Cholera outbreak kills eight, infects 200 in Nigeria
A cholera outbreak in Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said today
Sex offender breached supervision order 14 times
Sex offender breached supervision order 14 times
A high-risk convicted sex offender has gone on to breach his Extended Supervision Order (ESO) 14 times, including three times this year alone.
Largest-ever import of liquid ecstasy seized at border
Largest-ever import of liquid ecstasy seized at border
The largest-ever import of GBL (gamma butyrolactone) - commonly known as liquid ecstasy - has been seized at the border in a joint police and customs operation.
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
The occupants of a car managed to escape before it was engulfed in flames on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
Ringleader gets life sentence in Fiji's largest meth operation
Ringleader gets life sentence in Fiji's largest meth operation
The ringleader of Fiji's largest-ever methamphetamine trafficking operation was sentenced to life imprisonment today.
Large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv
Large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing four people.
Man charged over imported meth lollies
Man charged over imported meth lollies
Police have charged a man for allegedly importing blocks of methamphetamine, after potentially lethal doses of the drug were disguised as sweets and given out in Auckland last year.
Stuff staff to strike outside newsrooms
Stuff staff to strike outside newsrooms
E tū members at media company Stuff are going on strike on Thursday afternoon.
Baby suffered 'abusive trauma': expert
Baby suffered 'abusive trauma': expert
A baby's extensive fractures were “almost certainly the result of abusive trauma”, a Dunedin trial has heard.
'Fairness and practicality': Alcohol laws to be loosened
'Fairness and practicality': Alcohol laws to be loosened
The government has signed off on loosening alcohol restrictions with fewer hurdles for bars and bottle stores.
Manhunt continues after cops killed in Victoria
Manhunt continues after cops killed in Victoria
A manhunt in Victoria for a heavily armed accused police killer is entering its third day, with wintry conditions complicating search efforts.
Drunk woman who ran over mum avoids jail
Drunk woman who ran over mum avoids jail
A Wellington woman who ran over her mother while drunk at the wheel after a tangi has avoided prison, and instead been sentenced to home detention.
Missing Lower Hutt three-year-old found safe
Missing Lower Hutt three-year-old found safe
A missing Lower Hutt three-year-old who was the subject of an amber alert earlier today has been found safe.
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
Watch: Dramatic car fire on Southern Motorway
The occupants of a car managed to escape before it was engulfed in flames on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
Clocktower Magnolia in full bloom
Clocktower Magnolia in full bloom
Magnolia in full bloom, welcoming spring in the heart of Dunedin.
Warning safety reforms risk another Pike River
Warning safety reforms risk another Pike River
Plans to reform workplace safety rules risk repeating the deadly failures of the Pike River mine disaster, officials warn.
Sex predator shouldn't have been back on streets: victim
Sex predator shouldn't have been back on streets: victim
A sex predator accused of trying to lure schoolgirls into performing inappropriate favours should never have been back on Christchurch's streets, a victim says.
Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin
Car goes up in flames in central Dunedin
Flames were leaping from a car which caught fire outside a Dunedin museum this morning.
Principals urge halt to NCEA change plans
Principals urge halt to NCEA change plans
A group of 89 secondary school principals are calling for an immediate halt to plans to replace the NCEA school qualification.
Warning as few people get Covid boosters
Warning as few people get Covid boosters
Fewer people are bothering to get Covid-19 boosters, which some experts warn could put the population at risk from future strains of the virus.