Baby found dead in stormwater drain in Perth
'Horrifying': Baby found dead in stormwater drain in Perth
A woman is assisting police after a baby boy was found dead inside a stormwater drain in Perth.
Fries with a side of coke: Dunedin man 'caught snorting at restaurant table'
Fries with a side of coke: Dunedin man 'caught snorting at restaurant table'
A Dunedin man allegedly having some lines of coke with his dinner ended his evening with a court date being spotted sniffing powder while dining out.
Rising Aussie road toll prompts call to cut speed limits
Rising Aussie road toll prompts call to cut speed limits
Australian road accidents have claimed their highest number of victims in 15 years, the national road toll fuelled by a rising number of pedestrian deaths.
Grave error: Cemetery meth stash sniffed out
Grave error: Cemetery meth stash sniffed out
A man on the run’s alleged attempt to stash his meth in a flowerpot at Palmerston graveyard was foiled by a couple of police canines.
Keys mistaken for knife spark police callout to Dunedin mall
Keys mistaken for knife spark police callout to Dunedin mall
An "erratic" customer paying for parking at a Dunedin mall sparked a police response after their keys were mistaken for a knife.
Teens among four arrested over Rotorua homicide
Teens among four arrested over Rotorua homicide
Police have arrested four people after a man was fatally assaulted in Rotorua yesterday.
Sickness, reliever shortage forcing schools to close
Sickness, reliever shortage forcing schools to close
Schools across the country are desperate for staff as winter illness knocks teachers and students out of commission.
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two Canterbury fire-fighting heroes lost in a week
Two former long-serving Canterbury firefighters have been lost in the space of just one week.
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
Chemical exposure concerns raised before worker hospitalised
The workers' union Etū says staff at Tegel's Christchurch plant have been raising concerns about chemical exposure for the last year and are not being taken seriously.
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
Country facing toughest national security environment of recent times: report
The intelligence service warns threats to national security need to be taken much more seriously than they currently are.
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
A prisoner who injured himself during a cold night on a roof at Milburn prison is back in secure custody after voluntarily surrendering this morning.
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Tree felled before hearing on protected status
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Tree felled before hearing on protected status
A Mosgiel man took a chainsaw to a landmark tree just hours before he was set to argue it should not be protected.
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Strong future as club turns 150
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Strong future as club turns 150
All the pieces are in place for a 150-year-old Dunedin club to keep going strong.
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
A midwife says she never saw any bruises on a baby with more than a dozen rib fractures, said to have been caused by a prominent sportsman.
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
The University of Otago has hit back at claims in government documents it failed to provide enough information to stop University of Waikato’s medical school proposal going ahead.
All that brass
All that brass
Dunedin schoolchildren cheer on Hot Potato Band member Luke Bartley as he plays the sousaphone at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School.
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Ombudsman backs DCC stance to keep vote secret
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Ombudsman backs DCC stance to keep vote secret
How councillors voted on extending the Dunedin City Council chief executive’s contract is to stay secret.
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Investigations are continuing into an early-morning crash in which one person was killed south of Dunedin.
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Outgoing needle exchange provider mulls injunction
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Outgoing needle exchange provider mulls injunction
The outgoing providers of Dunedin’s needle exchange service is not ruling out seeking an injunction against the new contract holders, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Central Dunedin McDonald’s staff walked away from the grill yesterday after receiving a pay offer they say is more like a pay cut.
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