Vaping linked to serious lung disease
A new study has found vaping more than doubles the risk of serious lung disease.
Pensioner beaten and bound before home plundered
Pensioner beaten and bound before home plundered
As pensioner Pier Raviola lay critically injured after being dumped in a Christchurch car park, the people who attacked him callously plundered his home.
Winds still blasting Wellington, but flights resume
Winds still blasting Wellington, but flights resume
Updated 10.22 am
Heavy winds are continuing to blast Wellington's coast, keeping some roads closed, but flights have resumed.
'We're a bit worried': Banks Peninsula isolated
'We're a bit worried': Banks Peninsula isolated
Updated 10.15 am
A helicopter is flying over an isolated Banks Peninsula so emergency workers can assess slips from the rain that has pummelled the Canterbury area.
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Crowdfunded gallery to open
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Crowdfunded gallery to open
A team of recent art school graduates hope the launch of their new crowdfunded gallery will help emerging Dunedin artists make their mark on the city’s arts scene.
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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify
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Plans to slash mental health beds horrify
Plans to slash the number of mental health beds for older people at the new Dunedin hospital even further than first feared have horrified aged-care advocates.
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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust
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Aiden ‘wouldn’t be here’ without trust
Southland teenager Aiden Cottrell was left "clinically dead" after collapsing in the home straight of a school running race.
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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk
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Discarded bottles, wobbly patron put liquor licence at risk
Reports of discarded bottles, a wobbly patron and "fresh vomit" have called the sale of alcohol at Outram’s rugby club into question.
Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told
Union movement ‘under attack’, meeting told
Dunedin workers who turned out in force yesterday to demand better rights were told the union movement is under attack.
Bus driver ‘a fighter’ who gave his all for his family
Bus driver ‘a fighter’ who gave his all for his family
A Dunedin bus driver who was given a second lease on life has been remembered as "a fighter" who used his final moments to give back to his family.
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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m
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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m
Dunedin's proposed Smooth Hill tip has been rubbished as a "foolhardy" waste of $92.4 million by a Southland landfill operator.
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View fireworks venue may have been fine
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View fireworks venue may have been fine
A man who was blinded in one eye by a firework at a council-run event in Dunedin says a new location that was pitched might have been fine.
Incubator to help babies in a new way
Incubator to help babies in a new way
A piece of lifesaving equipment has a found a new home in a Dunedin supermarket, continuing to support New Zealand’s littlest miracles.
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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony
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Reprieve for man who tried to throw ex-partner off balcony
A Dunedin man with a "horrible" history of violence has been sentenced to home detention after trying to throw his ex-partner off a balcony.
Trading big game for ducks
Trading big game for ducks
You will be aiming for mallards if you want the best-tasting duck tacos this weekend, 17-year-old Nathan Wade says.
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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’
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‘Saddened’ by demolition, but ‘safety is paramount’
The decision to pull down part of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum is a sad but necessary one, a museum trustee says.
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Right turn may be axed: NZTA
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Right turn may be axed: NZTA
A well-used right turn on to State Highway 1 in central Dunedin could be removed, it has been signalled.
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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play
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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play
The issue of glass bottles in North Dunedin is about to become a "high-priority topic" as the council prepares to send its alcohol policy back to the drawing board.
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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks
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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks
Proposed parking changes at St Clair Beach present "pros and cons" for surfers, but nearby businesses could benefit from an end to people taking up a parking spot all day.
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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’
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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’
When Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu tentatively suggested producing a comic book for her PhD in dentistry, she expected an overanimated and colourless frown from her supervisor.