Drink-driver pepper-sprayed during escape bid
A Dunedin man was pepper-sprayed and bitten by a police dog after kicking off during a routine traffic stop.
Watch: NZ man drunkenly assaulted airline crew on flight
Watch: NZ man drunkenly assaulted airline crew on flight
A New Zealand man has been sentenced for drunkenly assaulting two airline crew on a flight from Perth to Auckland.
Cyclist serious after Christchurch hit-and-run
Cyclist serious after Christchurch hit-and-run
A cyclist was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a hit-and-run in Christchurch on Wednesday morning.
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies
Hulk Hogan, the US sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon, has died. He was 71.
Emergency text used to find missing 79-year-old
Emergency text used to find missing 79-year-old
Updated 10.47 am
A 79-year-old Christchurch woman reported missing has been found safe and well by a member of the public after police sent an emergency alert text.
Hardest frost of year bites
Hardest frost of year bites
Icy conditions around Dunedin left at least one duck dazed and confused yesterday.
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Polytech boss launches withering attack on government
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Polytech boss launches withering attack on government
Otago Polytechnic’s boss fears being "dragged down to the lowest common denominator" by the Open Polytechnic, as she stakes her institution’s claim for independence.
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More than 20 Otago Polytech staff face redundancy
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More than 20 Otago Polytech staff face redundancy
More than 20 staff at the Otago Polytechnic are set to be axed as the institution yesterday revealed who is in the firing line.
Career options: if the cap fits...
Career options: if the cap fits...
New Zealand Police recruitment co-ordinator Acting Sergeant Toni Wall pops a police cap on Otago Polytechnic nursing student Atira Alin during a careers day at The Hub yesterday.
Bus driver’s self-installed sign slows speedsters
Bus driver’s self-installed sign slows speedsters
A Dunedin school bus driver has seen a noticeable improvement after he put up signs to slow speeding traffic down on his rural route.
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Lead still a concern: toxicologist
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Lead still a concern: toxicologist
Lessons learnt from the East Otago drinking water lead scare in 2021 should be absorbed nationally and still require reinforcement, a toxicologist says.
Public encouraged to share stories, raise drowning awareness
Public encouraged to share stories, raise drowning awareness
Share your story — that is the message from Water Safety New Zealand and the Accident Compensation Corporation today as they recognise World Drowning Prevention Day.
Care urged as more frost forecast
Care urged as more frost forecast
A Toyota Hilux lies on its side after hitting black ice in Ravensbourne Rd and tumbling down a steep bank about 5.30am yesterday.
Police urgently seeking missing Christchurch woman
Police urgently seeking missing Christchurch woman
Police in Christchurch are urgently seeking sightings of a missing 79-year-old woman.
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Scholarship to fund research on currents
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Scholarship to fund research on currents
Being locked in a chiller in the basement sounds like something from a horror movie.
Serious crash closes SH1 near Ashburton
Serious crash closes SH1 near Ashburton
Police say it appears serious injuries have been sustained in a crash on State Highway 1 just north of Ashburton this evening.
Teen in court over Hamilton brawl death
Teen in court over Hamilton brawl death
An 18-year-old man has appeared in court in relation to the death of a man following a fight in the Hamilton CBD last weekend.
Dozens feared dead in Russia plane crash
Dozens feared dead in Russia plane crash
An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people has crashed in Russia's far east and initial information suggests everyone on board has been killed.
Department of Conservation cutting dozens of roles
Department of Conservation cutting dozens of roles
The Department of Conservation (Doc) is cutting 71 roles in an effort it says to modernise the government agency.
Body in creek fourth grim discovery on Gold Coast
Body in creek fourth grim discovery on Gold Coast
A woman's body has been found in a creek at a popular tourist destination, the fourth grim discovery in the area's waters in less than a week. Emergency services were called to Currumbin Creek at...