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Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

Pope Leo at the Vatican. It is a strict teaching of the Catholic Church that only the Pope can...

Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

The Vatican says priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without the Pope's approval are excommunicated.

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Petition organiser Victoria Coleman is mother to a boy with a complex disability. Photo: RNZ

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at the November election.

'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours

Power has been restored to properties in the hill suburbs bordering Otago Harbour after crews repaired a cable fault.

AI to be used on life support trial

A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if AI can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support.

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

Golfers on the course said the holes were filled in on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

But "concrete eating ducks" had other ideas.

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Dolomite Point in Punakaiki raised $301,652 during the seven-month trial. Photo: Department of...

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Paid parking will continue at three popular South Island tourist destinations with more potential sites expected to be announced later this year.

Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US

People cool off in the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art during a period of extreme...

Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US

Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings.

Watch: Dramatic arrest by armed police in central Dunedin

Armed police honed in on a Dunedin man after he was allegedly spotted carrying a firearm while inside his vehicle.

Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

The couple display a banner atop the Empire State Building in Manhattan, in this still taken from...

Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.

Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road

What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?

Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'

A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Asbestos testing is carried out. Photo: Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.

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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister

The government is clamping down on over-zealous road cone use. These cones are on Portsmouth Dr...

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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister

Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.

Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police

A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

A headstone on the grave of Li Yun Leung, in Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH...

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.

Reflected glory

Reflected glory

Touted as the second-most photographed building in the southern hemisphere behind the Sydney Opera House, the Dunedin Railway Station makes an intriguing reflection in the windscreen of a bus.

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