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Hamas hands over bodies after Israel threat to cut aid

Hamas handed over bodies of hostages to the Red Cross on Tuesday. REUTERS

Hamas hands over bodies after Israel threat to cut aid

Hamas has handed over more bodies of hostages after Israel threatened to reduce aid into Gaza and Donald Trump threatened violence against the Palestinian militant group if it doesn't disarm.

R&B singer D’Angelo dies

D'Angelo performing in 2015. Photo: Reuters

R&B singer D’Angelo dies

Grammy-winning R&B artist D’Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul music, has died after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 51.

Truck mangled after collision with train

People rushed to help after a truck carrying a digger collided with a train on a Kāpiti Coast crossing this morning.

Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns

The Point in Ngāruawāhia is a popular swimming spot. Photo: Google Maps

Call for signs at swim hole after dad drowns

A Coroner is calling for warning signs to be installed at a popular swimming hole along the Waikato River after a young father drowned while swimming with his young son.

Firefighters' action ‘pretty sombre occasion’

New Zealand Professional Firefighter Union Dunedin secretary and firefighter Mike Taylor talks...

Firefighters' action ‘pretty sombre occasion’

Dunedin will have an hour without the sounds of fire engine sirens when firefighters from around the city walk off the job on Friday.

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Shock as four jailed over violent home invasion

Defendants (from left) Shannon Gale, Jeffrey Wright and Stephen Whitley were all jailed yesterday...

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Shock as four jailed over violent home invasion

A violent home invasion over a $340 firewood spat has led to the jailing of four people, sparking scenes of shock in the courtroom.

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‘Reset’ for uni dept suggested amid bullying claims

The Otago Business School. PHOTO: ODT PHOTOS

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‘Reset’ for uni dept suggested amid bullying claims

A consultant has recommended an embattled University of Otago department be "reset" amid accusations of bullying, dysfunction and staff being spied on.

Staff move to allow Clocktower to be used more widely

Otago University staff (from left) Michael Swanson, Kirsten Eichstaedt, Kevin Maley and Beth...

Staff move to allow Clocktower to be used more widely

Just over a year after moving into the University of Otago Clocktower, vice-chancellor Grant Robertson — along with 70 other staff — is on the move.

Real knife revealed

Real knife revealed

A teenager waving around toy knives in Dunedin allegedly lashed out at police once they found a real one tucked in his waistband.

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Larnach Castle swindler stole $90k - but never spent it

Antonio Bae has been sentenced to home detention after he stole more than $86,000 from Larnach...

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Larnach Castle swindler stole $90k - but never spent it

A man who stole nearly $90,000 from Larnach Castle while he was employed there never spent a cent of it.

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Mementoes from historic exhibition about to turn 100

Steven Homes holds the most treasured part of his Great Exhibition collection. Photo: Stephen...

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Mementoes from historic exhibition about to turn 100

The items in a Dunedin man’s decades-long collection from the city’s largest exhibition are turning 100 next month.

Smaller census survey to be tested

People in New Plymouth, Christchurch and Ashburton will be the first to test the new census data collection system.

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Agonising to fall just short

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Agonising to fall just short

It was "gut-wrenching" to fall just short of council election after indications of early success, a Dunedin candidate says.

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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council

Tohu whenua have been installed along Te Aka Ōtākou, the walking and cycling path in Dunedin...

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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council

The value obtained from the installation of cultural markers along the Otago Harbour shared pathway is certainly worth the cost, the Dunedin City Council says.

A cut above

A cut above

Twenty-five years ago it took Bruce Foster a week to cut the 200m-long macrocarpa hedge at the front of his section.

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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union

Otago Boys' High School and John McGlashan College year 9 students (back from left) Max McLean,...

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Strike not teachers’ first rodeo: union

Striking feels like the new standard, the regional chairman for the teacher’s union says.

Finishing touches

Repairs to the Octagon’s covered walkway, required after it was crushed by a runaway truck last year (pictured above), are coming to an end.

Wet, wet, wet

Citycare contractors work to shut the water main in Hillside Rd, South Dunedin, about 4am yesterday after it burst and flooded the surrounding area.

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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall

Pukehiki Hall Society member Mark McCawghan gives the Pukehiki Hall a fresh coat of paint. PHOTO:...

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Pukehiki all in to upgrade its hall

A small settlement high atop Otago Peninsula is putting in a big effort to restore its 19th-century community hall.

Calling in the cavalry

Calling in the cavalry

A helicopter helps to transport sand as work continues to repair the Tunnel Beach Walk yesterday.

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