News | Otago Daily Times Online News

SUBSCRIBER

Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

SUBSCRIBER

Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

After five years of hibernation, Dunedin Railways is back with a bang as train travel becomes trendy and tourists flock to travelling on the tracks.

SUBSCRIBER

Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

Albums by seminal Dunedin Sound band The Bats including 1993’s Silverbeet and 1991’s Fear Of God...

SUBSCRIBER

Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

The number of Dunedin bands pulling their music from Spotify is on the rise amid concerns about its chief executive’s backing of an AI weapons company.

SUBSCRIBER

Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

SUBSCRIBER

Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many amazing things, but it failed to predict David Rozado would win a major research award at the Aotearoa AI Awards.

In tune with the seasons

In tune with the seasons

People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday.

Putting a shine on history

Putting a shine on history

Restoration man Shem Sutherland, with grandson Archie Scorgie, 4, puts gold trimming on steam locomotive Josephine in Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

A man facing financial difficulties expected a $100,000 payday when he agreed to help import nearly 50kg of methamphetamine.

Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

Professor Peter Browett is a consultant haematologist at Auckland City Hospital and Director of...

Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

Blood cancer patients waiting for stem cell transplants are being given extra rounds of chemotherapy and some are dying when that no longer works, a specialist says.

Outward Bound breaks barriers with 60-plus course

Sally Anderson, 65, says going on an Outward Bound course was a bit of a dream for her. Photo:...

Outward Bound breaks barriers with 60-plus course

Outward Bound is pushing the age boundary, with a new course aimed at those 60-plus.

Man arrested in alleged $68k credit card fraud

Man arrested in alleged $68k credit card fraud

Police have arrested a man in connection with more than 40 fraud-related offences totalling more than $68,000.

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

Pedestrians battle against the weather as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan. Photo: AP

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

A New Zealander living in southern China says her workplace is shut, streets are quiet and authorities are clearing anything that could be taken away in winds as a super typhoon bears down.

More victims of child sex offender come forward

A convicted child sex offender currently serving a 12-year prison term has had another 10 years added to his sentence after two more victims came forward.

Real estate franchisees accused of price fixing

Several Harcourts real estate franchisees have been accused of price-fixing. Photo: File / RNZ /...

Real estate franchisees accused of price fixing

The Commerce Commission is accusing several Christchurch Harcourts real estate franchisees of price-fixing.

Defence closes, jury to deliberate in Loafers Lodge trial

Lawyers have delivered their final arguments in the Loafers Lodge murder trial, and the jury will begin deliberating their verdict on Wednesday morning.

Palmerston death: Victim died while restrained on bed

Police work at the scene of an unexplained death at a house on the corner of Mull and Birsa Sts,...

Palmerston death: Victim died while restrained on bed

A coroner has ruled on the death of a man restrained on a bed at a house party in his Palmerston home.

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood

"We must pave the way for peace," France's president Emmanuel Macron said at the start of the...

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood

Dozens of world leaders have gathered at the UN to embrace a Palestinian state - a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the war in Gaza.

Drone sightings disrupt Scandi flights

Denmark and Norway will investigate whether incidents involving drones affecting airport operations in the capitals are linked.

HNZ to re-check staff working with children

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

HNZ to re-check staff working with children

Health New Zealand is re-checking the credentials of staff who work with children across the country, after a whistle-blower went to the Ombudsman.

Drama as Dunedin cycleway decision reversed

The crucial vote that enabled the U-turn belonged to Cr Jim O'Malley, pictured with Cr Mandy...

Drama as Dunedin cycleway decision reversed

Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on.

Dunedin killer denied parole again

Gareth Smither needs long-term accommodation when he is released from prison, the Parole Board...

Dunedin killer denied parole again

A Dunedin killer who has spent 28 years behind bars is still not fit for release, the Parole Board says.

Car 'takes flight' in Mosgiel crash

Police at the scene of the crash this morning. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Car 'takes flight' in Mosgiel crash

A neighbour watched a car "take flight" over a grass verge before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel this morning.

Search form

Search form