Four law enforcement officers have been shot to death and four others wounded in a gun battle that erupted while they were serving a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in North Carolina, authorities say.
Possessing animal cruelty videos and bestiality videos and images are included in 17 new allegations against a high-profile Dunedin man already facing drugs and weapons charges.
A 17-year-old girl is accused of stabbing her younger sister to death while they were alone in the family home, with police saying the "unthinkable" crime happened "completely out of the blue".
Dunedin principals are concerned about the future of the healthy lunches in schools programme after leaked documents revealed proposed cuts to it in a Ministry of Education restructure.
When there is a tragic break-up or a separation involving a pop star, an emotional song usually follows soon after, detailing their feelings of loss and lament.
An embattled minister is being asked to reveal her plan for New Zealand’s polytechnics as senior leaders continue to jump ship and staff struggle with uncertainty.
As cellphones are banned in classrooms across New Zealand, pupils at a Dunedin secondary school say it is nice to be able to learn without distractions.
The unusual behaviour of an alleged thief caught on camera stealing 72kg of honey from a Central Otago stall has prompted speculation he might have been after it for medicinal purposes.