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Increase in size of grant allocations by DCC staff to be considered

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Increase in size of grant allocations by DCC staff to be considered

Dunedin's governance shake-up may put city council staff in the hot seat for more grant allocations.

Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer

Well South CEO Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer

Some workers at WellSouth will start seven days of industrial action today after what they say is an insulting wage offer.

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Decision on future of agency delayed

Mike Collins. File photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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Decision on future of agency delayed

The future of the Dunedin City Council’s economic development agency will not be resolved this year.

Fire crew extracts kitty from catacomb

A small black cat shoots away into some nearby bushes after being freed by firefighters from a...

Fire crew extracts kitty from catacomb

A Dunedin cat trapped behind bars is feline lucky after a less-than-grate start to the day.

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Licences renewed despite opposition

Bottle-O Andersons Bay (pictured) and Bottle-O Kaikorai Valley have both had their liquor...

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Licences renewed despite opposition

A pair of Dunedin bottle stores have had their liquor licences renewed despite concerns about the potential influence of a problem-plagued shareholder.

Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal

President Donald Trump told reporters he thought the United States could make a deal with China,...

Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal

United States President Donald Trump yesterday backed away from tomorrow’s deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan

Arrests linked to heist

This diamond tiara adorned with pearls worn by French Empress Eugenie was among the items stolen....

Arrests linked to heist

French police have arrested a total of four more suspects linked to the October 19 heist of crown jewels from the Louvre, the Paris state prosecutor’s office said yesterday.

Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban

Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban

A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court.

Man jailed for trying to decapitate father with axe

Frank Harris during sentencing in the High Court at Nelson. Photo: Tracy Neal

Man jailed for trying to decapitate father with axe

An argument over a water tank ended with a man trying to kill his father with an axe.

17 police staff still under investigation

17 police staff still under investigation over 'misuse and inappropriate content'

Three police staff investigated in relation to "misuse and inappropriate content" have been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Man charged over death of popular rural postie

Rural Canterbury postie and well-known bowler Dave Bullock was tragically killed. Photo: Supplied

Man charged over death of popular rural postie

A man has been charged after the death of a well-known rural postie on his last day of work before retirement.

Greater search powers for police in Melbourne

'Sad day indeed': Greater search powers for police in Melbourne

Police in Melbourne will have the power to stop and search people without warrants in designated areas as part of a push to improve safety.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photo: Reuters

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is ready to advance a US-backed framework for ending the war with Russia.

NZ women nabbed at Aussie airport 'had 36kg of meth in suitcases'

Australian Border Forces inspect one of the women's bags. Photo: Supplied

NZ women nabbed at Aussie airport 'had 36kg of meth in suitcases'

Two young New Zealand women have been busted for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine worth $38 million into Australia in their suitcases.

Hunt continues for son, six weeks after mother's death

Jeremy Robertson. Photo: Supplied/ NZ Police

Hunt continues for son, six weeks after mother's death

Six weeks after a woman was killed in Pahīatua, police are continuing to search for her son who is wanted in connection with her death.

Bushfire risk spikes as temperatures soar in Australia

Forecasts of soaring temperatures and damaging wind gusts have prompted Australian authorities to raise bushfire alerts to their highest levels in more than two years.

'Sugar daddy' exec paid underage teen $1000 for sex

The executive, who has name suppression has since left his job. Photo: RNZ/Yiting Lin

'Sugar daddy' exec paid underage teen $1000 for sex

An Auckland executive who has admitted paying a teenage girl for sex met the teen on Snapchat, where he described himself as a "sugar daddy".

Sea lions on the move - and may be near you

Last weekend, this sea lion bumped into "Mum" - the St Clair statue of the first pakeke to give...

Sea lions on the move - and may be near you

It's that time of year when sea lions are on the move and turn up in some unexpected places.

Govt warned against teen welfare crackdown

Social Development Minister Louise Upston has announced that people coming on to Jobseeker...

Govt warned against teen welfare crackdown

Officials urged the govt against its welfare crackdown on 18-and-19-year-olds, warning it could increase the risk of long-term benefit dependency, newly released advice shows.

23 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released

The hostel room after gunmen attacked the girls' boarding school in Kebbi State on November 17....

23 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released

Twenty-four girls abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria have been released, it has been confirmed.

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