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Education minister a no-show at teachers' conference

The PPTA conference opened in Christchurch as industrial action and massive upheavals take place...

Education minister a no-show at teachers' conference

When the Post-Primary Teachers' Association marked the roll at its annual conference in Christchurch on Tuesday, there was a notable absentee - Minister of Education Erica Stanford.

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

US President Donald Trump asked what the purpose of the United Nations was. PHOTO: AP

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

Donald Trump's hour-long speech before the UN was both grievance-filled and self-congratulatory, saying some world leaders' countries were “going to hell."

Peters' office clarifies 'undiplomatic' comment

Foreign Minister Winston Peters listens to Donald Trump's hour-long speech at the UN General...

Peters' office clarifies 'undiplomatic' comment

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says he's heard the US position Palestine, but it would be "wise" if he kept his opinion on it to himself.

New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

Jack and Ella Collins, with daughter Imogen, return to their Eskdale home. Photo: Nick Monro/RNZ

New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

More than two years after Cyclone Gabrielle, and a flood that destroyed their Eskdale house and drowned two-year-old Ivy, the Collins family is moving home.

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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

A stop-start Albany Street Connection project is set to resume. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on, but a legal cloud hovers over the project.

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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

Habit Health Dunedin rehabilitation coach Jack Murray stretches Nick Chisholm’s muscles in...

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Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

When Nick Chisholm took his first few "very wobbly", partially supported steps on a treadmill recently, he joked: "finally - it only took 25 years and 6 days of full-on rehab".

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Not many teens followed current sleep guidelines, but those who did experienced little difference...

Pre-bedtime advice called into question

Just when we thought we had pre-bedtime routines all worked out, new research suggests avoiding screen time, exercise and food for an hour before sleep may not actually help.

Candidates give views on theatre

Candidates give views on theatre

Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.

Car ‘flew over’ garden

Car ‘flew over’ garden

A neighbour watched a car fly over a garden before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel yesterday.

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

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Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

The self-inflicted death of a Dunedin 12-year-old has sparked calls to remove the stigma around discussing suicide.

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

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Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

As the govt reviews gun control laws, Otago Uni researchers hope the panel will take notice of their latest study, which has found firearms incidents are costing NZ $322 million a year.

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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km effort raises funds for trust

The Riley family, (from left) Will, Bid and Andy, after Will completed his endurance fundraising...

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Mum’s the word: son’s 100km effort raises funds for trust

Will Riley did it for his mum and his mum did it for him.

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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

Former Nasa astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria during a spacewalk (EVA) on the International Space...

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Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

"You don’t have to be Superman, you don’t have to be Einstein, you don’t have to be Da Vinci."

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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

Cruise ships berthed at Port Otago. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

Cruise ship visits are down by about 15% in Dunedin this summer and Mickey and Minnie Mouse are not going to make an appearance as tourism businesses face a hit in the pocket.

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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

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Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

After five years of hibernation, Dunedin Railways is back with a bang as train travel becomes trendy and tourists flock to travelling on the tracks.

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Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

Albums by seminal Dunedin Sound band The Bats including 1993’s Silverbeet and 1991’s Fear Of God...

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Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

The number of Dunedin bands pulling their music from Spotify is on the rise amid concerns about its chief executive’s backing of an AI weapons company.

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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

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Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many amazing things, but it failed to predict David Rozado would win a major research award at the Aotearoa AI Awards.