Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools struggling to fill board positions
Schools around the country are struggling to recruit new board members, with deadlines looming.
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Two 'helping police' after armed callout
Two 'helping police' after armed callout
Two people are helping police with inquiries after armed officers descended on a Dunedin coastal settlement this morning.
Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault
Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault
A teenager was knocked unconscious outside a Dunedin nightclub early this morning after plucking a sombrero off another man's head.
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ
For four decades Dunedin was home to a powerhouse of global documentary filmmaking.
US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push
US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis.
Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says
Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says
The founder of an alternative emergency alert framework says officials never gave it a look-in when they were setting up the under-fire Emergency Mobile Alert system.
'Out of date' machinery laws under review
'Out of date' machinery laws under review
A timber worker is having to relearn how to play the guitar and trumpet - and how to write - after losing two fingers in a machine without a guard.
Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades
Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades
Wellington City Council papers reveal what a $7 million project to put safety balustrades on parts of the waterfront might look like.
Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital
Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital
A man who was missing for more than four hours had absconded from a mental health facility, it is understood.
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Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free
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Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free
The days of unrestricted parking in St Clair have come to an end as the Dunedin City Council approves a raft of parking changes.
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Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’
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Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’
Port Chalmers’ new constable says being stationed in the same town as his late great-uncle Sergeant Stewart Guthrie "was meant to be".
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Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment
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Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment
A Dunedin man threatened to stab health workers after frustrations over a patient’s care.
Association formed to boost connection in sciences
Association formed to boost connection in sciences
A lack of tertiary science major social cohesion, and nobody being "mates" has inspired two University of Otago students to kick-start an association.
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Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council
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Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council
A new plan to co-ordinate events across Dunedin will capitalise on the city’s stadium, councillors say.
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South D residents don’t want ‘status quo’
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South D residents don’t want ‘status quo’
Clear signals have been sent about what South Dunedin people want for their future amid climate challenges, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods
Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods
A flaming dryer, a mattress on fire and a pot of hot oil are all things people in Dunedin have been burned by while attempting to throw them out of their homes, firefighters warn.
Need for meeting urgent: polytech
Need for meeting urgent: polytech
Otago Polytechnic leadership is pleading with Penny Simmonds for a meeting to explain why they have been lumped in with a federation model nearly a month after the initial announcement.
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
The establishment of a permanent FBI office in Wellington has been described by a Dunedin international relations authority as "slightly ironic".
NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches
NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches
One man reported nearly 50 alarms ringing out on his phone, while others said they didn't get any in NZ after an 8.8 quake triggered tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific.
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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence
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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence
The teenager who killed a Dunedin schoolboy at the city’s bus hub will appeal his conviction and sentence.