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Wet weather no concern for cruise ship tourists
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Wet weather no concern for cruise ship tourists
Tourists on a rare two-night stay in Dunedin did not let the wet weather get in the way of their travels.
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Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’
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Builder had to ‘learn place pretty quickly’
Not surprisingly, Stephen Jory has forgotten the number of times he has smashed his thumb with a hammer on a building site over the past 50 years.
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
More than 100 Otago artists feature in the Otago Art Society’s summer exhibition at the Dunedin Railway Station.
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Work begins on new town housing project
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Work begins on new town housing project
Another town housing project is about to spring up in Dunedin — this time on the former Bayfield Bowling Club site in Bayfield Rd.
Stormy snapshot
Stormy snapshot
A couple pause to take a photograph while walking along Smaills beach on a blustery day recently.
Roof ripped off campervan at country's most-hit underpass
Roof ripped off campervan at country's most-hit underpass
The country's most-struck rail bridge has claimed yet another victim, this time slicing the roof off a campervan driving beneath the low-clearance viaduct in Canterbury.
Pedestrian hit by car in central Christchurch
Pedestrian hit by car in central Christchurch
A person is in a serious condition after being struck by a car in central Christchurch this evening.
Ceiling collapses, house hit by lightning in Canterbury
Ceiling collapses, house hit by lightning in Canterbury
Firefighters in Canterbury are responding to a house believed to have been struck by lightning, and another where the ceiling has caved in as a bout of severe weather crosses the mainland.
Trump touts deal with NATO, giving US 'total access' to Greenland
Trump touts deal with NATO, giving US 'total access' to Greenland
President Donald Trump says he has secured total and permanent US access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head says allies will have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward off threats from Russia and China.
Ex-teacher at top Chch school awarded $25K in compensation
Ex-teacher at top Chch school awarded $25K in compensation
A former Christchurch Boys' High School teacher who left her job of 18 years amid claims of bullying and false accusations has been awarded $25,000 in compensation.
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Crews fight fire at fireplace factory
Firefighters have quelled a blaze at a fireplace factory in the Dunedin suburb of Green Island.
Hunt on for gunman after three shot dead in New South Wales
Hunt on for gunman after three shot dead in New South Wales
Police are scouring a "large search area" for a shooter who killed three people and injured a fourth in a small town in New South Wales.
Search resumes for man swept away by river
Search resumes for man swept away by river
The search for a man swept away by a swollen river north of Auckland on Wednesday is resuming today.
Extreme rainfall events a 'peek into the future'
Extreme rainfall events a 'peek into the future'
La Niña conditions and background climate change trends combined to create the intense rainfall that devastated North Island communities, climate experts say.
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
More wild weather to slam South over weekend
MetService has issued a 30-hour heavy rain watch for parts of the South, including Dunedin, and is warning that strong winds could batter some areas as well.
Family 'lost for words' at support for paralysed teen
Family 'lost for words' at support for paralysed teen
Members of the lower North Island's Riversdale community have come together in an outpouring of support for a teenager left paralysed after hitting a sand bank while swimming during the summer holidays.
Storm warning for Canterbury as wild summer continues
Storm warning for Canterbury as wild summer continues
As the North Island mops up from days of devastating rain, parts of the South Island look to be in the firing line for some wild weather.
Film crew tipped off about Tom Phillips shootout before family told
Film crew tipped off about Tom Phillips shootout before family told
A member of the police's media team told a documentary crew from Dunedin-founded NHNZ about the incident that led to Tom Phillips death at least an hour before family were notified.
E-scooter rider killed by train in Christchurch
E-scooter rider killed by train in Christchurch
An e-scooter rider has died after being struck by a train in the Christchurch suburb of Addington early today.
Family of missing told 'it's pretty much just a recovery now'
Family of missing told 'it's pretty much just a recovery now'
A family member of one of those missing in the Mount Maunganui campground slip says he was told the search operation was "pretty much just a recovery now".