More than 23,000 without power in Far North
The Far North has been plunged into another massive power cut, with more than 23,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ
Global Insight: 'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ
The stunning New York City election results should embolden New Zealand’s government in its dealings with Donald Trump, Prof Robert Patman says.
'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12
'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12
Investigators have located the "black box" recorders from the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from an airport in Kentucky, killing at least 12 people.
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
A 5-year-old boy who is the only person in NZ with the genetic disorder Witteveen-Kolk Syndrome is set to fly to Brisbane on Friday for life-changing physical therapy.
Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'
Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'
A respected Dunedin professional has avoided a conviction for insurance fraud, and her identity will be permanently kept under wraps.
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
The move follows revelations more than 100 police staff are being investigated for falsifying 30,000 tests.
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
A crime scene has been declared after four people died in a Queensland house fire, the second blaze to kill multiple people in the state in less than a month.
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour is promising to make cervical screening free for everyone, if elected next year, through its previously-announced Medicard scheme.
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.
Castle St mayhem: Firefighters retreat as fireworks shot at them
Castle St mayhem: Firefighters retreat as fireworks shot at them
Firefighters were forced to withdraw from Dunedin's student quarter when fireworks were shot at a crew dousing a blazing couch.
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
For the first time in 125 years the Michelin guide will include restaurants from Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
A leading employment lawyers says she's never seen anything on the same scale as the investigation into 120 officers involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests across NZ.
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scouts in Auckland are sharing a carpark with freedom campers, some of whom are urinating in public and even defecating behind their hall, a leader says.
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Nurses under pressure
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Nurses under pressure
Dunedin's under-pressure emergency department is still waiting to fill positions, but a war of numbers is being fought by both the nurses’ organisation and the governing health body.
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New cameras to make roads safer
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New cameras to make roads safer
Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.
Second visitor of the season
Second visitor of the season
The second cruise ship of the season, Celebrity Edge, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30am yesterday.
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
Incidents such as police and fire appliances being shot at by fireworks, which happened in Dunedin this week, does nothing to help those who want them to remain on public sale, an Otago firefighter says.
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
A "cumbersome" relic of Otago Regional Council’s previous term has been replaced by a governance structure critics say lacks detail and leaves mana whenua out of the conversation.
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Lower interest rates key to boost
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Lower interest rates key to boost
Buyer confidence is picking up in Dunedin’s steady property market on the back of lower interest rates, sales agents say.