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Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

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Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

The detached thumb of a glove was found just metres from the body of a partially decapitated Dunedin man, a court has heard.

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Council mulls funding homelessness service

Discussing how to work with rough sleepers and the wider homeless community in Dunedin are (from...

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Council mulls funding homelessness service

Dunedin councillors are set to consider approving an immediate increase in resources for tackling homelessness in the city.

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Notable building to go, ‘soul’ to remain

St Clair’s former Albert House, at the corner of Albert and Beach Sts, is being developed by Blue...

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Notable building to go, ‘soul’ to remain

A more than century-old Dunedin building on the verge of collapse is about to be reborn as four new homes that are a nod to its past.

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Chairman of the board: Dunedin 22-year-old to lead Surfing NZ

Surfing NZ chairman Jimi Higgins at St Clair Beach yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Chairman of the board: Dunedin 22-year-old to lead Surfing NZ

Age is just a number for Jimi Higgins, who has just been named the new chairman of Surfing NZ, at the ripe old age of 22.

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'I had messages in the middle of the night saying I should die'

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'I had messages in the middle of the night saying I should die'

After being sworn at in public and receiving late-night messages ‘‘telling me I should die’’, Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker hopes a law change will stem the tide of abuse.

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Potential ‘end of regional councils’

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Potential ‘end of regional councils’

Legislation to be announced — possibly as early as today — will lead to the demise of regional councils, says one councillor who believes the bodies can only blame themselves.

Release over missing Dunedin woman criticised

Te Anihana Pomana on CCTV before she disappeared. Photo: NZ Police

Media release over missing woman criticised

The family of Te Anihana Pomana have criticised the issuing of a police media release announcing the discovery of a body before formal identification had been made.

Teen fatally stabbed after failed sheep rustling mission, court hears

Rakai Jacob Thompson in court. Photo: RNZ

Teen fatally stabbed after failed sheep rustling mission, court hears

The trial of a man accused of murdering a promising young rugby league player has heard the men were would-be sheep rustlers who fell out ahead of the fatal attack.

Search for missing Aussie boy resumes

Gus Lamont was last seen by his grandmother on September 27, Supplied photo

Mine shafts focus as search for missing Aussie boy resumes

A new search for a missing four-year-old boy is about to ramp up two months after he vanished from his family's remote outback farmhouse.

Parents tried calling hospital staff before baby was stillborn

The baby's father complained about the antenatal care provided to his wife at Waitākere Hospital....

Parents tried calling hospital staff before baby was stillborn

The husband of a woman who was 40 weeks pregnant and in hospital with concerns about her unborn baby tried reaching the midwife on a phone next to her bed.

Seal v eel ends with a meal

Seal v eel ends with a meal

A hungry New Zealand fur seal has been filmed hunting and catching an eel in a Christchurch river.

Five people injured in Tasman crash

Five people injured in Tasman crash

Five people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash that has closed a section of State Highway 65 in Tasman.

Warmer weather on way for South

Warmer weather is on the way this week, but the days are likely to come with cloud as well. Photo...

Warmer weather on way for South

The heat looks set to go on in parts of the South this week, including Dunedin, where temperatures are expected to hit the mid to upper 20s in coming days.

No charges for burn pile owner after fires destroy homes

The fires spread over an area of almost 200 hectares. Photo: RNZ

No charges for burn pile owner after fires destroy homes

No charges will be laid against the owner of a burn pile that sparked large fires and destroyed four homes in Kaikōura last month.

Body found in search for missing Dunedin woman

Te Anihana Pomana was last seen leaving the SkyCity Hotel in central Auckland just after 5am on...

Body found in search for missing Dunedin woman

Police say a body has been found in the search for Dunedin woman Te Anihana Pomana, who has been missing since August.

More sand recalled over asbestos concerns

The latest coloured sand products to be recalled over asbestos fears. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

More sand recalled over asbestos concerns

A rainbow sand art toy sold at various discount stores nation-wide is the latest coloured sand product to be recalled over concerns about asbestos.

Fifty kidnapped students escape in Nigeria

Newsstands in Nigeria report the kidnapping. Photo: Reuters

Fifty kidnapped students escape in Nigeria

Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian...

Hipkins fires shots at Māori Party, Winston Peters

Hipkins fires shots at Māori Party, Winston Peters

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken shots at his potential future coalition options, criticising Winston Peters and Te Pāti Māori.

Massive clean-up as tropical cyclone moves on

Massive clean-up in Australia's Top End as tropical cyclone moves on

Thousands remain without power and a stack of schools are closed, but Top Enders have been spared serious injuries and significant damage from tropical cyclone Fina.

Expert questions roadside drug testing

Expert questions roadside drug testing

As New Zealand gets set to rollout roadside drug testing, an Australian expert says it's a scattergun approach that doesn't reliably pick up impairment.

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