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‘Crate diggers’ in for treat at sale
Whether it is French field recordings, esoteric minimalist music or a 1959 concert at Dunedin’s Town Hall, "crate diggers" are in for a treat at this year’s Regent Theatre Music Sale.
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Call to delay cycleway project
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Call to delay cycleway project
A contentious central city cycleway should be delayed two years to prevent "another round of chaos" being dumped on business owners’ doorsteps, a Dunedin property investor says.
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Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions
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Councillors opposed to plan to remove wellbeing provisions
Undemocratic, dictatorial and an attack — a government plan for councils to refocus on core services has hit a flat note with Dunedin representatives.
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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation
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Book ‘in very good hands’ for adaptation
What could be worse than your child disappearing?
Residential college wins construction award
Residential college wins construction award
Te Rangihīroa College has become more than just a place to sleep for University of Otago students.
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Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal
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Single-cell classrooms are ideal: principal
A Dunedin secondary school with a traditional campus says single-cell classrooms are better at keeping students focused on learning.
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Impact of heritage listing decisions felt
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Impact of heritage listing decisions felt
A Dunedin homeowner says he is "vindicated" after successfully challenging his house being heritage listed.
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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face
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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face
A heavily Nazi-tattooed Dunedin man who brandished a knife to commit a robbery left his victim permanently scarred, a court has heard.
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Sent rude images to probation officer
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Sent rude images to probation officer
A Dunedin man who sent his former probation officer salacious and incriminating images claimed the woman texted him first.
Four kilos of cocaine found in suitcase at Auckland Airport
Four kilos of cocaine found in suitcase at Auckland Airport
Customs officers have found $1.6 million worth of cocaine "intricately" hidden in a suitcase at Auckland Airport.
China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam
China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam
China says construction has begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $US170 billion,
Shy Canterbury student now spreading his wings
Shy Canterbury student now spreading his wings
Three years ago Arran Armstrong was a shy student who preferred others to do the talking. But last month that same young man took to the stage at Government House.
Counterfeit cash seized after dodgy Facebook deals
Thousands in counterfeit cash seized after dodgy Facebook Marketplace deals
Police have seized thousands of dollars in counterfeit cash after an investigation into dodgy Facebook Marketplace deals. Sergeant Pam Dravitski said police found $6000 and the "equipment used to...
New Waikato medical school gets green light
Govt to go ahead with new Waikato medical school
The government has green-lit a new medical school at the University of Waikato, ending months of delays due to coalition wrangling.
Skiers survive avalanche on Mt Ruapehu
'Very scary experience': Skiers survive avalanche on Mt Ruapehu
A group of skiers are "extremely lucky" to have avoided injury after an avalanche on Mt Ruapehu, the NZ Mountain Safety Council says.
'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash
'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash
A pilot and flight examiner have died in a light plane crash that ignited a "fireball" in south-eastern Queensland.
Kaiteriteri Beach water quality downgraded to poor
Kaiteriteri Beach water quality downgraded to poor
Kaiteriteri Beach has had its water quality downgraded to "poor" after exceeding faecal bacteria standards too many times during the last swimming season.
Calm reported in Syria as truce implemented
Calm reported in Syria as truce implemented
Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city.
Inquiry to be held into Orgreave confrontation
Inquiry to be held into Orgreave confrontation
Britain said today it would hold an inquiry into the "Battle of Orgreave", a violent confrontation between police and striking coal miners in 1984.
Korea downpour death toll reaches 17
Korea downpour death toll reaches 17
Two people have died and five were missing in the South Korean county of Gapyeong today.