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Worker awarded $20k for forced resignation
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Worker awarded $20k for forced resignation
A liquor store employee has been awarded $20,000 after their manager’s failings forced them to resign.
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Graduates to boost South’s police force
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Graduates to boost South’s police force
The South is due to receive a record influx of new police constables as the district enjoys a surge in successful applicants.
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‘De-extinction’ criticism sparks smear campaign
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‘De-extinction’ criticism sparks smear campaign
An Otago paleogenetics researcher who has been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plan to "de-extinct" the giant moa has been targeted by online "smear" articles aimed at discrediting him.
Backing hoiho
Backing hoiho
Te Tautiaki Hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust general manager Anna Campbell (left) and programme co-ordinator-researcher Wenna Yeo are hoping the endangered seabird’s outlook improves amid a wave of...
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‘Boring’ name for library section approved
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‘Boring’ name for library section approved
The confirmed name of "South Dunedin Community Library" for part of the new building soon to open in the suburb has been criticised as "rather boring", and a lost opportunity.
Trump plans $340m White House ballroom
Trump plans $340m White House ballroom
After paving over the Rose Garden and adding gold leaf in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is building a $NZ340m ballroom at the White House.
Within living memory
Within living memory
Taking a break from riding the bikes they received for their birthday in June 1985 are Mosgiel triplets Andrew, Simon and Timothy Madill.
Obituary: There and back again at OBHS
Obituary: There and back again at OBHS
When Clive Rennie retired to Whanganui he did not have to pay the man who cut his lawn.
Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club
Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club
A 22-year-old who fatally punched another man in an allegedly unprovoked attack outside a rugby clubroom has been charged with manslaughter.
Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout
Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout
Flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in 2024 are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries.
Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs
Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs
US President Donald Trump has slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy.
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Residential hall recreated in the virtual world
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Residential hall recreated in the virtual world
Forget couch fires in Castle St.
Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action
Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action
Te Pāti Māori's lawyers have clarified exactly what legal action it's taking over reports of missing enrolments from the Māori roll.
Dunedin teen turns tables on middle-aged attacker
Dunedin teen turns tables on middle-aged attacker
A teenager fought off a man well over twice his age after being lunged at in an unprovoked Dunedin street assault.
'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured
'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured
A three-month old baby from Masterton is in a critical condition, with what police suspect are "non-accidental" injuries.
Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA
Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA
A tsunami advisory for NZ and the Chatham Islands has been cancelled after Russia's 8.8 quake, but "strong and unusual" currents will continue until Monday, NEMA says.
Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools around the country are struggling to recruit new board members, with deadlines looming.
Two 'helping police' after armed callout
Two 'helping police' after armed callout
Two people are helping police with inquiries after armed officers descended on a Dunedin coastal settlement this morning.
Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault
Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault
A teenager was knocked unconscious outside a Dunedin nightclub early this morning after plucking a sombrero off another man's head.
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
For four decades Dunedin was home to a powerhouse of global documentary filmmaking.