Obituary: Felix Baumgartner, skydiver
Obituary: Felix Baumgartner, skydiver
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner was the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 38.6km leap through the stratosphere.
Obituary: weaving people, cultures together
Obituary: weaving people, cultures together
ROKA HURIHIA NGARIMU-CAMERON Master Weaver A master of her craft, Roka Hurihia Ngarimu-Cameron MNZM dedicated a lifetime to the preservation of traditional Māori weaving and caring for...
Obituary: Norman Tebbit, politician
Obituary: Norman Tebbit, politician
Conservative politician Norman Tebbit was a key ally of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her free-market transformation of Britain.
Russia drone incursions not a mistake: Poland PM
Russia drone incursions not a mistake: Poland PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today that this week's drone incursions into his country's airspace were not a mistake by Russia.
Standards wanted for indoor air quality
Standards wanted for indoor air quality
Public health researchers have warned poor air quality inside hospitals, schools, workplaces, public buildings and homes is "a major, but largely invisible, health risk".
Resource recovery park work begins next month
Resource recovery park work begins next month
Work on Dunedin’s nearly $80 million "resource recovery park" at Green Island will begin next month and be complete before the end of the decade, the city council says.
Hopes King, royals can dazzle Trump
Hopes King, royals can dazzle Trump
The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the US President as few others can.
Bali floods death toll at 16, two still missing
Bali floods death toll at 16, two still missing
Two people were still missing on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said today.
Health worker lost licence after sharing child abuse images
Health worker lost licence after sharing child abuse images
A female health practitioner shared images of children being abused online and discussed her desire to have her own child so the child could then also be abused.
High winds force change of route for protest
High winds force change of route for protest
Pro-Palestine protesters say they are abandoning their march across the Auckland Harbour Bridge tomorrow due to high winds, and have instead organised an alternative route.
Mother of Phillips children in court on day of search
Mother of Phillips children in court on day of search
The mother of the missing Marokopa children was in court on a driving charge just hours after her former husband Tom Phillips was shot dead, and while police were searching for the remaining children.
Governor-General has term extended
Governor-General has term extended
The Governor-General's term is being extended, because her original end date may clash with next year's election.
Global Insight: Time for action over 'desperate' Gaza situation
Global Insight: Time for action over 'desperate' Gaza situation
This weekend’s march should signal to the New Zealand government it is time for concrete steps putting pressure on Israel, Prof Robert Patman says.
Man died in bathroom at Christchurch bar
Man died in bathroom at Christchurch bar
A man has been found dead at a Christchurch bar about two hours after he had asked to use the bathroom.
Many unanswered questions in Phillips shooting aftermath
Many unanswered questions in Phillips shooting aftermath
Tom Phillips is dead after a police shooting, and his three children have been found alive. The immediate danger is over. The questions are not.
Airline steps in to take over regional route
Regional airline takes over South Island route
Originair has announced it will start flying from Blenheim to Christchurch seven days a week from October 19.
Watch: Polytech graduates brave cold for spring ceremony
Watch: Polytech graduates brave cold for spring ceremony
Nobody told the weather it was a spring graduation.
Intoxicated Dunedin courier driver nabbed at police checkpoint
Intoxicated Dunedin courier driver nabbed at police checkpoint
A Dunedin courier driver was busted for drink-driving mid-route after being stopped at an impairment checkpoint.
Shot police officer 'innocent person doing their job': Tom Phillips' family
Shot police officer 'innocent person doing their job': Tom Phillips' family
The family of Tom Phillips are "absolutely gutted" the Marokopa man shot a police officer and hope the officer is able to make a full recovery, a spokesperson says.
'Grave concerns' for missing woman
'Grave concerns' for missing woman
Police hold grave concerns for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana, whose Dunedin mother has gone public with appeals for help, after no confirmed sightings for three weeks.