Waititi criticised for comparing Seymour to lawns
The ACT Party is criticising Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi over a social media post that says his lawns are getting a "good f... hiding" because he's treating them like David Seymour.
Southern delays led to death, later cancer diagnosis
Southern delays led to death, later cancer diagnosis
Two serious failings have been discovered in HNZ Southern services - one where a woman died following delays to surgery, and another where lost paperwork delayed a patient's cancer diagnosis by months.
No, Trade Me isn't offering you $2000 a day
No, Trade Me isn't offering you $2000 a day
Trade Me is warning people to be wary of scam texts claiming to offer high-paying jobs via the company.
US building submarine presence on WA coast
US building submarine presence on strategic Australian coast
USS Minnesota is a forerunner to four Virginia class submarines that will be hosted at a Western Australian naval base from 2027.
Mother smashes windows as children watch on - police
Mother smashes windows as children watch on - police
A Dunedin mother smashed another vehicle’s windows in a road rage incident while her three children watched on, police say.
Man found in bushes after crashing into parked cars - police
Man found in bushes after crashing into parked cars - police
Police dogs were deployed to the Dunedin suburb of Mornington after an allegedly drunk man crashed into multiple parked cars in the area before fleeing into the bushes.
US braces for more tornadoes as dozens already dead
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
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
'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
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
Bus hub trial: 14-year-old cleared of murder, guilty of manslaughter
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
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
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 brought down to Dunedin by students from further north, police say.
Growing call for ban on engineered stone
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
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
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
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
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
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
Logging truck catches fire near Geraldine
Firefighters are at the scene of a logging truck fire at Orari, near the Canterbury town of Geraldine.