Sinkhole opens on key Christchurch road
Sinkhole opens on key Christchurch road
A burst water main has opened up a hole in the road and left about 50 properties in the Christchurch suburb of Fendalton without water.
Christchurch student to be disciplined after Uber incident
Christchurch student to be disciplined after Uber incident
A St Andrew’s College student is facing disciplinary action after he was allegedly filmed trying to assault an Uber driver.
Qld teen's body found after housemates charged with murder
Qld teen's body found after housemates charged with murder
The body of missing and suspected-murdered teenager Pheobe Bishop has been found in national park bushland on the same day two housemates faced court charged over her death.
Middlemarch cut off, cars stranded on Crown Range
Middlemarch cut off, cars stranded on Crown Range
SH87 has closed and a "handful" of vehicles are stranded on Crown Range Rd as snow starts to settle in parts of the South where warnings are in place for possible heavy falls.
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Concerns over viability of new venue build
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Concerns over viability of new venue build
Casting aside Dunedin’s Mayfair Theatre from being in contention for council funds for redevelopment could hold back performing arts in the city, a representative has warned.
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South has one of its warmest Mays
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South experiences one of its warmest, driest Mays on record
If this week’s frigid weather came as a shock, it is probably because the southern regions have just had one of their warmest and driest Mays on record.
Graduates to tackle Mongol Rally
Graduates to tackle Mongol Rally
Would you like your name plastered on the side of a beat-up old limousine bashing through central Asian rivers and traversing Tajikistan’s many snow-capped mountains?
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Two Dunedin pupils and their robot to take on world
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Two Dunedin pupils and their robot to take on world
Two Dunedin intermediate school pupils are taking on the world with a robot they built from scratch.
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Rare oarfish found on Dunedin beach
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Oarfish found on Dunedin beach 'not a harbinger of doom'
An oarfish that recently washed up on Aramoana Beach is likely not a "harbinger of doom", but it is "certainly an unusual sight and a special one", the Department of Conservation says.
Clean and green
Clean and green
North East Valley Normal School pupils Luthias Gilmore, 10 (left), and Ashton Dawson, 11, pick up refuse scattered about Lindsay Creek yesterday.
One in hospital after Pine Hill crash
One in hospital after Pine Hill crash
One person was taken to Dunedin Hospital with "minor to moderate" injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Pine Hill yesterday.
Dog Rescue gives Alfie new leash of life
Dog Rescue gives Alfie new leash of life
Back in the day, Alfie’s goose would nearly be cooked by now.
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Festival anti-social conduct ‘deeply stressful’
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Festival anti-social conduct ‘deeply stressful’
Inflammatory rhetoric from political leaders is to blame for a "significant" rise in anti-social behaviour at this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival, organisers say.
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Initiative ‘fantastic’ chance to learn
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Initiative ‘fantastic’ chance to learn
John Marrable is always looking for ways to improve.
Te Pāti Māori stand down confirmed
Te Pāti Māori stand down confirmed
Parliament has confirmed the unprecedented punishments proposed for Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill.
NZDF heading for joint military exercise
NZDF heading for joint military exercise
The army is heading for an international exercise where drones will be tested, taking a single drone of its own.
Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor
Multiple personalities helped sex abuse survivor
A father who sexually abused his daughters, one of whom developed multiple personalities as a survival tactic, may die in prison after receiving a two-decade jail term.
Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused
Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused
Erin Patterson says her lies to police after cooking a deadly meal for her estranged husband's family were a "stupid knee-jerk reaction" to finding out people had become sick.
Light quake shakes Wellington
Light quake shakes Wellington
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region.
Body found in Canterbury river
Body found in Canterbury river
Police have found a body in a Canterbury river this afternoon.