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Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi. Photo: RNZ

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 elephant on safari

Two people were killed in an elephant attack on a safari in Zambia. Photo: Getty Images (file)

NZ woman killed by elephant on safari

A New Zealand woman has been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a Zambian national park, according to reports.

New citizens say family in Gaza wish they were dead

Gazan woman Sabreen Alsaadoni and husband Emad Ismail relax in their Belleknowes home with their...

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

Kaleb Bell will be released from prison and transported to Auckland in the coming weeks. PHOTO:...

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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

Cory Craik leaves court. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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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

Health Minister Simeon Brown (front, fourth from right) and his entourage walk through the new...

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

Details of Gaurav Rauniyar’s crimes, which were committed while he was a university student, can...

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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

The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. PHOTO: RNZ

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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

Emerson Davies. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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

More financial help will be needed in Forsyth Barr Stadium’s sunset years, the Dunedin City...

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’

Scottish migrant Iain Ferguson after he received his New Zealand citizenship at the Dunedin Town...

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's Diogo Jota in action against Paris St Germain at Anfield in March. Photo:...

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

Flooding on the Motueka River downstream of Pokororo. Photo: RNZ

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

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

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

A student loan borrower who went overseas with a $15,000 loan called in a tax barrister to help...

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

A police investigator inspects a set of bins at the scene in Renall St Auckland. Photo: RNZ

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

Teams are out in force across the Nelson Tasman region working to clear roads, assess and fix...

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.

Baby suffers multiple fractures in Hutt Valley

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

Baby suffers multiple fractures in Hutt Valley

Police are appealing for information relating to a three-month-old Hutt Valley baby who suffered multiple fractures to her body.

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