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'Mistrust arose': Former Monarch owner backs reset of Enterprise Dunedin
Opaque layers of council bureaucracy and poor governance eroded trust in Dunedin’s economic development unit, a former tourism operator says.
Drug-crazed man with 'hole in head' tried to headbutt officers
Drug-crazed man with 'hole in head' tried to headbutt officers
A drug-affected Dunedin man complaining of a "hole in his head" became aggressive and allegedly tried to headbutt police.
Mum killed after boat trailer breaks free on highway
Mum killed after boat trailer breaks free on highway
A mother driving home to Auckland with her three-year-old son in the back seat was killed when a boat and trailer unit broke free from an oncoming vehicle and slammed into their car.
Condemnation grows over Israel's killing of prominent reporter
Condemnation grows over Israel's killing of prominent reporter
A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in an attack condemned by journalists...
Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guard
Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guard
US President Trump said he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.
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Council asked to address hospital parking
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Council asked to address hospital parking
Dunedin Hospital nurses sick of receiving fines and jumping out of vehicles into the street say they are being let down by the council over a lack of parking.
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Banned coach previously hurt player
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Banned coach previously hurt player
A Clutha man who previously used a pool cue to violate a rugby player has been given a lengthy ban after allegedly verbally abusing a referee following a tense club rugby final.
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Reaction to fire ‘just disbelief’
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Reaction to fire ‘just disbelief’
"At first, there was just disbelief — and then you kind of just go, ‘OK, so this is the moment my life changes forever’."
Temporary limit in place on hill road
Temporary limit in place on hill road
A temporary 30kmh speed limit has been posted near the bottom of Three Mile Hill Rd between North Taieri and Halfway Bush in Dunedin.
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Speed limit around Kuri Bush could yet be lowered
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Speed limit around Kuri Bush could yet be lowered
A previously abandoned plan to lower speed limits around Kuri Bush has made a reappearance as the Dunedin City Council gears up for public consultation.
Signs of an upcoming election
Signs of an upcoming election
Yesterday marked two months until the local body election and the first day candidates were allowed to erect hoardings.
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Radich stands by letter to government
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Radich stands by letter to government
Despite community backlash and being opposed to writing it, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is standing by his letter to the government seeking sanctions against Israel.
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Flat conditions leave some unimpressed
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Flat conditions leave some unimpressed
Dunedin students believe they are getting a raw deal as rents continue to climb, and housing conditions fail to meet their basic needs.
Cop who tasered grandmother ditches bid to get job back
Cop who tasered grandmother ditches bid to get job back
A former Australian police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old aged-care resident while on duty has dropped his bid to be reinstated to the force. Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel...
Northland gets more cops as crime surges
'Unprecedented': Northland gets more cops as crime surges
An "unprecedented" spate of violent crimes and a significant police shortage in Northland has seen more than 90 police staff called in to bolster the region's thin blue line.
Support grows for Labour; govt still keeps reins: poll
Support grows for Labour; govt still keeps reins: poll
Labour's support has surged in the latest TVNZ political poll out tonight, but the coalition government would still have the numbers to govern.
Australia to recognise Palestinian state
Australia to recognise Palestinian state
Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state in a historic diplomatic shift that aims to "break the cycle of violence" in the Middle East.
Mosque attack videos were for 'work purposes'
Mosque attack videos were for 'work purposes': accused
A government employee on trial for allegedly having footage of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks says he had it for work purposes.
NZ mulls recognition of Palestinian state
NZ mulls recognition of Palestinian state
New Zealand will make a decision on whether to recognise Palestine as a state over the next month, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed.
Lockdown after 'aggressive' adults enter Auckland school
Lockdown after 'aggressive' adults enter Auckland school
A school in South Auckland says it has resumed classes after going into lockdown on Monday morning.