a fake ID.
Musician guilty on two of 11 charges
Musician guilty on two of 11 charges
A well-known New Zealand musician has been found guilty on two charges relating to domestic violence, but not guilty on nine others.
Speed cameras temporarily down across south
Speed cameras temporarily down across south
Speed-safety cameras in Otago and Southland are temporarily out of action, as police hand them over to the NZ Transport Agency.
Mixed review for youth bootcamp pilot
Mixed review for youth bootcamp pilot
The first official evaluation of the government bootcamp says the military activities like marching are "good" for the teenagers, but noted there was a lack of staff and Māori input.
Name suppression for Lyn Fleming murder-accused
Name suppression for Lyn Fleming murder-accused
Name suppression will continue for the man accused of murdering Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming for at least another two weeks.
Disruptive passenger forces Dunedin-bound plane to divert
Disruptive passenger forces Dunedin-bound plane to divert
A "disruptive passenger" who forced a flight from Auckland to Dunedin to divert was taken away by police when the plane landed in Wellington.
Director-General quits in latest high-profile health resignation
Director-General quits in latest high-profile health resignation
The Director-General of Health, Diana Sarfati, is stepping down, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
Driver left teetering after wrong turn from Interislander
Driver left teetering after wrong turn from Interislander
KiwiRail say a motorist removed cones blocking a Interislander loading ramp before he stranded his vehicle teetering above the Wellington Harbour yesterday.
Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire
Multiple crews called to well-involved peninsula fire
Emergency services were called to a well-involved house fire in Harwood this morning.
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr confirmed as US Health Secretary
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr confirmed as US Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, has been confirmed by the US Senate as Health Secretary.
Hundreds of queries, complaints over new school lunches
Hundreds of queries, complaints over new school lunches
Nearly a third of schools receiving free lunches from the School Lunch Collective have contacted the Ministry of Education with queries and complaints.
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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane
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Newly-weds take stroll down memory lane
A newly-wed couple marched down the aisle to the very spot they met — in front of the biscuit shelves the pair once stacked at a Dunedin supermarket.
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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath
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Claim e-scooter hit child on footpath
A Dunedin child will spend weeks cooped up indoors after he was bowled over by an alleged speeding e-scooter rider on a footpath.
No conviction for covert filming
No conviction for covert filming
A Swiss chef who set up a GoPro to covertly record two women has avoided a black mark on his criminal record.
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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint
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Frazer Barton hit with another complaint
The Law Society says it has full confidence in Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton.
Capsule blast from the past
Capsule blast from the past
When a Dunedin man helped bury a time capsule at his school nearly 30 years ago, he never thought his daughters would be helping to uncover it.
Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport
Council’s flood costs $7.8m just for transport
Council costs following the October floods have reached nearly $8million for transport alone.