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'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'

Glenross St resident Richard Stewart (and below) holds a branch of a tree hanging dangerously low...

'If I don’t cut them off this could cause an accident'

A Dunedin octogenarian was forced to take matters into his own hands when the city council did not prune branches "dangerously" hanging over his street.

Perfectly picturesque

Delphiniums in full bloom under a blue sky at the historic Dunedin Railway Station made for perfect postcard picture conditions yesterday.

Nicola Willis echoes push for more mining

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

Nicola Willis echoes push for more mining

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis has joined the government voices urging more mining, but the opposition says it is a smokescreen for digging up fossil fuels.

'Catastrophic' damage to Great Barrier Reef from heatwave

Images of individual coral colonies monitored for health assessment in February, March, and May...

'Catastrophic' damage to Great Barrier Reef from heatwave

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered "catastrophic" damage from a marine heatwave with some of its iconic coral reduced to rubble.

Mackenzie District mayor reveals battle with cancer

Mackenzie District mayor reveals battle with cancer

Anne Munro was diagnosed shortly before Christmas and will be stepping away from public duties as she undergoes treatment.

Octopus hit and kicked across beach

The video shows the boy repeatedly hitting and kicking the octopus. Image: screenshot

Octopus hit and kicked across beach

MPI is investigating after a video of a teen hitting and kicking a live octopus on a Bay of Plenty beach has emerged.

Friend was with NZ woman set on fire in Brisbane

Destiny Otton-Rakuraku (left) and her friend Emma Nguyen (right). Photo: SUPPLIED

Friend was with NZ woman set on fire in Brisbane

A friend who was with a New Zealander when she was allegedly set on fire by her ex-partner in Australia says is glad she was able to be there with her friend.

Kiribati pushes back over no-show at meetings

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau and NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photos: RNZ

Kiribati pushes back over no-show at meetings

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau was unable to meet NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters because he had "a pre-planned and significant historical event", a Cabinet minister in Kiribati says.

Gulf of America to replace Gulf of Mexico

The names Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America will both be visible to Google Maps users outside of...

Gulf of America to replace Gulf of Mexico

Google Maps says it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System.

Toto coming to Christchurch

US band Toto is bringing their Dogz of Oz tour as far south as Christchurch in April.

PM hints National could campaign on asset sales

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

PM hints National could campaign on asset sales

The Prime Minister has hinted National will campaign on asset sales next year, saying an election win in 2026 would be the mandate he needed to push ahead with asset sales next term.

Homeowner blindsided by tree cost-cutting

The local council says it will no longer help a Canterbury woman maintain a huge California Redwood tree towering over her property.

Trump to take aim at DEI, Covid expulsions in military

US President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona....

Trump to take aim at DEI, Covid expulsions in military

US President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing DEI from the military and reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid vaccines.

Aussie PM dismisses worsening poll

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File photo

Aussie PM dismisses worsening poll

Labor is still on track to form government at the next election, Australia's PM says, despite more voters expecting the coalition will win.

Hearings to decide fate of wastewater plant

The current wastewater treatment plant at Akaroa. Photo: Supplied / Christchurch City Council

Hearings to decide fate of Banks Peninsula wastewater plant

Resource consent hearings will start in Akaroa as Christchurch City Council seeks to move a controversial wastewater plant from the site of a 19th-century massacre.

Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism

A Holocaust survivor is assisted in placing a candle during the commemoration event marking the...

Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as they mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.

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Train service on track to return

Richard Emerson is looking forward to trains returning to Middlemarch should a proposal be...

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Train service on track to return

Momentum appears to be building for bringing trains back to Middlemarch, but a sustainable model has yet to be thrashed out.

Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site

Waterfowl at the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant yesterday. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Outbreak thought contained after dead birds found away from site

Dead birds have been found up to 80m from a DCC-run site where avian botulism has been confirmed, but the council believes the disease is contained at the plant.

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$92m tag for new landfill

The proposed Smooth Hill site looking north towards Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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$92m tag for new landfill

The proposed budget for a new Dunedin landfill at Smooth Hill has nearly doubled to $92 million.

Disappointment as DCC hits brakes on trail

Disappointment as DCC hits brakes on trail

The team behind a highly anticipated cycling trail from Dunedin to Mosgiel is "extremely disappointed" it has been removed from the city council’s nine-year plan.

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