A story published on odt.co.nz and in the ODT today about text messages about a threat to Bayfield High School in Dunedin has been removed after clarification the text exchange wasn't related to the threat.
Schools won't be able to hold teacher-only days during term time and parents of students absent for 15 days could be prosecuted, the government has announced.
A Christchurch man was hoping to find companionship on an over-50s dating site, but instead he got a German debt collection agency demanding payment after he tried to end his membership.
Facebook owner Meta Platforms has showed off its first working prototype of augmented-reality glasses, called Orion, as it sketched out its aspirations for products to bring the virtual world into the real one.
An Engineering NZ disciplinary committee has upheld a complaint against the engineer whose firm oversaw the construction of the CTV building that collapsed in the 2011 Christchurch quake.
France and the US are working to hammer out a temporary ceasefire between Lebanese Hezbollah militants and Israel to allow time for broader negotiations that include Gaza.
Two high-powered government ministers are paying a flying visit to Dunedin to make an announcement today ahead of a planned march against hospital cuts.