Changes made after suicide
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed.
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
NCEA result anxiety over for thousands
The wait is over for tens of thousands of secondary school students, after the results for NCEA went online yesterday.
Police criticised over missing ute search
Police criticised over missing ute search
A Dunedin woman is frustrated by the police’s inability to find her stolen vehicle, despite sightings across Otago.
Supermarket chicken theft
Supermarket chicken theft
A Dunedin woman with a hankering for pilfered poultry had her day in court after returning to the store she allegedly stole a chicken and pie from last week.
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
American poet hoping to expand creative horizons in university students’ writing
An award-winning American poet is hoping to inspire University of Otago students to push boundaries in their creative writing.
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Banning set nets key to saving hoiho, experts say
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Banning set nets key to saving hoiho, experts say
Fewer than 100 yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) chicks are expected to fledge from the mainland this year — and conservationists are warning that within a few years the population could be too small for...
Lotto 2447
Lotto 2447
Lotto: 3, 9, 20, 34, 37, 40.
Silence observed for senior sergeant
Silence observed for senior sergeant
Staff at the Dunedin Central Police Station remember and honour Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who was killed in Nelson early on New Year’s Day.
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
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TikTok ban would be ‘Cold War hysteria’
An attempt to ban TikTok in the United States is a sign the world may be in the grips of a resurgence of "insane Cold War hysteria", a University of Otago communications lecturer says.
Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
Event to get blast from the past with vintage display
A vintage motorcycle will take to the stage close to 100 years after it first wowed crowds in Dunedin.
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Couple collect bras for women in Vanuatu
Collecting bras is a great way to do a little social good on holiday, a Mosgiel couple have found.
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Major grant boost for Batten disease research
Research into a fatal genetic childhood brain disease is progressing in leaps and bounds in Dunedin, particularly after receiving a major grant in the latest Neurological Foundation funding round.
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
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Sth Dunedin carparking changes fail to please
Staff who work at businesses on a busy South Dunedin street say the removal of all-day parking spots has forced them to battle it out for free spots in the surrounding area while new 60-minute...
Village of two halves
Village of two halves
Westwood, south of Waldronville, is a village of two parts.
Murder charge following death in Thames Hospital
Murder charge laid following death of man in Thames Hospital
A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder following the death of 60-year-old Maxwell Connor in Thames earlier this week.
Trump's Pentagon pick weathers Democrat grilling
Trump's Pentagon pick weathers Democrat grilling
Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, endured fierce Democratic grilling to emerge largely unscathed among Republicans at his confirmation hearing.
Christchurch house fires contained
Christchurch house fires contained
Two separate house fires in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch today have been contained.
Dead baby taken to Auckland medical centre
Dead baby taken to Auckland medical centre
The sudden death of a baby is being investigated after the infant was taken to a South Auckland medical centre.
Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed
Teen's killer took own life after appeal failed
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed.