SUBSCRIBER
Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment
SUBSCRIBER
Man makes threats to stab health workers over treatment
A Dunedin man threatened to stab health workers after frustrations over a patient’s care.
Association formed to boost connection in sciences
Association formed to boost connection in sciences
A lack of tertiary science major social cohesion, and nobody being "mates" has inspired two University of Otago students to kick-start an association.
SUBSCRIBER
Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council
SUBSCRIBER
Event co-ordination plan to capitalise on stadium: council
A new plan to co-ordinate events across Dunedin will capitalise on the city’s stadium, councillors say.
SUBSCRIBER
South D residents don’t want ‘status quo’
SUBSCRIBER
South D residents don’t want ‘status quo’
Clear signals have been sent about what South Dunedin people want for their future amid climate challenges, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods
Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods
A flaming dryer, a mattress on fire and a pot of hot oil are all things people in Dunedin have been burned by while attempting to throw them out of their homes, firefighters warn.
Need for meeting urgent: polytech
Need for meeting urgent: polytech
Otago Polytechnic leadership is pleading with Penny Simmonds for a meeting to explain why they have been lumped in with a federation model nearly a month after the initial announcement.
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’
The establishment of a permanent FBI office in Wellington has been described by a Dunedin international relations authority as "slightly ironic".
NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches
NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches
One man reported nearly 50 alarms ringing out on his phone, while others said they didn't get any in NZ after an 8.8 quake triggered tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific.
SUBSCRIBER
Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence
SUBSCRIBER
Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence
The teenager who killed a Dunedin schoolboy at the city’s bus hub will appeal his conviction and sentence.
SUBSCRIBER
Views split on mandatory lecture recording
SUBSCRIBER
Views split on mandatory lecture recording
All lectures at the University of Otago could be recorded and available by next year if a group of academics and students gets its way.
SUBSCRIBER
Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'
SUBSCRIBER
Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'
A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.
Surgeons keep steady hands in 8.8 quake
Surgeons keep steady hands in 8.8 quake
A team of medics was in the middle of surgery in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when a very powerful quake shook their equipment and the floor beneath them.
SUBSCRIBER
Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’
SUBSCRIBER
Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’
The Dunedin victim of a remorseless serial predator says the offender’s recent parole hearing was like being "re-raped".
SUBSCRIBER
Drunk wedding guest strangled groom’s father
SUBSCRIBER
‘Drunk, out of control’ wedding guest strangled groom’s father with own hair
A "drunk and out of control" wedding guest strangled the father of the groom, using the groom’s father’s own hair.
Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant
Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant
A 32-year-old man who had unprotected sex with a 12-year-old girl, now pregnant, has been jailed.
Buddhist gems back in India after uproar
Buddhist gems back in India after uproar
A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha's remains has returned to India after 127 years.
Oil and gas exploration ban repeal passes final reading
Oil and gas exploration ban repeal passes final reading
By Russell Palmer of RNZ The government's repeal of the 2018 oil and gas exploration ban has passed its final reading in Parliament.
Alliance could be a global force for good
Transtasman alliance could be global force for good
New Zealand and Australia need to give much greater attention to the combined impact they could have on the world stage, an international relations specialist says.
Te Pāti Māori takes court action over electoral roll concerns
Te Pāti Māori takes court action over electoral roll concerns
Te Pāti Māori says it has filed urgent proceedings in the High Court over reports people have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori roll.
Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?
Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?
A last-minute rule change to allow some dogs on buses has left Environment Canterbury staff scrambling to make it workable.