Dame Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died, aged 89.
Southern mayors were given assurances by Health New Zealand just two weeks ago that contradicted this week’s announcement of massive cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, Clutha’s mayor says.
A group of Otago students, who have raised tens of thousands of dollars, are keeping people talking about their mental health with the help of a nationwide production company.
Dog-walking businesses in Dunedin could be put on too short a leash for them to be viable if proposed rules about groups of dogs are not loosened, a hearing has been told.
When tragedy strikes, police are the ones who run towards the danger and sometimes that means making the ultimate sacrifice, a senior Dunedin officer says.
The Catholic Church has apologised again to survivors of abuse in its care, accepting most of the Royal Commission's findings but not fully accepting several others.
Wellington Water's new chief executive says fixing recurring leaks is not a good use of money, with at least a break per day in the pipe network since he started.
Israel has rejected global calls for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying the US and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war.