Hair found on hand did not belong to accused
The jury in the Khandallah murder trial has heard a hair found on the hand of the deceased did not belong to the accused.
Seymour criticises Waititi for 'insane views' on African leader
Seymour criticises Waititi for 'insane views' on African leader
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has labelled Te Pāti Māori a threat to democracy after its co-leader Rawiri Waititi declared a West African military ruler to be his "modern day hero".
NZ woman killed by charging elephant
NZ woman killed by charging elephant
A New Zealand woman has been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a Zambian national park, according to reports. Sixty-eight-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the UK and 67-year-old...
New citizens say family in Gaza wish they were dead
New citizens say family in Gaza wish they were dead
A woman from Gaza who has made a home in Dunedin says the last news she heard of her family was they wished they were dead.
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Man who committed double shooting paroled
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Man who committed double shooting paroled
A Dunedin man who came inches from facing a murder charge following a drug-deal gone wrong has been released from prison.
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Baby’s head ‘crushed’ while partner assaulted
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Baby’s head ‘crushed’ while partner assaulted
An Otago man "crushed" his child against a car while ripping out tufts of his partner’s hair and later dangled his baby by its arm, a court has heard.
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Polytech course cuts tip of iceberg: staff
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Polytech course cuts tip of iceberg: staff
The Otago Polytechnic has signalled it wishes to discontinue a trio of smaller courses, but staff say these cuts are the tip of the iceberg.
Minister marks resumption of site works
Minister marks resumption of site works
The government has been accused of reheating old announcements as the health minister was on site yesterday at the new Dunedin hospital.
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Up-skirting sex criminal allowed to keep studying at Otago Uni
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Up-skirting sex criminal allowed to keep studying at Otago Uni
A Dunedin man convicted of up-skirting and holding a stash of child pornography was allowed to continue studying at the University of Otago despite his crimes.
Library closed as work proceeds for new centre’s opening
Library closed as work proceeds for new centre’s opening
The pop-up library in South Dunedin has been closed to make way for the new library and community complex’s opening in late September.
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Standards at Gloriavale School improving, ERO says
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Standards at Gloriavale School improving, ERO says
Things are slowly improving at Gloriavale School, the Education Review Office (ERO) says in its latest report on the West Coast commune.
Game on
Game on
Logan Park High School year 12 student Emerson Davies, 16, holds a laptop at the 2025 Otago Polytechnic Game Jam yesterday.
Help asked for to cut stadium debt
Help asked for to cut stadium debt
Dunedin's stadium will need more help to reduce debt before the end of its operational life, the Dunedin City Council has been told.
Scotsman ‘just fell in love with the place’
Scotsman ‘just fell in love with the place’
It has been a long journey for Iain Ferguson to receive his New Zealand citizenship in Dunedin.
Liverpool forward and brother killed in car crash
Liverpool forward Jota and brother killed in car crash in Spain
Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota has died with his brother in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain.
Flood-stricken Motueka residents get warm after power restored
Flood-stricken Motueka residents get warm after power restored
A Motueka man says it's a relief he and his neighbours have had electricity restored, five days after debris in the flooded Motueka River cut the power to their homes.
Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon
Cost-of-living pressures top of mind for govt: Luxon
The government has ticked off most of its action plan for the last quarter, as it turns to the next with a continued focus on the cost of living.
Woman with $70k student loan debt too afraid to return
Woman with $70k student loan debt too afraid to return
NZers who moved overseas without paying their student loans are living with skyrocketing debt because of compounding penalties and interest.
Minister briefed on death of baby found in bin
Minister briefed on death of baby found in bin
The Minister for Mental Health has been briefed on the death of a baby found in a wheelie bin in Auckland.
Slip severs cable, disrupts comms for hundreds in Golden Bay
Slip severs cable, disrupts comms for hundreds in Golden Bay
A severed fibreoptic cable is behind a mobile phone and internet outage across large parts of Golden Bay, in Tasman.