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No work yet on National's nurse scheme: Health Ministry

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

No work yet on National's nurse scheme: Health Ministry

No work has been done on the nurse bonding and relocation schemes National campaigned on in the election, the Health Ministry has confirmed.

Some parents could be prosecuted over truancy

The department is overseen by ACT leader David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

Some parents could be prosecuted over truancy

Parents who repeatedly refuse to send their children to school are more likely to be prosecuted as the government cracks down on truancy.

Seymour vows straight talk, Peters fires up campaign

ACT leader David Seymour (left) and NZ First's Winston Peters. Photo: NZ Herald

Seymour vows straight talk, Peters fires up campaign

David Seymour has vowed to keep speaking freely as he takes over as deputy prime minister.

School didn't go to police over major theft

Logan Park High School. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

School didn't go to police over major theft

A Dunedin secondary school decided not to contact police after discovering a staff member "misappropriated" almost $365,000 over five years.

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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

Kingston HQ Ltd, which bought Dunedin cafe Copper on Highgate last year, has been placed in...

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Cafe closed, life savings gone and $491k in debt

A failed cafe has cost a Dunedin businessman his "entire life savings" and left his company owing nearly $500,000.

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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise

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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise

Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.

Outreach initiative marking 10th visit

Two Niuean school pupils try on some gear used by Antarctic explorers during Tuhura Otago Museum...

Outreach initiative marking 10th visit

Tūhura Otago Museum may have become a victim of its own success.

Man carrying knives arrested

A Dunedin man carrying six knives allegedly threatened a St Kilda woman early yesterday before pulling a blade on police.

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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

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Wildlife capital status gets boost from council

Dunedin's status as the wildlife capital of New Zealand is more secure thanks to $1.2 million in council backing to expand pest elimination efforts, a leader at Predator Free Dunedin says.

Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

Yohana Merengngage of Te Kura o Tititea during the Otakou and Murihiku Nga Manu Korero regional...

Speech contest winner gets ‘heart-warming’ response from peers

Receiving a roaring haka was a "heart-warming" moment for a Dunedin secondary student who took top honours in a Māori speech competition.

Number of those diagnosed with HIV continuing to decrease

Despite two children being diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV in 2024 — the first cases in New Zealand in more than a decade — the latest research shows the incidence of people being diagnosed...

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Countries agree on seabird protection

Delegates from 13 member countries of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and...

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Countries agree on seabird protection

The 13 member countries of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (Acap) have agreed to engage with the fisheries that are decimating seabird numbers, the Department of...

Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'

People at work on the railway marshalling yard at Port Otago in Port Chalmers yesterday. PHOTO:...

Port Chalmers near-miss 'could have been far worse'

A near-miss incident at a railway yard at Port Chalmers is a reminder that things cannot return to the "bad old days" of non-compliance and even workplace deaths, the railways union says.

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Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'

Purewa Laurence Moore knocked a young man unconscious in the Octagon. Photo: ODT Files

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Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'

A 20-year-old man left with a fractured skull in a vicious Octagon attack "could’ve been a vegetable, or worse", a judge said.

'It's rough': Kath and Kim star has cancer

Magda Szubanski revealed she has a rare form of blood cancer. Photo: Instagram

'It's rough': Kath and Kim star has cancer

Prominent Australians are backing much-loved comedian Magda Szubanski after she revealed her diagnosis with an "obscure" cancer.

Eligibility query over new role for Bush

Eligibility query over new role for Bush

The appointment of a New Zealander to take charge of a troubled state police force has hit an unexpected speed bump — laws needed to clarify his eligibility.

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