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'Like porridge slipping off hill': Massive repair bill for Tasman

About 40 roads remain closed in the Tasman District following widespread flooding and slips....

'Like porridge slipping off hill': Massive repair bill for Tasman

A council boss says the clean-up after recent flooding in the Tasman District could cost "between $20 to $25 million".

Support for students after death on tracks

Emergency services were called to to Waterloo Station just after 3pm yesterday. Photo: RNZ

Support for students after death on tracks

A secondary school principal says about half a dozen students were on the Lower Hutt platform at the time of the incident.

ORC reveals name of new headquarters

Construction workers secure a feature panel to the side of the Otago Regional Council’s new...

ORC reveals name of new headquarters

Two feature panels being installed on the side of the Otago Regional Council building this week hold clues to the name of the new premises.

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HIV fears as needle exchange to close

The Dunedin-based needle exchange service Dunedin Intravenous Organisation, a peer-based service,...

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HIV fears as needle exchange to close

The impending closure of the Dunedin-run needle-exchange service could lead to a rise in HIV cases throughout the city, advocates fear.

Outback killer dies, taking secret to the grave

A notorious Australian backpacker murderer has died without revealing where he put the remains of the man he killed in the outback.

Registration fast-tracked for some overseas doctors

Reducing staff leave balances benefits an organisation's balance sheet - Health NZ is expected to...

Registration fast-tracked for some overseas doctors

The Medical Council is making it simpler for some overseas doctors to register and work in New Zealand.

Bailed woman has history of violent attacks

Bailed woman has history of violent attacks

A woman who launched a series of violent assaults on people she knew in Christchurch, including brandishing weapons in front of young children, was on bail for violence-related charges at the time.

Mother, daughter and niece named as crash victims

Emergency services at the scene on Tuesday night. Photo: RNZ

Mother, daughter and niece named as crash victims

Three people from a family died when the car they were in left a notorious road in Waikato and landed in a nearby creek.

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Studying conspiracy theories

Beijing Normal University philosophy associate professor M Dentith is in Dunedin to give talks...

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Studying conspiracy theories

Some conspiracy theorists recommend we only go out in public with aluminium-foil hats on — to protect our brains from being scanned.

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Second player in sex-video scandal

Green Island Rugby Club. File photo: ODT

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'Completely unacceptable': Second player in sex-video scandal

A second player from a Green Island rugby team has admitted to secretly filming a half-naked woman and posting it to a group chat.

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Blind pensioner in court over crowbar attack

Pottki Tangimetua outside the Dunedin District Court after being granted bail in April. PHOTO:...

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Blind pensioner avoids conviction for crowbar attack on neighbour

A legally blind pensioner has avoided any punishment for attacking his rowdy neighbour with a crowbar.

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Ballroom dancer closes his school after 49 years

Retiring dance choreographer John Gardener with his 1974 Asian Pacific Championships Latin dance...

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Ballroom dancer closes his school after 49 years

A Dunedin dance teacher has hung up his dancing shoes after nearly 50 years of teaching couples how to find their way around a ballroom.

Fog disrupts flights

Dunedin International Airport Ltd has been told to re-examine the airport’s international flight...

Fog disrupts flights

Dunedin Airport had 13 flight disruptions due to fog yesterday.

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Chambers work not finalised

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Chambers work not finalised

The Dunedin City Council has yet to nail down precisely what will be required for seismic strengthening of the Municipal Chambers.

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Frustration at lack of info about work on Civic Centre

Dunedin city councillor Andrew Whiley says councillors should have received more information...

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Frustration at lack of info about work on Civic Centre

Lack of detail about a $23 million upgrade of the Dunedin City Council headquarters has left some councillors frustrated.

New resident spreading the word — ‘lovely’

Auckland expat Deborah Hull-Brown has thrown herself firmly into getting involved in her new city...

New resident spreading the word — ‘lovely’

An Auckland woman who has moved to Dunedin is making it her mission to tell people how lucky they are to live here.

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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption

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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption

A Dunedin-based social worker who issued a shonky Covid-19 vaccine exemption has been suspended for a year.

Winning speech a reflection on racism in New Zealand

Dunedin Host Lions Young Speechmaker Contest winner Malak Tamimi. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Winning speech a reflection on racism in New Zealand

A Dunedin teenager’s poignant reflection on the Christchurch terror attacks has earned her a spot at a national final for a speechmaking competition.

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Elderly pay price for Covid ‘complacency’

The Home of St Barnabas Trust is in a Covid-19 lockdown while New Zealand rides the eighth wave...

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Elderly pay price for Covid ‘complacency’

The elderly are paying the price for people’s complacency towards Covid-19, a Dunedin aged-care advocate says.

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Dunedin named best peaceful getaway in Asia-Pacific

Melbourne couple Kerryn and Danny Robinson take a selfie in front of the Dunedin Railway Station....

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Dunedin named best peaceful getaway in Asia-Pacific

Forget places with hot and steamy climates.

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