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'Bad precedent': Dunedin venue hit with noise complaint

Performers at the Cellar which has been hit with a noise complaint. Photo: Supplied

'Bad precedent': Dunedin venue hit with noise complaint

A noise complaint aimed at a new Dunedin venue in an iconic location raises questions about the future of live music in the city, an advocacy group says.

Luxury yacht sinks for second time

The Maritimo luxury yacht sinking near Slipper Island, Coromandel. Photo: Waikato Regional...

Luxury yacht sinks for second time

A luxury yacht which was salvaged near Tauranga only four months ago has now sunk for a second time while being towed to Whangārei.

Doc to trial paid parking at major attraction

The White Horse Hill car park in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park provides access to several...

Doc to trial paid parking at major attraction

Visitors will have to pay $5 per hour to park at Aoraki-Mount Cook as part of a seven-month trial.

$35m revamp for Otago patrol vessel

The Defence Force says getting the offshore patrol vessel Otago going again will take until the...

$35m revamp for Otago patrol vessel

The HMNZS Otago has been parked up at Devonport Naval base since 2022 when the Navy ran too short of personnel to use it.

Ardern discusses terror attack on US talk show

Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss what it was like to lead New Zealand through the Christchurch terror attack.

One serious after Christchurch crash

Two people were taken to hospital, one in a serious condition, after a crash in Christchurch last night.

Threatening behaviour at 'slum-like' beach camp

Kairaki Beach in 2022. Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

Threatening behaviour at 'slum-like' beach camp

A Christchurch resident says he had ''a culture shock'' during a recent visit to a Canterbury beach, where he witnessed what he described as ''a ramshackle slum-like camp''.

Education minister a no-show at teachers' conference

The PPTA conference opened in Christchurch as industrial action and massive upheavals take place...

Education minister a no-show at teachers' conference

When the Post-Primary Teachers' Association marked the roll at its annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday, there was a notable absentee - Minister of Education Erica Stanford.

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

US President Donald Trump asked what the purpose of the United Nations was. PHOTO: AP

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

Donald Trump's hour-long speech before the UN was both grievance-filled and self-congratulatory, saying some world leaders' countries were “going to hell."

Peters' office clarifies 'undiplomatic' comment

Foreign Minister Winston Peters listens to Donald Trump's hour-long speech at the UN General...

Peters' office clarifies 'undiplomatic' comment

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says he's heard the US position Palestine, but it would be "wise" if he kept his opinion on it to himself.

New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

Jack and Ella Collins, with daughter Imogen, return to their Eskdale home. Photo: Nick Monro/RNZ

New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

More than two years after Cyclone Gabrielle, and a flood that destroyed their Eskdale house and drowned two-year-old Ivy, the Collins family is moving home.

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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

A stop-start Albany Street Connection project is set to resume. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on, but a legal cloud hovers over the project.

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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

Habit Health Dunedin rehabilitation coach Jack Murray stretches Nick Chisholm’s muscles in...

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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

When Nick Chisholm took his first few "very wobbly", partially supported steps on a treadmill recently, he joked: "finally - it only took 25 years and 6 days of full-on rehab".

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Not many teens followed current sleep guidelines, but those who did experienced little difference...

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Just when we thought we had pre-bedtime routines all worked out, new research suggests avoiding screen time, exercise and food for an hour before sleep may not actually help.

Candidates give views on theatre

Candidates give views on theatre

Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.

Car ‘flew over’ garden

Car ‘flew over’ garden

A neighbour watched a car fly over a garden before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel yesterday.

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

The self-inflicted death of a Dunedin 12-year-old has sparked calls to remove the stigma around discussing suicide.

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

As the govt reviews gun control laws, Otago Uni researchers hope the panel will take notice of their latest study, which has found firearms incidents are costing NZ $322 million a year.

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