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Call for govt housing scheme to be funded in city

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Call for govt housing scheme to be funded in city

A government scheme that finds homes for homeless people as well as tailored support must be funded in Dunedin, a housing hui will be told today.

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Resident concerned car wreck leaking oil

Concerned Ravensbourne resident Jarrod Hodson stands in front of what is thought to be a crashed...

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Resident concerned car wreck leaking oil

Anti-freeze, heavy metals and engine oil are believed to be leaking from a crashed vehicle left for about three weeks at a popular Dunedin picnic spot.

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Student fees helping bridge gap

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Student fees helping bridge gap

The University of Otago is relying on international and domestic student fees to make up the nearly $2 million forecast shortfall in government enrolment funding.

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El Nino expected to take hold

Eastern parts of Otago could be in for quite a dry winter, as El Nino weather conditions take hold over New Zealand during the next three months.

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Climbing gym set to expand at new site

Resistance Climbing co-owner Angus Kirk shows off the beginnings of the Dunedin bouldering gym’s...

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Climbing gym set to expand at new site

A Dunedin bouldering gym is on the move and more than doubling in size to keep up with out-of-control demand that has forced some customers to cancel their memberships.

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Uneasiness over playground cuts

Renewal of Chingford Park has been removed from Dunedin City Council capital expenditure budgets....

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Uneasiness over playground cuts

The money may not be much, but significant meaning is attached to it.

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Value of cruise ships to economy stressed

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Value of cruise ships to economy stressed

Claims that environmental damage from cruise ships outweighed their economic benefits have been rubbished.

Researchers discover Antarctic island usually hidden by ice

University of Otago biological oceanographer Associate Prof Linn Hoffmann (left) prepares drill...

Researchers discover Antarctic island usually hidden by ice

Associate Prof Linn Hoffmann boarded a research vessel to study marine phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean

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Unions, institutions, workers mark May Day with stoppage

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Unions, institutions, workers mark May Day with stoppage

Union members of all stripes made their voices heard on International Workers’ Day, or May Day, in Dunedin.

Dangerous diet: Parent 'terrified' teen could go blind

A balanced diet including fruits and vegetables is important to a person's health - including...

Dangerous diet: Parent 'terrified' teen could go blind

A parent of a teen who eats only plain foods including bread, crackers and pasta says it's terrifying to learn restrictive diets can cause permanent vision loss.

BSA seeks to keep pace with changing media

The Broadcasting Standards Authority could be abolished or changed with pending media regulation...

BSA seeks to keep pace with changing media

Louis Collins of RNZGovernment ministers have publicly mused about changing the legislation that governs media regulators.

Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest: report

Aung San Suu Kyi pictured in 2019. Photo: Reuters

Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest: report

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly to be moved to house arrest, more than five years after the military ousted the civilian government she led and jailed the Nobel laureate.

Luxon stands by Iran war emails statement

Christopher Luxon (left) and Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

Luxon stands by Iran war emails statement

In an interview with RNZ, Christopher Luxon said he had nothing further to add in relation to a bombshell document release from Winston Peters' office.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

Ring-leader of the Mongrel Mob group John-Boy Toa Rakete, 32, was jailed for three years 11 months.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

A petrol-station-forecourt assault in 2019 led to the death of John-Boy Rakete’s victim - five years later he was at it again in a Dunedin attack a judge called "sickening".

Man charged after antisemitic attack, threat level raised

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood meet first...

Man charged after antisemitic attack, threat level raised

Police have charged a 45-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder following an antisemitic attack during which two men were stabbed in north London.

Trump hails 'the greatest king' as US visit wraps up

King Charles III wave as he boards his plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as he wraps up his...

Trump hails 'the greatest king' as US visit wraps up

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their four-day state visit to the US today.

Driver failed to give way, killed teen on dirt bike

Promising jockey Ngakau Hailey, inset, was killed while doing a wheelstand through a Hamilton...

Driver failed to give way, killed teen on dirt bike

Tensions ran high at the sentencing of a motorist who fatally struck an 18-year-old doing a wheelie on a dirt bike at an intersection.

NZ invited to join US in bid to reopen strait

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Photo: Getty Images

NZ invited to join US in bid to reopen strait

The US has invited NZ to join forces with a number of other countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Person swims to shore from stricken boat to raise alarm

Wairoa Bay, where the rescue took place. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf

Person swims to shore from stricken boat to raise alarm

Three people have been found alive after their boat sunk near Waitangi overnight.

One NZ services restored after widespread outages

One NZ says the issue that caused widespread outages across its network and that of 2degrees has now been fixed.

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