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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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Teen car thieves to go unpunished

Andersons Bay resident Breeanna Rawlinson with her Mazda Demio which was stolen from outside her...

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Teen car thieves to go unpunished

A Dunedin woman says she is being "punished for someone else’s crime" after the teenagers who stole her car got away with a "mere slap on the hand".

Robots quickening enrolment, admission processes

Doug is one of the more unusual members of staff.

Ooops . . . fleeing driver's ankle bracelet dobs him in

Police pull over a vehicle in Horse Range Rd, Palmerston, yesterday. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

Ooops . . . fleeing driver's ankle bracelet dobs him in

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

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Commercial rents for South D library staying

Dunedin city councillor Carmen Houlahan (left) and Grey Power Otago president Jo Millar want the...

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Commercial rents for South D library staying

Commercial rents for the top floor of the South Dunedin library complex are going nowhere.

Man charged with assault

An agitated patient allegedly assaulted two security guards and smashed a computer at Dunedin Hospital before being arrested, police say.

A man who allegedly stole about $2000 worth of items ranging from cosmetics to camping gear from Dunedin businesses was found to be carrying a knife when arrested in Jervois St, central Dunedin, on...

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