Election 2026 interview: NZ First's Mark Patterson
Election 2026 interview: NZ First's Mark Patterson
This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is New Zealand First list MP and Taieri candidate Mark Patterson.
Dunedin
Matariki celebrations in pictures
Matariki celebrations in pictures
Crowds gathered for an evening of music, food and a drone show at this year’s free Matariki mā Puaka celebrations Gerard O’Brien captured the excitement.
Power restored after major outage hits parts of Dunedin
Power restored after major outage hits parts of Dunedin
Electricity has been restored after about 700 properties in Dunedin were hit with a power cut this evening.
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Fears HNZ may cut Dunedin neurosurgery service
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Fears HNZ may cut Dunedin neurosurgery service
Fears the city could lose its prized neurosurgery department have been raised by senior Dunedin doctors, who say the loss could lead to more deaths.
Hundreds gather for Dunedin Matariki ceremony
Hundreds gather for Dunedin Matariki ceremony
Hundreds of people gathered at Tūhura Otago Museum today to celebrate the rise of Matariki and welcome the Māori New Year.
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Upgrade of Wakari ward 9a progresses
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Upgrade of Wakari ward 9a progresses
Upgrades at Wakari Hospital are nearing completion for one ward as health authorities prepare for the shutdown of its most contentious ward.
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Flooding damages Orokonui Ecosanctuary
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Flooding damages Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Recent severe weather has caused damage costing $10,000 to Dunedin’s fenced biodiversity sanctuary.
Late Matariki drone show goes ahead after early display cancelled
Late Matariki drone show goes ahead after early display cancelled
The first of two drone shows to celebrate Matariki tonight was cancelled at the last minute, causing frustration for those waiting in the cold outside Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
A Dunedin community choir will celebrate its 10th anniversary next Saturday with a special performance charting the past decade of popular music.
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There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
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There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
David Bowie was always amazed that people took what he had to say so seriously.
Another milestone in hospital build
Another milestone in hospital build
The first batch of structural steel has arrived at the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building site.
Two Dunedin beaches closed over 'faecal material'
Two Dunedin beaches closed over 'faecal material'
A popular Dunedin beach is one of two in the city hit by a red warning after faecal matter was detected in seawater.
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
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Stories of the stars told on train trip
Stargazing, storytelling and astrophotography were combined into a special Matariki edition of an evening train trip from Dunedin.
Matariki mural evolving
Matariki mural evolving
Palmerston North-based artists Ephraim Russell (left) and Mikal Carter, also known as SwiftMantis, are continuing work on their mural Matariki Messenger.
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
Feathers ruffled over botched store opening
A new Dunedin chicken restaurant has finally opened its doors after ruffling the feathers of hungry customers who were turned away yesterday morning.
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Smooth Hill landfill could be binned under plan to truck rubbish out of city
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Smooth Hill landfill could be binned under plan to truck rubbish out of city
A plan to truck Dunedin’s rubbish out of the district may consign the contentious Smooth Hill landfill to the scrap heap.
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Boost for coastline research
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Boost for coastline research
Five Otago research projects are among a wave of new studies to have been awarded more than $7 million, to help protect and restore New Zealand’s coastline.
Milers set to pound pavement
Milers set to pound pavement
Lace up your sneakers — the George Street Mile is coming to Dunedin and will attract some of the country’s top runners.
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
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Giving out free pizzas ‘least we could do’
Dishing out more than 200 free pizzas to flood-stricken Mosgiel residents was the least he could do for his community, a shop owner says.
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
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High-risk sex offender breaches court order
A high-risk sex offender breached a condition of a High Court order the same day it was imposed.
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