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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

Litter lies strewn in Castle St yesterday, the debris of a night of revelry in the student...

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Council set to put issue of glass bottles back in play

The issue of glass bottles in North Dunedin is about to become a "high-priority topic" as the council prepares to send its alcohol policy back to the drawing board.

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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks

Surfing New Zealand South Island director Jimi Higgins says a Dunedin City Council proposal to...

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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks

Proposed parking changes at St Clair Beach present "pros and cons" for surfers, but nearby businesses could benefit from an end to people taking up a parking spot all day.

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

Dentistry PhD student Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu with one of the comics she has created to promote...

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Dentistry PhD research ‘a very new area’

When Vaishnavi Yeleswarapu tentatively suggested producing a comic book for her PhD in dentistry, she expected an overanimated and colourless frown from her supervisor.

Height associated with cancer risk

Height associated with cancer risk

The tall and short of it is, new research shows the many different types of genetic factors that can influence height in people can also affect their health.

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Rugby offers leadership experience

Concord School’s new principal Glen Beadle. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Rugby offers leadership experience

A Dunedin school’s new principal is planning on bringing some of the lessons he has learnt on the rugby field into the classroom.

Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail

Fleeing driver’s ankle bracelet keeps police hot on trail

A Dunedin man who led police on a 60km car chase to Palmerston may have been wondering why he just could not shake them off.

Another fatal bus stop assault in Auckland

A man assaulted at a bus stop in Auckland's Papatoetoe at the weekend has now died in hospital.

Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters at Parliament. File...

Global Insight: Trump causing tension for NZ govt

Donald Trump’s aggressive protectionism could threaten the unity of New Zealand’s coalition government, warns Prof Robert Patman.

Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'

Juliana Bonilla-Herrera was murdered in her Addington flat in January 2022. Photo: Supplied

Young woman's killer said neighbours were 'all elderly'

A probation officer for a convicted rapist who stabbed a woman to death in Christchurch has told her grieving sister they had no authority to check who was living next door to him.

Passport fees to increase from tomorrow

Registrar-General and general manager Jeff Montgomery said people may need passports quickly for...

Passport fees to increase from tomorrow

Passport fees are set to increase from tomorrow, as a result of rising costs to produce them.

Husband emotional on stand in mushroom trial

Estranged husband emotional on stand in mushroom murder trial

Erin Patterson's estranged husband has cried while recalling his dad discoloured, unable to speak and "really struggling" in hospital after being poisoned.

Young thieves targeting motorised scooters

Young thieves targeting motorised scooters

There has been a big rise in the number of nifty-fifties and moped scooters being stolen by young thieves in Christchurch.

Clampdown on St Clair parking signalled

All-day parking spaces along the Esplanade and nearby roads are earmarked to become time...

Clampdown on St Clair parking signalled

The days of parking up all day for a surf at St Clair beach could be numbered.

Wind warning downgraded for Wellington

Wild seas crashed onto roads in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, this morning. Photo: RNZ

Wind warning downgraded for Wellington

MetService has this evening downgraded a red strong wind warning for Wellington to orange, but says there could still be some severe gale southwesterlies.

Most expensive state house worth almost $4m

The country's most valuable state house is in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby and is worth almost...

Most expensive state house worth almost $4m

The woman living in the country's most valuable state house says it should be sold, as Kāinga Ora plans to put hundreds of homes on the market.

'Speeding' driver plunges into Leith

A woman allegedly speeding beside the Water of Leith slid off the road and plunged into the river after losing control.

Snow at Mt Cook this morning

A real Jingle Bells morning up here this morning.

Senior hospital doctors walk off the job

Health NZ and expressed disappointment that thousands of patients were having their care...

Senior hospital doctors walk off the job

More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest over stalled contract negotiations.

Rescues, evacuations amid wild weather in Canterbury

Homes have been evacuated and motorists rescued from floodwaters in Canterbury, where a state of emergency has been declared in waterlogged Christchurch.

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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut

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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has no problem with the govt’s plan to cut a third of intensive care unit beds from the city’s new hospital and has "no intention" of fighting the move.

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