Three injured in crash
Three injured in crash
Three people have been injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash which closed an Otago highway yesterday.
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Ong sets sights on hiring PA
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Ong sets sights on hiring PA
Ask not what Benedict Ong can do for you — ask what you can do for Benedict Ong.
Lotto 2026
Lotto 2026
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
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Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed
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Coastal cycle trail from Green Island to Taieri Mouth proposed
A "scenic" cycle route along Dunedin’s south coast has been pitched to link the city with a popular regional trail.
Use of opioids rising in Otago, survey finds
Use of opioids rising in Otago, survey finds
The use of opioids in the Otago region is climbing according to the latest survey of drugs in the workplace, although cannabis remains far and away the region’s illicit drug of choice.
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Historic OBHS building reopens
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Historic OBHS building reopens
A historic Dunedin school building which narrowly escaped demolition has reopened after seven years of renovations.
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Time for more motels in Dunedin?
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Time for more motels in Dunedin?
Accommodation is in hot demand in Dunedin and one provider says it may be time for more motels to open in the city.
Roaring performance
Roaring performance
Performers take part in a lion dance during celebrations on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing yesterday.
Fasting times fast approaching
Fasting times fast approaching
Children celebrate the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Mosul, Iraq, yesterday.
Animal Control at property on day before fatal dog attack
Animal Control at property on day before fatal dog attack
The Northland property where a woman was mauled to death by dogs had been visited by Animal Control officers four times, including the day before the attack.
Govt scraps plans for referendum on four-year term
Govt scraps plans for referendum on four-year term
The government has scrapped plans for a referendum on a four-year Parliamentary term.
Hipkins accuses Peters of 'pure racism'
Hipkins accuses Peters of 'pure racism', slams 'ugly side' of politics
NZ First leader Winston Peters has been accused of "pure racism" in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins.
Ten skiers missing after California avalanche
Ten skiers missing after California avalanche
Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded after an avalanche struck near Lake Tahoe in the midst of heavy snow in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.
Police working Gus case 'for some time to come'
Missing Aussie boy: Police working case 'for some time to come'
Australian police will "frequently" visit the property where four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished after their latest search concluded with no evidence being found.
Highway reopens after critical injury crash
Highway reopens after critical injury crash
State Highway 87 has reopened near Clarks Junction after a crash left three people injured, including one critically, this afternoon.
'Absolutely devastated': Community mourns woman killed by dogs in Northland
'Absolutely devastated': Community mourns woman killed by dogs in Northland
Police have identified the woman killed by dogs north of Dargaville in Northland yesterday.
‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty
‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty
Sophie Barker has been told she has won the Dunedin mayoralty.
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Dunedin councillors: How they voted on key issues
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Dunedin councillors: How they voted on key issues
Grant Miller has selected a mix of decisions from the past term of the Dunedin City Council for voters to mull over ahead of the election.
Pharmac looking to fund leukaemia drugs
Pharmac looking to fund leukaemia drugs
New medicines for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in New Zealand could be on the way.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies
Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the presidential nomination, has died aged 84.