Otago King's Birthday honours 2025
Otago King's Birthday honours 2025
An in-depth look at the Otago recipients of King's Birthday Honours.
King's Birthday honours list 2025
King's Birthday honours list 2025
The list of people in New Zealand awarded honours this King's Birthday weekend. A more detailed list of local recipients, or people with local connections, can be found in the Dunedin section.
Defence Minister Judith Collins endorses Trump's Golden Dome
Defence Minister Judith Collins endorses Trump's Golden Dome
The chorus of defence contractors interested in working on the proposed missile defence system is growing, with the New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab in the running.
Four dead in separate crashes this long weekend
Four dead in separate crashes this long weekend
With the road toll period not over until Tuesday, the numbers already make for grim reading.
Fraudster used stranger’s licence to claim $30k in payments
Fraudster used stranger’s licence to claim $30k in payments
A mother of five used a stranger’s driver’s licence details to create a fictitious carer for herself so she could get nearly $30,000 in payments, while also collecting ACC benefits.
Seymour reflects on past in first speech as deputy PM
Seymour reflects on past in first speech as deputy PM
In his first public address since being sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister, David Seymour reflected on the past decade with supporters at a party event on Sunday.
63 Kāinga Ora tenancies ended in crackdown
63 Kāinga Ora tenancies ended in behaviour crackdown
Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka has lauded a government directive to crack down on abusive Kāinga Ora tenants as a success, citing improved tenant behaviour.
Warmer winter a downer for Aussie ski slopes
Warmer winter a downer for Aussie ski slopes
The first dustings of winter snow have arrived on Australian mountaintops but long-range weather forecasts suggest it could be slow start to the ski season.
Hamas demands changes to Gaza ceasefire plan
Hamas demands changes to Gaza ceasefire plan
Hamas says it is seeking amendments to a US-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza
Fears deepfake adverts putting people at risk
Fears deepfake adverts for medicines putting people at risk
People with Type 2 diabetes have been warned to be cautious about buying medicine online, after ads featuring NZ doctors selling treatments were found to be fake.
Passenger thrown from car in fatal Auckland crash
Passenger thrown from car in fatal Auckland crash
A man was killed and another thrown from a car after it flipped on to its roof in a late-night crash in Auckland, leaving four others injured.
Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
A standoff with police in central Dunedin this afternoon ended in a man's arrest.
US to double steel, aluminium tariffs to 50%: Trump
US to double steel, aluminium tariffs to 50%: Trump
US President Donald Trump says he plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium to 50% from 25%.
Seymour sworn in as Deputy PM
Seymour sworn in as Deputy PM
David Seymour has taken over from Winston Peters as Deputy Prime Minister.
'What a load of crap': MP caught 'ranting' during singer's performance
'What a load of crap': MP caught 'ranting' during singer's performance
Cabinet minister Chris Bishop says he should have kept his comments to himself after saying "what a load of crap" during a performance at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit dies aged 87
M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit dies aged 87
Loretta Swit, who played US Army combat nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the hit TV series "M*A*S*H" for more than a decade, has died at the age of 87.
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
An electricity outage on Otago Peninsula is taking longer than expected to resolve after wild winds cut power to hundreds of people.
Warning new Covid wave could be coming
Warning new Covid wave could be coming
A sudden surge in Covid-19 detections should be a warning to take action, an epidemiologist says.
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Night in custody result of an error
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Night in custody result of an error
An unfortunate typo left a Dunedin protester in a police cell for the night before he was cleared of wrongdoing by a judge.
Three-week ban ‘kick in the face’: victim’s family
Three-week ban ‘kick in the face’: victim’s family
The family of a Dunedin club rugby player who was stomped on during a match feel like they have been kicked in the face.