Uber driver who raped teen gives up fight for suppression
Uber driver who raped teen gives up fight for suppression
An Uber driver, convicted of raping a teenage passenger, has given up his fight to prevent media from publishing his photo.
Guard to remain overnight after Christchurch stabbing
Guard to remain overnight after Christchurch stabbing
A scene guard will remain in place in central Christchurch overnight as police continue to investigate a serious assault.
Latest poll points to possible hung Parliament
Latest poll points to possible hung Parliament
Neither the right or left bloc would be able to govern if an election were held today, according to the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll.
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years
Hong Kong's most prominent media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to a total of 20 years in jail on national security charges.
Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston
Delays on SH1 after crash south of Palmerston
State Highway 1 is under stop-go traffic management after a vehicle towing a caravan crashed just south of Palmerston.
Christchurch couple fight to keep $200k found in ceiling
Christchurch couple fight to keep $200k found in ceiling
People will be discouraged from doing the right thing if a Christchurch couple who found more than $200,000 in the ceiling of their house do not get to keep any of the money, a court has heard.
Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city
Vehicle fire sends thick black smoke over city
A hedge cutter fire near Blackhead, south of Dunedin, sent large plumes of thick black smoke across the area this afternoon.
Trump should apologise for 'racist' Obama post: Luxon
Trump should apologise for 'racist' Obama post: Luxon
The prime minister says US President Donald Trump's social media post - depicting his predecessor Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes - is racist.
Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway
Reminder after 'tired and confused' grandmother on wrong side of motorway
Police are asking people to look after their older family members after a "tired" grandmother drove the wrong way along the Dunedin Motorway.
Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over
Young men behaved 'like untrained seals' when car pulled over
A pack of allegedly intoxicated young men behaved like a pack of "untrained seals" after police stopped them for throwing cans out of a moving car, police say.
No luck in search for highway wanderer
No luck in search for highway wanderer 'possibly of Scottish descent'
Dunedin police spent their afternoon searching for a "large-built, golden-haired individual — possibly of Scottish descent" after multiple calls from the public reported his roadside manner to police.
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Otago on track with BBC rail show
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Otago on track with BBC rail show
Featuring on a British travel show watched by millions is a special opportunity to get eyes on Otago’s scenic train journeys and grow tourism
Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago
Priest admitted abuse of schoolboys nearly 20 years ago
A priest admitted sexual abuse to leaders of his religious order nearly 20 years before he would be convicted of sexually abusing four boys, RNZ can reveal.
Man jailed for violent attacks on partner in Alexandra, Christchurch
Man jailed for violent attacks on partner in Alexandra, Christchurch
A man who subjected his partner to almost two years of violence, strangling her on more than 40 occasions and chasing her with a spade, has been sent to prison.
Man charged after woman found dead in house
Man charged after woman found dead in house
A woman has been found dead at a house on the Kāpiti Coast and a man has been charged.
Should schools teach children to type?
Should schools teach children to type?
Should primary and intermediate schools teach children to type so they are ready for online exams at high school?
Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon
Water treatment plant failure 'catastrophic': Luxon
Wellington Water says people may have to stay out of the water around Wellington's south coast for months.
Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence
Patient who stabbed stranger had history of violence
A mental health patient who stabbed a stranger while on escorted leave had a history of violence and had previously stabbed two relatives.
Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation
Dunedin parents look to Europe after toddler given wrong operation
The parents of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and then being subjected to the wrong kind of operation.
Mosque shooter blames prison conditions on 'irrational' guilty plea
Mosque shooter blames prison conditions on 'irrational' guilty plea
The white supremacist terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques now claims any remorse he had for the shootings was irrationality caused by his prison conditions.