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Sex predator shouldn't have been back on streets: victim

Sex predator shouldn't have been back on streets: victim

A sex predator accused of trying to lure schoolgirls into performing inappropriate favours should never have been back on Christchurch's streets, a victim says.

Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin

A firefighter brings the car fire under control. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin

Flames were leaping from a car which caught fire outside a Dunedin museum this morning.

Principals urge halt to NCEA change plans

A group of 89 secondary school principals are calling for an immediate halt to plans to replace the NCEA school qualification.

Warning as few people get Covid boosters

Immunisation Advisory Centre medical adviser Professor Nikki Turner says many people are "over"...

Warning as few people get Covid boosters

Fewer people are bothering to get Covid-19 boosters, which some experts warn could put the population at risk from future strains of the virus.

Children shot at while they prayed

Two children have been killed and 17 other people wounded after an assailant with three guns opened fire on students attending Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school. One boy says his friend died trying to protect him.

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Safety focus lost in Albany St decision: university

Dunedin cycling advocacy group Spokes spokeswoman Heike Cebulla-Elder says a council decision to...

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Safety focus lost in Albany St decision: university

A council decision to abandon years of work towards safety improvements in Dunedin’s student quarter is disappointing, the university says.

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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich

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Bill trying to weaken councils: Radich

The Dunedin City Council is questioning what the government regards as "core services" for it to do.

Injured baby case: 'Accidental rib fractures very rare'

Injured baby case: 'Accidental rib fractures very rare'

It would be "highly unusual" for a baby’s rib fractures to be caused by being rolled on by his mother, a Dunedin court heard.

No controlled burns today: Fenz

An out-of-control vegetation fire near St Bathans. Photo: Fire and Emergency NZ

No controlled burns today: Fenz

Otago farmers are being warned to postpone any controlled burns amid warnings of high wind today.

Seriously injured driver pulled from truck

A man received serious injuries after the oil tanker he was driving ran off the road south of Waikouaiti last night.

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'I spent my childhood in a sex shop'

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Dunedin's family-owned sex shop closes doors

A Dunedin man who grew up in his family’s sex shop is preparing to say goodbye to one of the country’s oldest adult stores.

Lotto 2511

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

NZ’s top school choirs competing in city

Big Sing regional co-ordinator Rosemary Tarbotton in the Dunedin Town Hall, set to host the Big...

NZ’s top school choirs competing in city

New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.

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'Life-altering': Water cut-off notice not enough, says resident

North East Valley resident Joshua Perry at his North Rd home he had to leave for a day after the...

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'Life-altering': Water cut-off notice not enough, says resident

A Dunedin resident living with a disability says the lack of warning for a full day without a water supply at his home was "life-altering".

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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’

The Te Whata o Kaituna building complex, which incorporates the new South Dunedin Community...

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New community library gets ‘thumbs-up’

All the scaffolding and hoardings have been removed and the finished facade has been fully revealed for the first time.

Weather forecasting supercomputer on

Flooding in Richmond St, South Dunedin in 2015. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Weather forecasting supercomputer on

If a weather bomb is going to flood South Dunedin, residents will get much more time to prepare for it now Earth Sciences New Zealand has switched on its new $35 million weather forecasting supercomputer.

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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor

Brent Weatherall. File photo: Linda Robertson

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Lack of fireworks disappoints councillor

A New Year’s Eve event in Dunedin that lacks fireworks at midnight could be anti-climactic, a councillor says.

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Surprised by service award

Retired Dunedin orthodontist Dr Winifred Harding was recently recognised for her 40 years of...

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Surprised by service award

Very seldom does Winifred Harding walk down the street or through a supermarket without seeing a beautiful smile and thinking, "I did that".

Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger

Gravity-defying grazing not a cliff-hanger

A couple of sheep munching on bushes on the side of a cliff near Taiaroa Head may look precariously placed, but the farm’s owner, Parry Reid, says there is no need to worry...

'Ultimate sacrifice': Police officers hailed as heroes

Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson. Photo: Supplied via Victoria Police

'Ultimate sacrifice': Police officers hailed as heroes

A detective close to retirement and senior constable on temporary assignment have been identified as the officers shot dead in an alleged ambush.

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