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Dejected cheerio to Dunedin’s Weet-Bix TRYathlon

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Dejected cheerio to Dunedin’s Weet-Bix TRYathlon

Scrapping Dunedin’s Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a ‘‘really disappointing’’ blow for children wanting to give it their all, Sport Otago’s boss says.

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'Man up': Judge slammed for ‘victim blaming’

Judge Hermann Retzlaff. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

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'Man up': Judge slammed for ‘victim blaming’

A Dunedin judge has been slammed for saying a victim needed to "man up" after his ex-partner shared intimate photos of him.

Former political candidate loses name suppression

Jack Brazil was a candidate for the Green Party in the 2020 election. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Former political candidate loses name suppression

A former political figure and veteran protester who spat on a bar worker then fled police is "not proud of the way he responded".

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Nurse deregistered after stealing more than $20K from patients

Finn Davidson was sentenced at the Dunedin District Court in 2024. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Nurse deregistered after stealing more than $20K from patients

A Dunedin nurse who stole the wallets of vulnerable patients and fleeced them for more than $20,000 has had his professional registration cancelled.

Nothing stops hungry livestock

Nothing stops hungry livestock

Sheep brave the snow at Lee Stream to tuck into supplementary feed they were given last week.

Fern-tastic experience

Fern-tastic experience

Young and old were given the chance to learn about planting at a special workshop yesterday.

Iran launches fresh attacks after sixth day of US strikes

A US warship launches a munition at an unknown location during what the US military says is its...

Iran launches fresh attacks after sixth day of US strikes

Iran said it had launched fresh strikes on US facilities in the Middle East on Friday, after a sixth straight night of US strikes on Iranian military facilities.

Fears for hoiho as tourism businesses brace for bird flu

Fears for hoiho as tourism businesses brace for bird flu

A trustee of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust says the arrival in New Zealand of bird flu means the functional extinction of the hoiho is "probably imminent".

Civil Defence website glitch 'gotta be fixed'

A tsunami information page on the Civil Defence website. Photo: RNZ

Civil Defence website glitch 'gotta be fixed'

A problem with the Civil Defence website which saw it go down during last night's tsunami emergency has been identified and a fix will be made, the government says.

Serious doubts over $420k 'Goldie' painting

Six art experts and auctioneers have told RNZ they do not believe the painting is by Goldie....

'Not right': Serious doubts over Goldie painting selling for $420k

Serious doubts have been raised over a purported Goldie painting listed for sale for $420,000.

National Party 'titan' Bill Birch dies

National Party 'titan' Bill Birch dies

Former National Party finance minister Bill Birch has died at the age of 92.

Second NZ bird flu case confirmed

An MPI team sweeps Petone Beach for more sick or dead seabirds after Wednesday's confirmed case...

Second NZ bird flu case confirmed

A second bird found in the Wairarapa has been confirmed to have H5 bird flu.

Jack Brazil named as former political figure who spat on bar worker

Jack Brazil leaves the Dunedin District Court after an appearance in December last year. Photo: ODT

Jack Brazil named as former political figure who spat on bar worker

A former political figure who spat on a bar worker then led police on a chase through central Dunedin can finally be named.

Three-hour manhunt nets suspect after critical-injury assault

Three-hour manhunt nets suspect after critical-injury assault

A man has been taken into custody following a police operation around the North Island town of Foxton involving an alleged serious assault.

'Digusted and angry': Laos methanol victims' families brace for unfavourable outcome

Australian teenager Bianca Jones died in hospital in Thailand. Photo: Facebook

'Digusted and angry': Laos methanol victims' families brace for unfavourable outcome

Australian families of the teens who died in the methanol poisoning backpacking tragedy in Laos are bracing for a legal outcome they believe would be devastingly inadequate.

New Cook Strait ferries named

The new 200m-long ships will be able to carry 1530 passengers and 70 crew. Photo:Supplied / Ferry...

New Cook Strait ferries named

The two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook.

Cocaine, ketamine and cash seized in Re-O Week drug bust

The smell of cannabis wafting from a "suspicious" car in north Dunedin led police to a large haul of drugs and cash as students partied nearby.

Man partially sucked out of plane as broken engine smashes window

The broken window of the Ryanair aircraft, following a reported emergency landing, in location...

Man partially sucked out of plane as broken engine smashes window

The US National Transportation Safety Board said today it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair RYA.I Boeing 737's BA.N broken window...

Employee snooping a growing problem: Privacy Commissioner

Unauthorised employee browsing, or snooping on private personal information of the public is a growing problem in New Zealand workplaces, according to the Privacy Commissioner.

One treated after harbourside prang

Fire crews at the scene of the crash. Photo: Peter McIntosh

One treated after harbourside prang

One person was treated at the scene as Dunedin emergency services converged on a three-car crash in a harbourside street this morning.

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