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Clean-up begins in the Alabama town of Calera after a tornado ripped through houses. Photo: Getty...

US braces for more tornadoes as dozens already dead

Updated 12.45 pm

Portions of Pennsylvania, New York and Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states were still under a National Weather Service watch for damaging wind and tornadoes, as the death toll from weekend storms...

Man allegedly jumped on boat carrying knife, wearing gang t-shirt

A Dunedin man was wearing a gang t-shirt and armed with a knife when he jumped onto a boat in Otago Harbour and threatened the fishermen onboard, police say.

'Enraged' man attacks co-workers with scaffolding pole - police

A Dunedin man armed with a metal scaffolding pole went on a rampage against his colleagues after being told he could not drive a work car, police say.

Car crashes after all four wheels fly off

A Dunedin teenager who was asked to take a man forbidden from driving to the dairy got more than he bargained for when all four wheels flew off mid-drive.

Bus hub trial: 14-year-old cleared of murder, guilty of manslaughter

The defendant stands in the dock on the first day of the trial. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Bus hub trial: 14-year-old cleared of murder, guilty of manslaughter

10.39 am

A Dunedin 14-year-old has been found guilty of manslaughter after the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy at the city’s bus hub.

Car dealer behind bizarre pics owes more than $620K

Christopher Schwartz from iSeeCars Ltd in Christchurch has had a string of Motor Vehicle Disputes...

Car dealer behind bizarre pics owes more than $620K

A former car dealer with a penchant for sending his disgruntled clients photos of excrement and pornography owes creditors around $620,000.

Wallaby burned in spate of St Patrick's Day fires

Updated 12.10 pm

A wallaby roasted in an early-morning St Patrick’s day couch fire was bought down to Dunedin by students from further north, police say.

Growing call for ban on engineered stone

An engineered stone bench. File photo: RNZ

Growing call for ban on engineered stone

Employers, unions and health and safety advocates are calling for engineered stone to be banned, a day before consultation on regulations for the material closes.

59 dead, 148 hospitalised in nightclub fire

A victim of Pulse Club is being accompanied at Stip General Hospital on March 16, 2025 in Stip,...

59 dead, 148 hospitalised in nightclub fire

Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited...

Woman stole $1m from trust helping needy children

When Iesha Warren first started working for a trust that helped needy children and families, she was responsible for the payroll.

School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

David Seymour tries out one of the new lunches yesterday. Photo: RNZ

School lunch critics 'nitpicking' - Seymour

In an interview with Q+A's Jack Tame on Sunday, Associate Education Minister David Seymour has accused critics of the government's revamped school lunch programme of "nitpicking".

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Public interest in the war memorial was not slowing down, says Te Papa. Photo: RNZ

Museum war exhibition to be extended

Originally intended to be in place for just four years, the exhibition featuring ultra-realistic figures of seven World War I servicemen and a nurse 2.4 times their life-size, had already been extended twice since its 2015 opening.

Warm start across South

Revellers started the St Patrick's Day celebrations early this morning, with leprechauns...

Warm start across South

It has been a hot start to the day across southern regions, while wind warnings are in place for inland Otago and parts of Canterbury.

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine

Firefighters are at the scene of a logging truck fire at Orari, near the Canterbury town of Geraldine.

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South D report highlights threats

South Dunedin Future programme manager Jonathan Rowe at the announcement of a GNS study into...

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South D report highlights threats

South Dunedin already has high exposure to a range of natural hazards and mitigation will have to be stepped up to enable the community to adapt, a report has found.

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Plenty of support for mental health at Laps for Life event

On their seventh lap at the Laps for Life event in North Dunedin yesterday were (from left)...

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Plenty of support for mental health at Laps for Life event

A mental health advocate says she could not be more proud after seeing the caring Dunedin community turn out for a charity walk in support of suicide prevention.

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New drain significant milestone

Bath St renovation project manager Jon Krause stands in front of the hush pit, designed to...

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New drain significant milestone

Careful navigation of Bath St’s subterranean "spaghetti junction" was required to carry out some of the most complex underground work in Dunedin’s history, the project manager says.