Schools, ministry disagree on what counts as a school day
Schools and the Education Ministry are at odds over whether welcoming new students a day or two before other students return to class counts as an official school day.
Landslide area unlikely to remain a campsite
Landslide area unlikely to remain a campsite
The Tauranga mayor said any decisions on the land immediately surrounding the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will be months away, but feels it is unlikely that the area will remain a campsite in the future.
Families struggling with school uniform cost
Families struggling with school uniform cost
An Auckland grandmother looking after two of her mokopuna says she went into debt with their school to pay for uniforms and fees.
British passport deadline approaches
British passport deadline approaches
Families waiting for news on British passports fear planned holidays to the United Kingdom will be upended by processing times and delivery delays.
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No restrictions, insurer pledges
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No restrictions, insurer pledges
Houses in Otago, including those in low-lying areas in South Dunedin, have been spared from having restrictions imposed on them by a leading insurer.
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‘Alien’ becomes citizen after 71 years
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‘Alien’ becomes citizen after 71 years
At 91, Gerardus Oskam decided it was finally time to become a New Zealand citizen, and to stop his wife from sleeping next to an "alien".
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Customer calls out Domino’s over racist joke accompanying pizza
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Customer calls out Domino’s over racist joke accompanying pizza
A Dunedin man was left with a bad taste when his Domino’s pizza box included "an excessively racist joke".
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‘Coward’s punch’ lands man more jail time
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‘Coward’s punch’ lands man more jail time
An Otago prisoner coward-punched a fellow inmate, leaving him unconscious for three minutes, a court has heard.
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Escaped parolee returns to prison
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Escaped parolee returns to prison
A high-risk parolee was on the run for at least 10 days after he cut off his ankle bracelet and fled a Dunedin rehabilitation programme.
Many activities on the agenda around region
Many activities on the agenda around region
Organisers of Dunedin’s Waitangi Day commemorations are hoping to mark the occasion under blue skies.
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Weather to be mixed bag this weekend
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Weather to be mixed bag this weekend
Planning to get out of town for a short break over the long Waitangi Weekend?
Child dies after crash
Child dies after crash
A child has died following a serious crash in a small rural town in Canterbury.
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Murder charge laid at bedside hearing
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Murder charge laid at bedside hearing
The man who allegedly killed Clutha vet Jillian Clark faced a charge of murder from his hospital bed yesterday.
Lotto 2557
Lotto 2557
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
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Seventy years of marriage celebrated
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Seventy years of marriage celebrated
It was a match made in heaven — well, Bible class actually.
New citizens
New citizens
Sixty-five people became New Zealand citizens at a citizenship ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday.
Plea made for more dementia facilities
Plea made for more dementia facilities
A Wānaka man caring for his 65-year-old wife, who has dementia, has called on the government to explain what it plans to do about the "desperate shortage" of dementia-level care facilities
Files to stay online after victims’ names removed
Files to stay online after victims’ names removed
The Jeffrey Epstein files will remain online after victims of the disgraced financier yesterday said the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) had committed to "expeditiously" scrubbing their...
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‘We believe in kotahitanga’
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‘We believe in kotahitanga’
In the spirit of unity, Kāi Tahu have ventured north to mark Waitangi Day on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds alongside other iwi for the first time in years.
Theatre company readies for Fringe Festival debut
Theatre company readies for Fringe Festival debut
JCR Productions actors (from left) Chris Cook, Eva Clarke, Thomas Burns, writer and director Jackson Rosie and Zach Hall, all of Dunedin, attend the launch of the 2026 Dunedin Fringe Festival at...