ED’s fast pace suits pharmacist
The new emergency department pharmacist is helping reduce the workload of doctors under pressure at Dunedin Hospital.
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‘Appalling behaviour’ spurs silence
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‘Appalling behaviour’ spurs silence
‘‘Appalling behaviour’’ by Benedict Ong has pushed the Dunedin City Council to quit commenting on the controversial councillor.
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Hospital traffic changes come as surprise
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Hospital traffic changes come as surprise
A Dunedin businessman says he was never consulted nor notified of planned changes to the road right outside the business he manages, with the changes done in one night.
Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer
Otago makes brief cameo in ‘East of Eden’ trailer
Eagle-eyed viewers may have caught glimpses of Otago in the first official look at Netflix’s upcoming East of Eden series.
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Man jailed for role in drug operation
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Man jailed for role in drug operation
The ‘‘slippery slope’’ of methamphetamine addiction led to a Dunedin father of five playing a vital role in a large-scale drug-dealing scheme, a court has heard.
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Bar in liquidation but will open to honour bookings
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Bar in liquidation but will open to honour bookings
A long-standing Octagon bar has been placed in liquidation but will open its doors this weekend to honour bookings.
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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’
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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’
Elspeth Gray is back in her old stomping ground and the nostalgia is almost palpable.
No injuries in head-on crash
No injuries in head-on crash
Emergency services respond to a two-car, head-on crash in Highgate, Roslyn yesterday afternoon.
Shoplifting teen admits clothes she was wearing also stolen
Shoplifting teen admits clothes she was wearing also stolen
A Dunedin teenager caught shoplifting from an inner-city department store asked officers if she could give them the clothes she was wearing as they had also been stolen.
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Teen charged after attack in park
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Teen charged after attack in park
A group of teenagers had to watch as their friend was beaten bloody in a Dunedin park after being threatened with knives, a relative says.
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‘Smear campaign’ query over loss
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‘Smear campaign’ query over loss
Former Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins has questioned whether an ‘‘ugly smear campaign’’ from the by-election victor cost him a seat at the council table.
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Awanui Labs sorry, but says review not needed
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Awanui Labs sorry, but says review not needed
The company behind pathology services in the South has apologised for missing a cancer diagnosis for a retired Southland nurse, but says a broader inquiry into practices is not warranted.
Completion of base a milestone
Completion of base a milestone
The base is down.
Bus rolls on Queensland highway with 29 people on board
Bus rolls on Queensland highway with 29 people on board
At least two people are in a critical condition with life-threatening injuries after a passenger coach rolled with 29 people on board on a major Australian highway.
Rayner calls on Starmer to 'reflect'
Cleared of tax wrongdoing, UK Labour's Rayner calls on Starmer to 'reflect'
A potential rival to British Prime Minister leader Keir Starmer says she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing over her tax affairs, overcoming a hurdle to mounting any leadership bid.
Teens plead not guilty to murdering boys in Melbourne
Teens plead not guilty to murdering boys in Melbourne
Five teenagers accused of murdering two young boys as they walked home from a basketball match in Melbourne have pleaded not guilty.
Xi warns Trump of possible conflict over Taiwan
Xi warns Trump of possible conflict over Taiwan
China's Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could lead to conflict.
League player dies after first game of season
League player dies after injury in club's first game of season
A West Auckland rugby league club says one of its players has died after he was injured in his team's first game of the season.
KiwiRail fined nearly $300k over workers' electric shocks
KiwiRail fined nearly $300k over workers' electric shocks
KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay $42,000 in reparations after two workers were shocked by overhead lines.
Mama Hooch sex predators launch fresh appeal bid
Mama Hooch sex predators launch fresh appeal bid
The Christchurch brothers convicted of sexual assault and drink spiking at the Mama Hooch bar have launched a fresh appeal against their sentence and convictions.