Sickness, reliever shortage forcing schools to close
Schools across the country are desperate for staff as winter illness knocks teachers and students out of commission.
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two former long-serving Canterbury firefighters have been lost in the space of just one week.
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
The workers' union Etū says staff at Tegel's Christchurch plant have been raising concerns about chemical exposure for the last year and are not being taken seriously.
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
The intelligence service warns threats to national security need to be taken much more seriously than they currently are.
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
8.30 am
A prisoner who injured himself during a cold night on a roof at Milburn prison is back in secure custody after voluntarily surrendering this morning.
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Tree felled before hearing on its status
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Tree felled before hearing on its status
A Mosgiel man took a chainsaw to a landmark tree just hours before he was set to argue it should not be protected.
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Strong future as club turns 150
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Strong future as club turns 150
All the pieces are in place for a 150-year-old Dunedin club to keep going strong.
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
A midwife says she never saw any bruises on a baby with more than a dozen rib fractures, said to have been caused by a prominent sportsman.
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
The University of Otago has hit back at claims in government documents it failed to provide enough information to stop University of Waikato’s medical school proposal going ahead.
All that brass
All that brass
Dunedin schoolchildren cheer on Hot Potato Band member Luke Bartley as he plays the sousaphone at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School yesterday.
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Ombudsman backs DCC stance
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Ombudsman backs DCC stance
How councillors voted on extending the Dunedin City Council chief executive’s contract is to stay secret.
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Investigations are continuing into an early-morning crash in which one person was killed south of Dunedin.
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Injunction on cards to put off handover
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Injunction on cards to put off handover
Needle exchange serviceThe outgoing providers of Dunedin’s needle exchange service is not ruling out seeking an injunction against the new contract holders, the Otago Daily Times ...
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Central Dunedin McDonald’s staff walked away from the grill yesterday after receiving a pay offer they say is more like a pay cut.
Metro Rippa Rugby day
Metro Rippa Rugby day
Abbotsford School pupils Zaffi Barbara, Avaley Bambry and Mai Boereboom share the fun of the day.
Devotional dance
Devotional dance
Followers of the Universal White Brotherhood perform a dance-like ritual called "paneurhythmy" in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria, yesterday.
Israeli minister rejects Luxon's 'lost the plot' claim
Israeli minister rejects Luxon's 'lost the plot' claim
An Israeli minister has hit back at New Zealand PM's comments that Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost the plot," accusing him of being unable to comprehend the challenges of facing Hamas.
Experiment making a meal of polystyrene
Experiment making a meal of polystyrene
Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene.
Church sets off on slow Swedish road trip
Church sets off on slow Swedish road trip
A landmark Swedish church has begun its trip to a new home, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls from ground subsidence and the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.
Govt 'revising' offer for teachers but wants compromise
Govt 'revising' offer for teachers but wants compromise
Thousands of teachers walked off the job in protest over pay, forcing the closure of many secondary schools.