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Youth coach hit in head by booze can flung from Dunedin homeless camp

The 23-year-old coach was training with the children’s team at 5.30pm in the Kensington Oval....

Youth coach hit in head by booze can flung from Dunedin homeless camp

A youth touch-rugby coach was smacked in the head by a flying can allegedly thrown by a ‘‘heavily intoxicated’’ man drinking at a Dunedin homeless encampment.

Family argument escalated into axe attack

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

Family argument escalated into axe attack

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

Three people have been arrested after police executed search warrants in Christchurch as part of an investigation into an organised crime group that had a license to cultivate cannabis for medical use but allegedly sold it illegally.

'Significant public interest': Inquiry into handling of Phillips case

An inset of Tom Phillips at one of his campsites. Photo: RNZ / Supplied / Police

'Significant public interest': Inquiry into handling of Phillips case

The government has announced an inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case by government authorities.

At least 44 dead in Hong Kong apartment blaze

A distraught resident Wong, 71, reacts after claiming his wife is trapped inside the complex....

At least 44 dead in Hong Kong apartment blaze

A huge fire in a Hong Kong residential apartment complex has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing, police said on Thursday.

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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home

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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home

A Dunedin trio terrorised a Palestinian family with a tirade of racial abuse before one approached the victims’ property with a machete, a court has heard.

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ORC targets nil rates increase

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ORC targets nil rates increase

A zero-percent rates rise for Otago has been demanded by regional council chairwoman Hilary Calvert.

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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says

A Dunedin man accused of stabbing his former employee to death told police the victim was "a very good guy".

Phew! What a scorcher

Otago Boys’ High School 2025 graduate Yusuf Nagdee, 18, dives while attempting to catch a Kansas...

Phew! What a scorcher

A "three-pronged attack of warmth" made Dunedin the hottest place in NZ yesterday and it's another very warm one today.

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'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close

Green Island Boutique Pharmacy, in Main South Rd, will close its doors permanently at noon...

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'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close

Dunedin pharmacists say prescription fees and competition with chain stores are putting community retailers under pressure, which could lead to more closures.

Lotto 2537

Results from last night's Lotto draw

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Connection charges fair, lines companies say

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Connection charges fair, lines companies say

Southern lines companies believe their new electricity connections charges are competitive compared with those of the rest of the country as a national review gets under way.

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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb

Pilot Chris Scoggins, of Interpine Pilots, holds aloft a new weapon in the fight against possums,...

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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb

Rocklands Station has plenty of places a possum can run to, but if a new trial proves successful the pests will have nowhere they can hide.

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Dunedin Railway Station among best in world

Dunedin Railway Station is sitting pretty after it was named as one of the world’s top 20 railway...

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Dunedin Railway Station among best in world

Yes, it really is spectacular.

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No stopping pupils from winning national jump jam title

Balmacewen Intermediate School’s national champion jump jam team are (from left) Becky Geddes,...

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No stopping pupils from winning national jump jam title

They danced to Don’t Stop Me Now and no-one could.

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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.

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