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Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

A displaced Palestinian child shelters at a tent camp, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip....

Israel deliberately targeting children in Gaza genocide - UN report

Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, the UN says.

Family still waiting for apology over pepper spray death

Caleb Moefa'auo died after being pepper sprayed in April 2022. Photo: RNZ

Family still waiting for apology over pepper spray death

The mother of a man who died after being pepper-sprayed in an Auckland prison says she is yet to receive an apology four years after her son's death.

Poll shows left could lead but many remain undecided

Poll shows left could lead but many remain undecided

Labour is down five points to 32 percent in the latest 1News Verian poll, but could form a government with the Greens and Te Pāti Māori.

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Otago’s new marine reserves celebrated

Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou upoko Edward Ellison (left) and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka at the...

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Otago’s new marine reserves celebrated

The conservation minister says Otago’s marine reserves are in good hands, and has hailed a new approach to protect the region’s offshore environment.

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Rise in dumping in Wenita forests ‘unwelcome hassle’

More rubbish is being dumped on Wenita Forest Products land. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Rise in dumping in Wenita forests ‘unwelcome hassle’

Everything from computers to stolen cars is being dumped in Wenita’s forests and the problem is only getting worse.

The sun also rises

The sun also rises

A cyclist rides along Portsmouth Dr in Dunedin as the winter sun rises over the upper reaches of Otago Harbour.

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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin

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Call to ‘stop the drama’ over South Dunedin

A pair of councillors have been accused of ‘‘appalling’’ theatrics by colleagues in the latest instalment of contentious debate over South Dunedin’s future.

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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry

Former Highlander Ryan Nicholas and his son Marama check their jetski at Careys Bay after they...

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Ex-Highlander’s father-son fishing trip goes awry

The only thing a former Highlander and his son caught during their fishing trip on a jetski yesterday was a ride back to shore.

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Diabetes drug cuts prostate cancer risk

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Diabetes drug cuts prostate cancer risk

Researchers have been ‘‘surprised’’ to find a common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes has the beneficial ability to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.

Students’ can-do attitude helps charity

St Clair School pupil Alec Fry, 6, helps King’s High School students Tomos Chadwick, 15 (left),...

Students’ can-do attitude helps charity

After being tasked with collecting food for charity, a group of Dunedin secondary school students asked what else they could do.

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Children’s sports injuries rising: ACC

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Children’s sports injuries rising: ACC

Concerns are growing about a sizable jump in the number of winter sports injuries among 10 to 14-year-olds in the southern regions.

Fallen native usurped in Tree of the Year race

A supposed 1000-year-old mataī that fell over at Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens in February lives...

Fallen native usurped in Tree of the Year race

A centuries-old Dunedin tree is facing some fierce competition from a northern rival as the battle for New Zealand’s top tree heats up. The ‘‘Mighty Old Mataī’’, at Glenfalloch Woodland...

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Embassy brings pop-up consulate to city

Alex Harold and his father Bryan take advice on how to get an Irish passport from Embassy of...

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Embassy brings pop-up consulate to city

Having to travel to Wellington to get some ‘‘face-to-face’’ advice about passports is a bit of a faff.

Smell of burning a false alarm

Smell of burning a false alarm

A firefighter leaves the Regent Theatre in the Octagon in Dunedin just after noon yesterday after being called to investigate a smell of burning.

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Foleys awarded $50m in hospital contracts

Foleys director Chris Sutherland (left) is joined on the site of the new Dunedin hospital...

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Foleys awarded $50m in hospital contracts

A Dunedin plumbing company has been awarded more than $50 million in work for the new hospital — the single biggest project in its 90-year history.

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Parking ‘fiasco’ costs Dunedin council $100k

The technology for catching overstaying parkers was also trialled and abandoned in Ashburton....

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Parking ‘fiasco’ costs Dunedin council $100k

A $100,000 spend on the failed rollout of camera cars to issue Dunedin motorists with parking fines has been labelled a ‘‘fiasco’’.

Human Rights boss to be investigated over conduct

Human Rights Commission chief commissioner Dr Stephen Rainbow. Photo credit:Supplied/ Human...

Human Rights boss to be investigated over conduct

An investigation will be carried out into concerns raised about the conduct of Human Rights Commission chief commissioner Dr Stephen Rainbow.

Recidivist phone prankster made fake calls 'to get a response'

Hamilton woman Leah Grayling is a recidivist prank phone caller and has more than 20 convictions...

Recidivist phone prankster made fake calls 'to get a response'

A woman who continues to make prank calls to emergency services says she knows it is wrong but does it to “get a response”.

Schools across NZ hit by bomb threats

Police Minister Mark Mitchell. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Cybercrime cops investigate bomb threats to schools

Police would treat seriously the violent threats received by multiple schools and organisations across New Zealand, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says.

Police let ex-partner into home despite protection order

Police accepted the man's explanation despite the woman showing evidence of a court order. Photo:...

Police let ex-partner into home despite protection order

A woman and her children were forced to leave their home by police so her ex-partner could collect belongings, because they didn't believe she had a protection order against him.

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