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Team’s car struck by falling tree on motorway

One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a crash on the northern motorway...

Team’s car struck by falling tree on motorway

A squash team ended their season on a low note after a freak accident while driving home after their final match of the season.

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Judge says man who groped teen not predatory

Jayson Felipe. Photo: staff photographer

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Judge says man who groped teen not predatory

A man who groped a grossly intoxicated teenager at a Dunedin bar has avoided jail after a judge said his behaviour was not predatory.

Breastfeeding session chance to connect

Breastfeeding session chance to connect

As part of World Breastfeeding Week, mothers and babies came together for a group breastfeeding session at Brighton Beach. The event created a space for connection and support.

Getting treatment causing migraine: study

Getting treatment causing migraine: study

As if having a migraine was not already painful enough, getting effective treatment for one in New Zealand is nearly as bad.

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Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’

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Council sports facilities plan a ‘wake-up call’

A plan for Dunedin’s future sporting investment is a "wake-up call" about the city’s ageing infrastructure, a councillor says.

Scenic stroll

Scenic stroll

Trojan Riding owner Troy Vidgen enjoys a stunning Karitane day as she walks two of her horses up the Waikouaiti estuary.

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Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile

Jeffrey Batts, of Dunedin, does some muscle-strengthening exercises with University of Otago...

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Exercise physiology students helping folk stay mobile

Jeffrey Batts reckons if he can get in or out of his car without his leg locking up, he is having a good day.

Nurses set to strike again in September

Nurses on strike on Auckland's North Shore last month. Photo: RNZ

Nurses set to strike again in September

Nurses are set to strike again across New Zealand - this time for two days.

Air travel chaos as typhoon slams Taiwan

A woman sits in front of a screen displaying information on cancelled domestic flights at an...

Air travel chaos as typhoon slams Taiwan

Typhoon Podul has hit Taiwan's sparsely populated southeast coast, packing winds of up to 191kmh as a large swathe of parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled.

'Big shake' rocks lower North Island

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

'Big shake' rocks lower North Island

The lower east coast of the North Island has been rocked by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake this evening.

Teachers' decision to strike 'a political stunt'

Public Service Minister Judith Collins (L) and Education Minister Erica Stanford speaking to...

Teachers' decision to strike 'a political stunt'

Public Service Minister Judith Collins has labelled a strike called by secondary school teachers a "political stunt".

Mental health patient told to move to Dunedin

Segar House. Photo: Google Maps Street View

Mental health patient told to move to Dunedin after programme shuts down

A patient at an Auckland mental health programme that's closing its doors says she was told by Health NZ she could move to Dunedin.

Netanyahu has 'lost the plot': Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

Netanyahu has 'lost the plot': Luxon

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the war in Gaza is "utterly appalling" and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost the plot".

Wildfires spread as heatwave bakes Europe

A firefighter helps battle a wildfire in the village of Parafita in the Galicia region of Spain....

'Cooked alive': Crews tackle wildfires as heatwave bakes Europe

Crews are battling wildfires in several European countries as another heatwave pushes temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius across parts of the continent.

Ardern, former ministers decline to appear at Covid inquiry

Chair Grant Illingworth KC says the second week of public hearings will not go ahead. Photo:...

Ardern, former ministers decline to appear at Covid inquiry

A public hearing for decision-makers in the Covid-19 pandemic has been scrapped because former ministers - including former PM Jacinda Ardern - will not show up.