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'Please explain': Chambers asks question over Australian push for NZ cops

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo RNZ / Marika Khabazi

'Please explain': Chambers asks question over Australian push for NZ cops

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has asked his Northern Territory counterpart for a please explain, after learning of their recruitment drive in New Zealand.

Widow attempts to clear convicted murderer husband's name

Julie Appelgren has instructed a new legal team comprising lawyers Nick Chisnall KC, Kerry Cook,...

Widow attempts to clear convicted murderer husband's name

The widow of convicted murderer Ross Appelgren is returning to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to clear his name, more than a decade after he died.

Labour to campaign on capital gains tax, no wealth tax

Labour to campaign on capital gains tax, no wealth tax

Labour has agreed to campaign on a capital gains tax (CGT) covering just property - excluding the family home and farms - to help fund three free doctor visits for everyone.

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Farmers, residents criticise support

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Farmers, residents criticise support

Many in storm-ravaged South Otago and Southland say the government is "out of touch" after offering an "utterly pathetic" $150,000 in financial support in the wake of last week’s major weather event.

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Peninsula’s birds provide inspiration

Eri Lovegrove in front of her drawings for a university project. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Peninsula’s birds provide inspiration

The Otago Peninsula has always featured in the life of Eri Lovegrove and now she will have the drawings to prove it.

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Snow offers families exciting day out

Wen Chao (left) and Maggie Lin, both of Christchurch, take a selfie in the snow at Leith Saddle...

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Snow offers families exciting day out

Snowball fights and snowman building was how some Dunedin families who braved the cold opted to spend their Labour Day yesterday.

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Plan to close nine post shops in region

NZ Post has proposed closing seven post centres across Dunedin, in (clockwise from top left)...

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Plan to close nine post shops in region

NZ Post is being accused of putting profits ahead of people after announcing plans to cut nine of Otago’s community post shops.

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Drivers cautioned following snow, ice

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Drivers cautioned following snow, ice

Otago drivers have been urged to take extra time and care getting to work this morning, following the frigid overnight burst of snow and ice.

Four people taken to hospital after head-on crashes, one involving a caravan

Emergency services respond to the scene of a crash between two vehicles, one towing a caravan, on...

Four people taken to hospital after head-on crashes, one involving a caravan

Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital, one with serious injuries, after a crash involving a caravan near Waikouaiti.

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Happy 100th homage ‘lovely surprise’

Dunedin centenarian and Yorkshire cricket fan Bill Jenkinson celebrated his 100th birthday with...

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Happy 100th homage ‘lovely surprise’

For nearly 100 years, Bill Jenkinson has always sung like there is no tomorrow.

Positively playful spirited spectacle, a fabulous fair

Positively playful spirited spectacle, a fabulous fair

Klex Peroy, 6, of Dunedin, plays on an inflatable during The Extravaganza Fair, held at Bayfield Park on Saturday.

Foot bone reveals bite-sized bowerbird may have lived here

An Australian male satin bowerbird. PHOTO: DANIEL FIELD

Foot bone reveals bite-sized bowerbird may have lived here

The discovery of a tiny fossilised foot bone in St Bathans was all it took to set Otago researchers on the path to find a new, long-extinct songbird species in New Zealand.

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Prepare thoroughly, ACC urges trampers

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Prepare thoroughly, ACC urges trampers

Now that the days are getting longer and the weather — generally speaking — is getting warmer, trampers are eager to start heading for the hills.

Museum celebrates locomotive turning 153

Oakley Stott (left) and Harry Powell, both 5, celebrate double-ended Fairlie locomotive Josephine...

Museum celebrates locomotive turning 153

Josephine was the belle of the ball at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum yesterday, when a large crowd turned out to celebrate her 153rd birthday.

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Six-year search for lost dogs continues

Missing dogs (from left) Weed and Dice. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Six-year search for lost dogs continues

Six years after they started searching a Dunedin couple have not lost hope they will bring their beloved dogs home.

Family 'deeply concerned' for missing 14-year-old Chch girl

Family 'deeply concerned' for missing 14-year-old Chch girl

The family of a missing 14-year-old Christchurch girl are "deeply concerned" for her welfare.

Venezuela condemns nearby US military build up

The US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford has been deployed to the region. File photo: Getty Images

Venezuela condemns nearby US military build up

Venezuela has condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the US CIA, aimed at spurring a full military confrontation with the Latin American nation.