Otago Polytechnic plans to build a $31.7million trades training centre, as the institute prepares to meet expected growth in the number of students pursuing building and construction qualifications.
A resolution has been made following a meeting between the PSA and the Invercargill City Council regarding a planned reduction of pay for ICC employees unable to work fulltime during Alert Level 3.
The Department of Conservation has admitted it got it wrong when it allowed contractors to blast a rock overhang on the Truman Track at Punakaiki last year.
Health boss Ashley Bloomfield has defended himself and officials from accusations they have "no heart", following their refusals to grant Kiwis access to dying family members during the Covid crisis.
Despite having to close a new "brewpub" only opened in November, Wanaka brewer James Hay has come up with a way to get people to be kind to one another ... and drink his beer.
The future of 120 Auckland manufacturing workers is on the line after James Hardie decided to stop manufacturing fibre cement building products for New Zealand at its Penrose base.
A major Dunedin food distribution company has told staff half its workforce — up to 80 jobs — could be cut if delivery levels continue to be low in an Alert Level 2 setting.
ODT Fresh columnist Charmian Smith was in Ethiopia when Covid-19 began to drive countries into lockdown. Despite cutting her trip short and a worry-filled trip home, she has fond memories of a country full of contrasts.
Everyone has taken a big hit. Some were already reeling. How can we ensure the post-pandemic recovery is a "recovery for all?" Bruce Munro takes a look.
Egyptian Youssef Hossam has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Monday.
Otago wants to build a $1.1 million centre of cricket excellence at Logan Park and is pushing on with plans despite the world experiencing the Covid-19 pandemic.
After more than 40 years as a union man, Southlander Daryl Carran takes the reins at the NZ Meatworkers and Related Trades Union. Jacob McSweeny talks to the union boss about his roots, adversity and the pay rises he hopes to bring to the underpaid in the workforce.
Hundreds of Asian giant hornets, an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the "murder hornet," have turned up in Washington state near the Canadian border, where they pose a threat to humans and the beekeeping industry.
We still burn a lot of coal to ward off the cold and to fuel industry, despite the price in carbon emissions. But as Maureen Howard reveals, there’s a cleaner, plentiful alternative ready and...
Leaving fossil fuels unburned remains the first urgent priority of climate action, but protecting and restoring natural ecosystems will also be critical, according to a recent review of the scientific literature.
Awarua Whanau Services chief executive Mata Cherrington was one of about 120 people swabbed at the Covid-19 testing site at Te Rau Aroha marae in Bluff yesterday.
A resolution has been made following a meeting between the PSA and the Invercargill City Council regarding a planned reduction of pay for ICC employees unable to work fulltime during Alert Level 3.
Five "shovel-ready" Invercargill City Council projects were endorsed by councillors yesterday that asked for $107.25 million from the Crown Infrastructure Partners.
Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behaviour - how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live.
A plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday, killing all six people on board, the Somali transport minister said.
Global coronavirus deaths have passed 250,000 after infections topped 3.5 million, a Reuters tally of official government data shows, even as several countries began easing lockdowns designed to contain the pandemic.
Hundreds of Asian giant hornets, an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the "murder hornet," have turned up in Washington state near the Canadian border, where they pose a threat to humans and the beekeeping industry.
At the Kurawao School last Friday evening a farewell social was given to Mr James Begg, who, after residing in the district for about 35 years, has disposed of his interests. The school was well...