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Seven cars stolen as youths lead police on high-speed chase up coast

Seven cars stolen as youths lead police on high-speed chase up coast

Two teenagers and their 11-year-old friend spent their Sunday on an almost 190km crime spree up and down the Otago coast, stealing seven cars and evading police spikes, police say.

School bus crashes after hitting black ice

A school bus driver and a child are in Hawke's Bay hospital after the vehicle hit black ice and skidded into a line of trees this morning near Maraekakaho.

Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

Police at the scene on Whanui Place. Photo: RNZ/Nicky Park

Woman in hospital after alleged stabbing

A woman has been hospitalised after an alleged stabbing in the Auckland suburb of Māngere Bridge.

Man jailed for years of sexual abuse, exploitation

Vulnerable teen exploited, sexually abused

A teenager with a head injury who suffered years of sexual abuse says he’s angry and hopes the man responsible will be jailed for “a long time”.

Three people killed as train derails

Rescue workers search for passengers in the derailed train in the Biberach district between the...

Three people killed as train derails

Three people were killed and others seriously injured when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany today, police said in a statement.

Luxon defends voting changes

Luxon defends voting changes

The Prime Minister says the public still have plenty of time to get enrolled to vote despite scrapping same-day enrolment for elections.

Billboard camera footage used by NZTA

Billboard camera footage used by NZTA

Footage from cameras in billboards at city intersections have been secretly used by the NZ Transport Agency for the first time to spot cars and trucks.

Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

Educators say recent cohorts of teenagers entering secondary schools have had unusually numbers...

Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns

Schools have told advocacy group Lifting Literacy Aotearoa they are struggling with record numbers of students with poor literacy.

Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage

Bellamere Duncan died at Starship Hospital on 19 July. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

Baby dies after pharmacy gives wrong dosage

A two-month-old baby died following an overdose after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy.

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Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

Jonny Goldsmith dresses up for charity at the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, in Dunedin’s...

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Cathies come home to dance in Octagon

Jonny Goldsmith usually spends his Saturday mornings with his head under a car bonnet, covered in grease, trying to get his beloved "old dunger" restoration project up and running again.

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Cr chided over digs about mayor

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Cr chided over digs about mayor

A councillor who labelled the Dunedin mayor a "buffoon" and "a baby Trump" has been called an embarrassment to city governance.

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Business case flawed: Brooking

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Business case flawed: Brooking

The release of a "flawed" business case means more information is needed before Labour decides whether it would dump the planned Waikato Medical School, a Dunedin MP says.

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Shady spots for sea lions created

Nate Allen, 19, of Dunedin, plants a native māhoe at Tomahawk Beach on Saturday in order to help...

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Shady spots for sea lions created

More shady spots for sea lions are going to be created thanks to a Dunedin wildlife trust creating a coastal duneland forest for the marine mammals.

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Call out for community candidates

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Call out for community candidates

As nominations for Dunedin’s community boards track below last election’s, local leaders are encouraging people to put their hands up to represent their community.

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