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‘Genuine joy’ over being granted liquor licence

On-licence and off-licence applications for the St Kilda Tavern, on the corner of Prince Albert...

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‘Genuine joy’ over being granted liquor licence

The owner of an embattled South Dunedin pub says he feels "immense relief" about being granted a liquor licence after others failed.

Christmas in the Gardens

Christmas in the Gardens

Performing at the Christmas in the Gardens on Saturday are (from left) Rainbow Rosalind, Nicole Jenkins and Cadyne Geary.

Getting in the festive spirit

Danielle McQueen-Richards, daughter Lily McQueen-Richards, 9 months, and niece Octavia Hosking, 3...

Getting in the festive spirit

Photos by Peter McIntosh

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Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

Kevin Dwyer, of Port Chalmers, photographs Royal New Zealand Navy warship HMNZS Te Kaha at the...

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Over 1000 climb aboard warship for up-close look

More than a thousand people seized the rare opportunity to inspect a visiting Royal New Zealand Navy warship up-close in Dunedin at the weekend.

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Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

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Polytech sticking with change to telehealth

Despite grave concerns about Otago Polytechnic’s plan to dump its student health GPs and replace them with a telehealth system, the institution’s leaders are ploughing ahead

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‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

Former University College residents and University of Otago alumni (from left) Bridget Williams,...

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‘Pleasantly feral’ memories surface in Unicol reunion

First-year life in University College back in the 1970s was "pleasantly feral", and the friendships forged in the residential college have lasted a lifetime

Performance equally exhilarating, elegant

Somi Kim is excited to return to performing. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Performance equally exhilarating, elegant

Hypnotic sounds reverberated around the foyer of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery for the large audience listening to the excellent music performed by the NZTrio

‘Messiah’ delivered with decisive energy, enthusiasm

A good-sized audience revelled in the popular evergreen Messiah in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday night.

Illegal military links alleged

Flag of Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Getty Images

Illegal military links alleged

South African police have arrested four men on their way to Russia on suspicion they would contravene the country’s laws against assisting foreign military forces.

Pro-business president seeks new economic reality

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz. Photo: Reuters

Pro-business president seeks new economic reality

A clock running clockwise marks end of leftist regime in Bolivia

World in pictures

A visitor stands next to a stall at the Striezelmarkt Christmas market on its opening day in...

World in pictures

Recent photographs from Reuters

Air NZ's A320 aircraft return to normal service after grounding

Air New Zealand says all A320neo aircraft in its fleet will receive a software update. File photo...

Air NZ's A320 aircraft return to normal service after grounding

Air New Zealand's Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after receiving software updates during a global recall.

Woman battles ACC after baby born with Down syndrome

The woman proceeded with her pregnancy because of the low-risk results of her scan. Photo: Getty...

Woman battles ACC after baby born with Down syndrome

A pregnant woman was advised that she didn’t need to do further testing for Down syndrome because there was an extremely rare chance her daughter would have the genetic condition.

Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

Jane Goodall speaks at the Regent, Dunedin, in 2017. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Obituary: primatologist uncovered uncannily human world of chimps

In 1987, the American cartoonist Gary Larson drew one of his surreal Far Side sketches of two apes sitting on a branch.

Obituary: Roger McLay, politician

Obituary: Roger McLay, politician

Former Cabinet minister and Commissioner for Children Roger McLay led a life of dedicated public service until a late-in-life scandal blotted his reputation.

Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

Outram School’s then oldest ex-pupil Eric Hyslop (pictured in 2023, aged 94) cuts the cake at the...

Obituary: Hyslop a lion-hearted Outram man

Whether it was out at sea on a Russian ship or manning the barbecue for his local Lions Club, Eric Hyslop had a passion for both life and people.

Labour to offer cheap loans to bolster GP practices

Chris Hipkins at the Labour Party AGM in Auckland. Photo: RNZ

Labour to offer cheap loans to bolster GP practices

The Labour Party would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones, if elected next year.

'Not as cool as it used to be': Youth vaping rate plummets

The number of teenagers who vape on a daily basis has dropped to 7.1 percent, down from "peak...

'Not as cool as it used to be': Youth vaping rate plummets

A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand's Year 10 students has indicated that the perception of vaping is changing.

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, passes 300

Indonesian military personnel and joint rescuers prepare a body bag for a victim recovered from...

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, passes 300

The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303.

KiwiRail fined $220K over worker's preventable fall

Myles Dyeming suffered a torn artery, a torn liver, a broken sternum, a punctured left lung,...

KiwiRail fined $220K over worker's preventable fall

KiwiRail has been fined more than $200,000 for breaching health and safety laws when an employee fell 10 metres while installing a communications pole.

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