Andersen takes over education in Labour portfolio reshuffle
Willow-Jean Prime has lost the education portfolio, but picked up social development, as Labour reshuffles its decks ahead of the election.
Tracking a far-flying flock of kea
Tracking a far-flying flock of kea
An unusually large flock of young kea visiting Canterbury's Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is part of a trial tracking the movements of the far-flying parrot.
Person critically hurt after car hits cafe
Person critically hurt after car hits cafe
Three people have been hurt - one critically - after a car collided with a cafe in Auckland.
Low vaccination rates driving Covid wave: expert
Low vaccination rates driving Covid wave: expert
The latest wave of Covid-19 is being driven by low vaccination rates, a health expert says.
Accused Christchurch sex offender found in Australia
Accused Christchurch sex offender found in Australia
An accused Christchurch sex offender, declared too sick to stand trial because he had “months to live”, has been found residing on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
Police and tourists save man’s life
Police and tourists save man’s life
A medical emergency at a Dunedin campground could have ended in tragedy had it not been for a series of lucky breaks that saved a life.
Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place
Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place
Possums have had their final termination on the Otago Peninsula.
Teens break into car
Teens break into car
A Dunedin teenager allegedly spat in the face of a police officer after being caught red-handed breaking into a car.
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
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Growing it out to support those living with cancer
Fundraising can be a truly curly activity, but Daniel Lewis reckons there is no need for it to be a knotty affair — you just need to sit back and let it grow.
‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed
‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed
A woman who was raped by a stranger who broke into her Dunedin flat says she now lives in "constant fear".
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Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’
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Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’
Customers at a South Dunedin supermarket are so incensed about their SuperGold cards not being accepted they are ditching their trolleys and storming out, a pensioner says.
Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action
Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action
Striking firefighters were met with threats of a double-digit wage deduction after an attempt to change strike tactics went down in flames.
Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed
Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed
A man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and can now be named.
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Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab
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Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab
A man who stabbed his flatmate to death is back in prison after getting kicked out of a Dunedin rehabilitation programme.
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
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Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’
A line can be drawn between Dr Shane Reti’s departure from politics and the backlash to the government’s handling of the new Dunedin hospital project, a pair of commentators say.
Sacred send-off
Sacred send-off
Andean spiritual leaders perform an ancestral ceremony in memory of the victims of the Bolivian military plane crash, in El Alto, Bolivia, yesterday.
Ardern, Robertson to share stage at Dunedin book event
Ardern, Robertson to share stage at Dunedin book event
Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will be visiting Dunedin next month as part of a tour for her memoir A Different Kind of Power.
Teen involved in grisly farm killing has life sentence quashed
Teen involved in grisly farm killing has life sentence quashed
A teen murderer will no longer serve a life sentence for the grisly killing of his farm colleague.
Kapa-Kingi officially reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori
Kapa-Kingi officially reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori
MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has officially been reinstated to Te Pāti Māori, following a High Court decision that ruled her suspension and subsequent expulsion was "unlawful".
Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies
Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies
Fuel is running low in regional parts of Australia and farmers say shoppers could be in for a rude shock at the checkout as the war in the Middle East continues to have a global impact.