'Best airport' handler sent hundreds of bags astray
A man who worked as a baggage handler at Singapore's Changi Airport swapped tags on hundreds of bags, sending the luggage to the wrong destinations.
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Dunedin flat earth sign goes viral
Dunedin flat earth sign goes viral
A sign planted at a Dunedin beach claiming to prove the earth is flat has been covered by news outlets across the world.
Father hopes dead son haunts killer's dreams
Father hopes dead son haunts killer's dreams
A grieving father hopes his dead boy haunts the dreams of his son's killer.
One dead in crash near Foxton
One dead in crash near Foxton
One person is dead after two cars collided near Foxton, in the North Island, this morning.
Earthquake strikes Vanuatu
Earthquake strikes Vanuatu
A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu's Erromango island in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Riley Baker memorial to stay
Riley Baker memorial to stay
The seat and plaque memorial to Dunedin photographer Riley Baker will stay above Katiki beach near Shag Point.
Beneficiary to sue MSD over fake names
Beneficiary to sue MSD over fake names
A beneficiary will sue the Government after welfare officials were caught using fake names on legal documents in her case, despite being told repeatedly their behaviour was unlawful.
A wet election day predicted for South
A wet election day predicted for South
If you are heading out to the ballot box on Saturday you might want to take your brolly, with rain predicted across most of the South.
Disruptions ease as fuel shortage continues
Disruptions ease as fuel shortage continues
The number of flights cancelled due to the loss in fuel supply to Auckland International Airport has dropped markedly today.
Rescue efforts continue after quake
Rescue efforts continue after Mexico quake
Rescuers laboured for a second night amid the rubble to save possible survivors of Mexico's most lethal earthquake in a generation, as the death toll exceeded 230.
Schoolgirl fights for life after horror crash
Schoolgirl fights for life after horror crash
A schoolgirl is fighting for her life and three other students are in hospital after a car ploughed into a group at an Auckland bus stop yesterday.
Hurricane hammers Puerto Rico
Hurricane hammers Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria has rampaged across Puerto Rico causing major flooding, damaging homes and knocking out power to the whole island.
UFO house to stay in Warrington; seller 'over the moon'
UFO house to stay in Warrington; seller 'over the moon'
The owner of Dunedin's UFO house is ''over the moon'' she has found a buyer who absolutely loves the structure.
Prestigious scholarship awarded
Prestigious scholarship awarded
University of Otago law graduate Oliver Hailes has gained a life-changing $300,000 Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
Search goes on for missing Dunedin man
Search goes on in Catlins for missing Dunedin man
The search for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe will continue today after yesterday's ''significant'' search in the Catlins turned up no results.
Hanami happiness
Hanami happiness
Johan (12) and his sister Lisa Lokman (10) take part in a Hanami cherry blossom viewing event in front of the University of Otago clocktower yesterday.
Volatility in last of debates
Volatility in last of debates
The final leaders debate between Prime Minister Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern reflected the final 1News Colmar Brunton poll in volatility.
Highs, lows and everything in between
Highs, lows and everything in between
The velvety tones of some of Dunedin's most well-known radio presenters poured from movie speakers rather than Dunedin radios last night.
Concern over Port Chalmers pile work
Concern over Port Chalmers pile work
Port Chalmers residents appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach to the nine months of pile-driving due to start soon as Port Otago extends one of its wharves.
Heritage legal ploy slammed
Heritage legal ploy slammed
An Environment Court judge has described a Dunedin man's case against the owner of an award-winning heritage redevelopment as ''at best adversarial and at worst malicious''.