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No action over Kneecap comments at Glastonbury

Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival last month. Photo:...

No action over Kneecap comments at Glastonbury

British police will not take any action against Irish rap group Kneecap following an investigation into comments made by its members during a recent performance at Glastonbury.

Escort wants to give evidence at Hanna inquest

Madison Ashton was called as a witness for the Crown during the Polkinghorne trial but did not...

Escort wants to give evidence at Hanna inquest

Australian sex worker Madison Ashton has asked to give evidence at an inquest into the death of Auckland health manager Pauline Hanna.

Man 'duct taped, pointed gun at toddlers': police

An Australian man has been charged after he allegedly bound two young children with duct tape and took a photo while pointing a gun at them.

Luxon snaps back at 'frickin' Hipkins' over FamilyBoost

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photos: RNZ

Luxon snaps back at 'frickin' Hipkins' over FamilyBoost

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has challenged Labour to front up with any policy at all as he comes under pressure over FamilyBoost.

Bowling club, shop targeted by youths: police

A youth who stole cash, a speaker, alcohol and a bag of lollies was sniffed out by the dog squad after breaking into a Dunedin bowling club, police say.

Woman who stole $500k from employer spent most of it on takeaways

Ariana Thompson-Bell spent most of the money on clothing and fast food, her lawyer told the court...

Woman who stole $500k from employer spent most of it on takeaways

A woman who pilfered almost $500,000 from her employer says she spent most of it on takeaways and clothing.

Dunedin Study gets world-wide attention

The Dunedin Study. Photo: Dunedin Study/University of Otago

Dunedin Study gets world-wide attention

The landmark Dunedin Study of babies born in the early 1970s has caught the eye of the OECD.

UK sanctions regime for people-smuggling gangs

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Photo: Reuters

UK sanctions regime for people-smuggling gangs

Britain has launched a new sanctions regime targeting people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in what the government says is the first move of its kind globally.

Israel sends tanks into suspected hostage area

Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central...

Israel sends tanks into suspected hostage area

Israeli tanks have pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time, where Israeli sources say the military believes hostages may be held.

Wellington homicide victim 'set up' to be robbed - police

Police think more than one person was involved in the plan to lure and rob Abdulhassan Nabizadah....

Wellington homicide victim 'set up' to be robbed - police

Wellington police believe a man was "set up" to be robbed - but the incident took a violent and ultimately tragic turn.

'Slap in the face': Grieving mum wants harsher sentence

Emma-Jane Kupa was killed while riding her bike in Flaxmere in January this year. Photo: supplied

'Slap in the face': Grieving mum wants harsher sentence

The family of Emma-Jane Kupa, an 11-year-old fatally knocked from her bike by an angry and intoxicated drug-using driver, wants her killer given a longer sentence.

User sceptical over changes to needle exchange service

The Christchurch Needle Exchange at the Rodger Wright Centre. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

User sceptical over changes to needle exchange service

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a South Island drug-user and health expert worried the decision will breed distrust, potentially leading to needle-sharing.

School curriculum rewrite had 'serious problems'

School curriculum rewrite had 'serious problems'

Internal Education Ministry documents seen by RNZ reveal serious problems plagued the rewrite of the school curriculum and managers were considering using AI to help with the work.

'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54

American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Photo: Reuters

'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54

American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby's son Theo on the 1980s TV hit "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54 by drowning.

NZ condemns 'inhumane', 'horrifying' killings in Gaza

Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Nuseirat,...

NZ condemns 'inhumane', 'horrifying' killings in Gaza

New Zealand has joined 24 other countries in calling for an end to the war in Gaza, and criticising what they call the inhumane killing of Palestinians.

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Majority backs going with the flow

South Dunedin Community Network chairman Mike Hammond wades through water ponding at South...

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Majority backs going with the flow

A future where South Dunedin is dotted with waterways and wetlands has been backed by residents as the best hope to address climate change.

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‘Otago is being overlooked’

A new medical school will be established at the University of Waikato. File photo

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‘Otago is being overlooked’

The government’s backing of a third medical school at Waikato is yet more evidence it cares little about Dunedin, opponents say.

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Fearless advocate for Grey Power gave it her all

The late Grey Power Otago president Jo Millar in front of the new South Dunedin Public Library...

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Fearless advocate for Grey Power gave it her all

Jo Millar never really knew what the word "retired" meant.

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Meeting in Karitane for public to discuss proposed mātaitai

East Otago Taiapure management committee chairman Brendan Flack. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Meeting in Karitane for public to discuss proposed mātaitai

A proposal to make a popular fishing area off the Otago Coast into an iwi-managed reserve is on the table as a way to protect the area and still allow fishing to take place.

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