Heavy hail amid severe thunderstorm warning for Dunedin
Updated 3.00 pm
Heavy weather is bringing thunder and hailstorms to parts of the South, and a severe thunderstorm warning is in place for the Dunedin City area.
Winning $16m ticket bought at South Island supermarket
Winning $16m ticket bought at South Island supermarket
A lucky person won $16 million in Wednesday night's Lotto draw after buying their ticket from a South Island supermarket.
Three more arrests over death of PhD student
Three more arrests over death of PhD student
Six people have now been charged in connection with the homicide investigation.
Car ends up on train tracks after crashing through fence
Car ends up on train tracks after crashing through fence
One of three people injured was taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence into Dunedin’s port and on to train tracks this morning.
Public help sought over infant's broken leg
Public help sought over infant's broken leg
Police want the community's help to find out what happened to a three-week-old baby who suffered a serious injury in Hutt Valley.
Welfare changes: People facing 'imminent homelessness'
Welfare changes: People facing 'imminent homelessness'
The report, based on more than 10,000 requests for the Citizens Advice Bureau's help, found people from all walks of life are struggling to meet basic living costs.
Concerns for woman missing with three kids
Concerns for woman missing with three kids
A missing woman who is now believed to be in the Christchurch area with her three children was in Wanaka earlier this week.
Pair return to damaged home after photos posted: police
Pair return to damaged home after photos posted: police
Two Dunedin teenagers were urged to return to the scene of a $2000 rampage after their photos were posted to social media, police say.
Phillips not fit to hold firearms licence, police docs show
Phillips not fit to hold firearms licence, police docs show
Police records show Marokopa fugitive father Tom Phillips' firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021, and later revoked.
One taken to hospital after car rolls in central city
One taken to hospital after car rolls in central city
A person was taken to hospital after a driver lost control and rolled her car on a central Dunedin street this morning.
Lines company pays out after pensioner's hedge hacked back
Lines company pays out after pensioner's hedge hacked back
When an 86-year-old Canterbury woman discovered her poplar hedge had been aggressively cut back, she was “heartbroken”.
Cancer diagnosis numbers set to soar
Cancer diagnosis numbers set to soar
The number of New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer each year is set to skyrocket by 50% in the next two decades to more than 45,000.
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‘It’s hard not to be grateful’
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‘It’s hard not to be grateful’
A first-year University of Otago student says "it’s hard not to be grateful" as he recovers from a near-fatal fall from the roof of a Dunedin flat.
Castration and sterilisation key to long life: study
Castration and sterilisation key to long life: study
Want your life to be 20% longer?
Accusations fly as feud over stall grows
Accusations fly as feud over stall grows
A feud is brewing between the Otago Farmers Market and a family-run farm from Canterbury, which has opened a stall outside the market’s gates.
Seriously injured in crash
Seriously injured in crash
One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash between two cars and a logging truck south of Allanton.
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Govt funding for university ‘declining’
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Govt funding for university ‘declining’
A "mismatch" between government funding and other revenue streams has put the University of Otago in a tricky position, a union leader says.
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Tourists, graduates swamp Dunedin
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Tourists, graduates swamp Dunedin
Guinness, mussels and fish and chips were "flying out the door" yesterday as Dunedin businesses welcomed thousands of hungry tourists and graduates alike.
Work under way to mitigate wastewater overflows
Work under way to mitigate wastewater overflows
Contractors work in Surrey St, Dunedin, this week to reduce the frequency of wastewater overflows.
Lotto 2541
Lotto 2541
Results from last night's Lotto draw