Throngs of graduands through central city
University of Otago graduands parade in George St, Dunedin, on their way to the Dunedin Town Hall, on Saturday.
Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children
Moana pool hydroslide reopens to relief of city’s children
The Meintjes brothers spent much of yesterday morning slip-sliding away at Moana Pool’s refurbished hydroslide.
Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops
Love on the court: Special Olympics couple shoot hoops
The annual Special Olympics is about more than the love of the game — friendships are forged and sometimes true love is also discovered.
Right note for Christmas
Right note for Christmas
The Dunedin Salvation Army band strike up Deck the Halls during the Port Chalmers and District Lions Christmas music concert held at Iona Church yesterday.
In fine voice
In fine voice
Members of the Cantores Choir perform Christmas carols at Tūhura Otago Museum yesterday.
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Hunting competition culls over 10k goats
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Hunting competition culls over 10k goats
Thousands of wild goats have been eliminated nationwide as part of a hunter-led conservation initiative.
Xmas message draws on unusual collection
Xmas message draws on unusual collection
THE SOUTHERN CONSORT OF VOICES, Star in the Sky — Music For Christmas, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Dunedin, Sunday, December 14.
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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan
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Parishioners feeling betrayed over plan
Angry parishioners at a Dunedin church feel "betrayed" and that their place of worship is quietly being swept from under their feet by what they say is a diocese in disrepair and debt.
As swift as the wind
As swift as the wind
A fleet of 6m class sailboats harness the wind to drive up the Otago Harbour racing in the ILCA South Island Championships on Saturday.
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Need to be ‘wee bit crazy’ to do Crush the Cargill
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Need to be ‘wee bit crazy’ to do Crush the Cargill
To want to spend your weekend running up and down Dunedin’s Mt Cargill over and over again, you have to be "a wee bit crazy".
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Besties first, then marriages follow
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Besties first, then marriages follow
Three nursing besties who tied the knot within three months of each other 50 years ago returned to Dunedin to celebrate their anniversaries together on Saturday.
10 dead in Bondi shooting
10 dead in Bondi shooting
Police late last night were working to disarm a suspected explosive device after 10 people died and at least 11 others injured when gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
'Only takes one spark': Fireworks ban in South Canterbury
'Only takes one spark': Fireworks ban in South Canterbury
Temporary fireworks bans covering the Mackenzie Basin and around Lake Clearwater in South Canterbury take effect from Monday.
Compromise urged for split families at Christmas
Compromise urged for split families at Christmas
For thousands of Kiwi children Christmas is a time split between court orders and family traditions.
Multiple people shot at Ivy League university
Multiple people shot at Ivy League university
Police are searching for a suspect in a shooting at Brown University in which two people were killed and eight critically hurt at the Ivy League school in the US.
Hipkins promising a different Labour Party
Hipkins promising a different Labour Party
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023.
Boy who fled youth justice facility found
Boy who fled youth justice facility found
Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near Christchurch.
Dirt bike rider 'seriously hurt' in Twizel crash
Dirt bike rider 'seriously hurt' in Twizel crash
A dirt bike rider has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after colliding with a car near Twizel, emergency services say.
Search after youth escapes Canterbury facility
Search after youth escapes Canterbury facility
Oranga Tamariki and police are working to find a person who has escaped from a youth justice facility in Canterbury.
Luxon defends leadership
Luxon defends leadership
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has mounted a defence of his leadership, reminding people he rebuilt the National Party after "a state of civil war".