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Secret Service missed 102 radio calls during Trump shooting: watchdog

US President Donald Trump is helped off the stage following the shooting in 2024. Photo: Getty...

Secret Service missed 102 radio calls during Trump shooting: watchdog

The US Secret Service did not receive 102 local radio transmissions about the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at a 2024 campaign rally.

'Pash ‘n ’dash’ weddings to offer budget-friendly vows

Marriage celebrant Vic Thomas will officiate the first of a series of budget-friendly pop-up...

'Pash ‘n ’dash’ weddings to offer budget-friendly vows

Big weddings, tiny price tag.

Fire closes busy central city road

Firefighters at the scene of the fire. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Fire closes busy central city road

A fire in the boiler of a Dunedin business closed part of a busy highway for about half an hour.

Flood-risk homes gaining value faster than others, data shows

The 2015 flooding in South Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Flood-risk homes gaining value faster than others, data shows

Instead of avoiding homes at risk of flood, house-hunters are snapping them up at a discount, new data shows.

Laws confirmed as NZ First Waitaki candidate

Laws confirmed as NZ First Waitaki candidate

Michael Laws will stand for New Zealand First in the Waitaki electorate in the upcoming election.

MSD defends linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing

MSD's chief executive Debbie Power. Photo: RNZ/Reece Baker

MSD defends linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD)'s boss is defending linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing numbers, saying it's executing the government's policy.

Schools unable to fill teacher vacancy jobs, many applicants 'unsuitable'

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Schools unable to fill teacher vacancy jobs, many applicants 'unsuitable'

Secondary school principals say they are getting more applicants for teaching jobs, but many are not good enough.

First look at Hillside office refurbishment

First look at Hillside office refurbishment

Site manager Bob Macklin, of Naylor Love, gives Southern Heritage Trust chairwoman Joy Baker a tour of the refurbishment work that has been done to date on the former Hillside Workshops manager’s...

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Another exam blunder revealed

The University of Otago Clock Tower. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Another exam blunder revealed

Yet another exam blunder has emerged from the University of Otago, this time involving the release of incorrect marks.

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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

Acting Sergeant Chris McAnally shows 83-year-old Kathy her negative drug driving test results at...

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‘Surprising results’ from roadside drug testing: police

Roadside drug driving testing has begun in the South, and Dunedin’s top road policing officer says it has so far turned up some ‘‘surprising results’’.

Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

Middlemarch farmer Jono Tod holds ice cleared from a sheep trough. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Dunedin drivers troubled by frost, farmers crack on

Smashing ice-covered water troughs with sledgehammers is simply a morning routine during winter for Middlemarch farmers.

Pair could face charges in Philippines

Former Tall Blacks and Otago Nuggets basketball coach Tab Baldwin pictured in 2006. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Pair could face charges in Philippines

A former Otago Nuggets and Tall Blacks coach and a one-cap Otago rugby player may face homicide charges in the Philippines.

Council’s policy on whistleblowers undergoing review

Civic Centre building, Octagon. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Council’s policy on whistleblowers undergoing review

The Dunedin City Council’s policy about whistleblowers is being reviewed.

Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

Recalled children's play sand which may contain cancer-causing asbestos fibres. Photo: WorkSafe...

Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

Catholic Social Services general manager Mel McNatty and social worker Paul Barham are pleased...

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

A Dunedin social agency is thrilled ongoing government funding will allow it to continue harnessing relationships to help the city’s homeless community.

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WellSouth responds to new PHO

CEO WellSouth Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO LINDA ROBERTSON

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WellSouth responds to new PHO

A rival primary health organisation (PHO) to WellSouth has led to a cleanout of associates, but the organisation insists it is still the best provider in a ‘‘fragmented’’ environment.

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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group

Former Dunedin City Council deputy chief executive Leanne Mash. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group

A former council executive is downplaying her involvement in a petition calling for South Dunedin stormwater action.

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo: RNZ

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Legislation preventing lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions under tort law has passed its first reading in Parliament.

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.

Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

Pope Leo at the Vatican. It is a strict teaching of the Catholic Church that only the Pope can...

Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

The Vatican says priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without the Pope's approval are excommunicated.

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