Former Dunedin Anglican dean sexually violated teen
A former dean of Dunedin's St Paul's Cathedral can now be revealed as the man who sexually violated a teenager at his Canterbury bach over 30 years ago.
Mayor dismisses reports of low fuel as Twizel hosts Maadi Cup
Mayor dismisses reports of low fuel as Twizel hosts Maadi Cup
Mackenzie mayor Scott Aronsen has dismissed reports Twizel is running low on fuel as the town hosts the pinnacle of the secondary school rowing calendar.
No fuel alert level change tomorrow: Willis
No fuel alert level change tomorrow: Willis
The country will not be moving up an alert level when ministers announce more details of the national fuel plan at Parliament on Friday.
South Dunedin street attack caught on CCTV
South Dunedin street attack caught on CCTV
A Dunedin pedestrian was forced to run for it when a woman he knew chased him down the street wielding a weapon.
Cleaners 'face sack' days before new Christchurch stadium opens
Cleaners 'face sack' days before new Christchurch stadium opens
Cleaners are facing job losses after the organisation put forward a proposal that includes outsourcing its cleaning operation days before the opening of Christchurch's new stadium, a union says.
Over half of families in material hardship won't get fuel support package
Over half of families in material hardship won't get fuel support package
The Green Party is crying foul after the government admitted more than half of families in material hardship will not benefit from its fuel support package.
Meta, Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
Meta, Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people.
Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows
Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows
A Capacity Reduction System planned for Forsyth Barr Stadium is aimed at helping Dunedin secure events it is currently missing out on.
Teacher injured, student arrested after lockdown at Waikato school
Teacher injured, student arrested after lockdown at Waikato school
A teacher has been injured and a student is in custody after an incident at a Waikato school.
Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat
Man with knife arrested in garage of student flat
A knife-carrying man allegedly tried to break into a north Dunedin flat in the middle of the night to wake up a woman he had briefly met.
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
A woman driving a rental car hit speeds of 170kmh while racking up 117 speeding offences all over Otago and Southland in a week.
One critically hurt in kindergarten carpark fight
One critically hurt in kindergarten carpark fight
A person was critically injured during an assault in a kindergarten carpark in Lincoln, near Christchurch, overnight.
Wild weather on way for weekend
Wild weather on way for weekend
Parts of coastal Otago, including Dunedin, are set to be hit by some wild weather leading into the weekend.
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
Funding of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was one of the big issues in the city council’s discussion of budgets on March 4 and 5.
Some people may have to pay back fuel support
Some people may have to pay back fuel support
There are concerns that offering fuel support via the Working for Families system may mean some people end up having to pay it back.
Christchurch cancer drug campaigner dies aged 45
Christchurch cancer drug campaigner dies aged 45
A Christchurch mum who tirelessly advocated for lifesaving cancer drugs to be publicly funded has died aged 45.
Same crash different day: Motorway backed up again
Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row
Traffic on the southern motorway is rolling again after being backed up for the second day in a row following a crash near Lookout Point.
Far North cut off by flooding, more rain on way
Far North cut off by flooding, more rain on way
Kaitāia and the top of the Far North are now cut off from the rest of the country by flooding, and more rain is on the way.
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Meet-up over 40 years in the making
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Meet-up over 40 years in the making
Across Dunedin’s busy railway station foyer, Lynette Kennedy spotted her pen pal of more than 40 years.
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Defying a call by his colleagues to consider quitting, beleaguered Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong says he is not going anywhere.