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Man sexually assaulted victim, held knife to her throat

Tyrone Wairepo was jailed for 32 months for a prolonged attack on a woman. PHOTO: FELICITY DEAR

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Man sexually assaulted victim, held knife to her throat

A woman who believed she was going fruit picking in Roxburgh instead was sexually assaulted and had a knife held to her throat.

Skateboard allegedly used in assault

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Skateboard allegedly used in assault

A skateboarder allegedly assaulted a pedestrian with his board after knocking them over in central Dunedin, police say.

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Playground upgrade receives top marks

St Clair School pupil Gus Moran gives the Dunedin City Council’s newly refurbished St Clair Park,...

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Playground upgrade receives top marks

"Best playground — ever!"

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‘Tricky balance’: free child bus fares end

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‘Tricky balance’: free child bus fares end

Making children pay bus fares was a bitter pill to swallow for Otago regional councillors yesterday.

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Fear Bill will increase compliance burden

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Fear Bill will increase compliance burden

A Government drive to cut red tape could make the compliance burden on councils worse, the Dunedin City Council fears.

Dunedin teen's amazing photo tops comp

Dunedin teen's amazing photo tops wildlife competition

Seventeen-year-old Sam McGee has been named Tūhura Otago Museum’s photographer of the year.

Kapa haka group fostering connection

Columba and John McGlashan Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi kaitataki wahine ...

Kapa haka group fostering connection

A new kapa haka group is helping Maori students from two Dunedin secondary schools connect with each other and their culture.

Work on building advancing

Changes are afoot for the historic Sims building in Port Chalmers: it begins to change shape as...

Work on building advancing

Work is well and truly forging ahead to turn a derelict Port Chalmers building into a community venue.

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‘Hard look’ at operation kept rates rise down

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‘Hard look’ at operation kept rates rise down

Keeping the rates rise to 5.5% was the result of having "a really hard look" at how things are done at the Otago Regional Council, its chairwoman says.

Dismantling chimney challenging job

Project manager Paul Stevenson with a couple of the 4000 bricks rescued from the chimney of the...

Dismantling chimney challenging job

The preservation of the former Gasworks building’s chimney has been a matter of taking it apart brick by brick — all 4000 of them — in a bid to protect the rest of the South Dunedin structure.

Children who had parents in prison form new panel

Pillars youth panel Ngā Rangitira Apōpō pictured with Minister for Children Karen Chhour and...

Children who had parents in prison form new panel

By Louise Ternouth of RNZRangatahi impacted by a parent in prison say more needs to be done to ensure they are not punished for the crimes of their family members.

Storytelling gets technical

Author Karen Wrigglesworth visits the grave of James Balfour, a marine engineer who designed the...

Storytelling gets technical

A residency in Dunedin provided the breakthrough for writer and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth, so she is hoping that another visit to write will prove to be equally successful. She...

Paedophile has sentence extended as new victim comes forward

James Parker pleaded guilty in the Whangārei District Court on April 7 to new charges of sexual...

Paedophile has sentence extended as new victim comes forward

A convicted paedophile and former school deputy principal, who was on the verge of being released, has had his sentence upped after another victim came forward.

NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the government's decision to repeal the ban on new...

NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

By Eloise Gibson of RNZThe New Zealand government has quietly pulled out of an international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels.

UK to buy fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Getty Images

UK to buy fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons

Britain said it would buy a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons in what it described as the biggest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in a generation.

Woman jailed for stealing more than $200k from charitable health trust

Woman jailed for stealing more than $200k from charitable health trust

A former accounts manager has been sentenced to more than two years prison in the Auckland District Court today for stealing more than $200,000 from a charitable health trust.

Prison fuel leak leaves surrounding properties unable to drink water

Prison fuel leak leaves surrounding properties unable to drink water

Twenty-three properties around Christchurch Men's Prison are unable to drink water from their private bores, a month after a fuel leak was discovered, Corrections has confirmed.

Kiwis in Israel not taking option to leave: MFAT

RNZAF C-130J Hercules Aircraft departs RNZAF Auckland Base for the Middle East. Photo: NZDF...

Kiwis in Israel not taking option to leave: MFAT

New Zealanders in Israel are not taking up the opportunity to leave, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

Free bus fares for kids axed

The days of a free ride for children on Otago buses are almost over.

Gang member found responsible for baton attack

An ex-Mongrel Mob member was beaten with a baton after two Black Power associates "rushed" him in...

Gang member found responsible for baton attack

An ex-Mongrel Mob member was lying on his bed when two Black Power associates entered his flat and he was smashed in the head with a truncheon over an alleged $25 cannabis debt.

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