Labour questions if disappearing briefing 'deliberate cover-up'
But a Cabinet minister says what happened in the PM's Office is an "isolated incident" and it's "disingenuous" to suggest otherwise.
Fund to provide solar panels for 500 schools
Fund to provide solar panels for 500 schools
The government is pushing ahead with solar panels on schools to try ease the pressure of high energy costs.
Minister wants higher pay rate for tradie 'teachers'
Minister wants higher pay rate for tradie 'teachers'
Education Minister Erica Stanford wants higher pay rates for tradies who work as unqualified teachers - but she has to persuade the teacher unions first.
Township hopes to buy back golf course from developer
Township hopes to buy back golf course from developer
The township of Pegasus and a housing developer look set to go head to head over a beloved golf course, as the community sets up a war chest with support from politicians.
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
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Core may hold sea level rise answers
An Antarctic sediment core, providing an environmental record stretching back about 17 million years, may hold answers to how long we have before coastal areas become inundated by rising sea levels.
Ponzi scheme fraudster declined parole
Ponzi scheme fraudster declined parole
A Dunedin Ponzi scheme fraudster, who ripped off investors for more than $15 million, has told the Parole Board he is ‘‘a good budgeter’’.
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
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Archers hit fundraising target for wall repairs
Sitting on the toilet and hearing a thud on the wall next to their head was becoming ‘‘a little disconcerting’’ for women in the changing rooms at the University of Otago’s Clubs and Societies Centre.
Reinstalled camera to monitor speed next month
Reinstalled camera to monitor speed next month
The recently reinstalled average-speed safety camera in Allanton-Waihola Rd, State Highway 1.
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Limiting voting rights ‘slap in the face’ for iwi
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Limiting voting rights ‘slap in the face’ for iwi
Limiting voting rights on council committees to elected members has been described as a ‘‘slap in the face’’ for local iwi.
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Youths flaunt car stealing exploits
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Youths flaunt car stealing exploits
Youths stealing up to six cars a night in Dunedin have boasted of their exploits in TikTok videos showing cars speeding at 200kmh and fleeing police.
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Bride takes bridle path to wedding
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Bride takes bridle path to wedding
Courtney Henry made a more unforgettable than usual entrance to her wedding on Saturday.
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DCC mulls parking dinosaur
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DCC mulls parking dinosaur
Dunedin councillors spoke ‘‘in defence of the dinosaur’’ as they considered plans to replace or refurbish one of Marlow Park’s most illustrious occupants.
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Up the wipers: Winter Warriors near top of enterprise league
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Up the wipers: Winter Warriors near top of enterprise league
These Warriors are doing just as well as their league counterparts.
For the children
For the children
Tayla Galletly (left), of Dunedin Hospital’s children’s ward, receives a gift of a new PlayStation 5 for the ward from Images of the Past Dunedin representative Lorraine Clark at the ...
Firefighters work to make scene safe
Firefighters work to make scene safe
Firefighters work on freeing a car jammed into the traffic island in Princes St yesterday.
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Gum disease remedy studied
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Gum disease remedy studied
A University of Otago researcher is working with the world’s number one-ranked dental school to study the ability of a new mānuka oil nanoparticle gel to treat gum disease.
Thousands of tonnes of rubbish illegally dumped across NZ
Thousands of tonnes of rubbish illegally dumped across NZ
Major centres around the country are dealing with thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish.
'No holding back': Dame Lynda stands by Budget blast
'No holding back': Dame Lynda stands by Budget blast
Dame Lynda Topp stands by her public blast at the government’s arts budget cuts, saying she and her sister who died, Dame Jools, would never back down.
Deaths, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine
Deaths, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine
Russian air attacks on major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least nine and wounded more than 60 early on Tuesday, authorities say.
Climate case briefing sent to former Beehive staffer's private email
Climate case briefing sent to former Beehive staffer's private email
The Prime Minister's Office has revealed the briefing document handed to a former staffer regarding a climate activist's case against major emitters was also sent by Fonterra to the staffer's private email account.