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    Waiting for Santa's arrival

    Waiting for Santa's arrival

    Hazel Scoullar (4) and Mirana Hobman (4), lollipops in hand waiting for the big guy in red's magical arrival.

    Family of girl who died ice-skating angry at lack of inquiry

    Kymani Hiley-Hetaraka with her mum Maraea Hetaraka. Photo: Supplied

    Family of girl who died ice-skating angry at lack of inquiry

    The parents of a 13-year-old Christchurch girl who died after hitting her head while ice skating are angry the coroner will not open an inquiry into her death, saying they fear the same thing could happen again.

    Putin warns Europe: if you want war, then Russia will defeat you

    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy...

    Putin warns Europe: if you want war, then Russia will defeat you

    Vladimir Putin warned European powers that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would be so absolute there would be no one left to negotiate a peace deal.

    'No political agenda' in mouldy meal saga - principal

    Haeata Principal Peggy Burrows. Photo: RNZ / Adam Burns

    'No political agenda' in mouldy meal saga - principal

    A Christchurch principal has denied there was a "political agenda" behind speaking publicly about mouldy meals that were served to children.

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    One-way changes questioned

    Cumberland St, central Dunedin, looking south towards the Jetty St overbridge. Under a traffic...

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    One-way changes questioned

    Separate truck lanes are in the pipeline for two one-way streets in the centre of Dunedin with questions raised about safety and the future of one small Dunedin business.

    Barry Kloogh refused parole again

    "I’m very upset with what’s happened to [my victims] ... I know that they’re desperate in some...

    Barry Kloogh refused parole again

    A disgraced financial adviser behind a $15.7 million Ponzi scheme continues to lack empathy for his victims, a psychologist says.

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    La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer

    Yusuf Nagdee (18) enjoys St Kilda beach on a recent scorching day. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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    La Niña to bring drier and warmer summer

    Break out the barbecues and the sunscreen — summer in the South is shaping up to be warmer and drier than average.

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    Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio

    Lee Vandervis. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio

    Dunedin's mayor appears to have struck a second compromise over her new governance structure, this time creating a portfolio for councillor Lee Vandervis to lead.

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    Dad takes heart from installation of lifesaving device

    St Brigid’s School pupils Cooper (left) and Connor McCook with the school’s new AED unit...

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    Dad takes heart from installation of lifesaving device

    A Dunedin father of two boys - both with pacemakers - says he can rest a little easier now there is a defibrillator at their school.

    Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

    Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

    A hair found in the hand of a Dunedin man stabbed to death is all the evidence the jury needs to convict his alleged killer, the Crown says.

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    Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required

    Oxford Court rest-home in Oxford St, South Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required

    As another horror story emerges from Oxford Court rest-home, WorkSafe says it did not pay a visit as complaints were more about employment disputes and health issues.
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