‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised
‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised
An award-winning Dunedin author has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.
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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon
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Otago research bound for Saturn’s largest moon
Courtney Ennis’s research is about to go where no human’s research has gone before.
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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’
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Festival chance to share ‘love of beer’
A humble brewer from Glenorchy is looking forward to sharing his meticulously crafted labour of love at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival over the next two days.
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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
A compilation album of contemporary music produced by the Dunedin City Council is receiving mixed reviews before it is recorded.
Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China
Polytech to teach hundreds of students based in China
Otago Polytechnic has signed up to a joint venture to eventually teach about 1200 Chinese students a year.
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The Germans are coming — for training
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The Germans are coming — for training
German Air Force planes flying over southern skies is certainly not the norm, so residents are being urged not to panic.
NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters
NZDF moving from hall to new headquarters
For more than a century the Kensington Army Hall has been a hive of activity for the New Zealand Defence Force’s operations in Dunedin.
Chairs of boards chosen
Chairs of boards chosen
Dunedin City Council’s community boards have decided on the people who will chair their meetings.
Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'
Ex-top cop 'needed different types of porn to feel anything'
Court documents have revealed the extent of former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming's viewing of objectionable material on his work devices.
Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project
Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project
Commuters will hop on to Australia's first high-speed trains in just 12 years if the latest proposal for the nation's rail network leaves the station.
The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million
The high country station that could be yours, for $50 million
One of the country's most storied high-country stations is on the market, for those with $50 million or more to spare.
More than 23,000 without power in Far North
More than 23,000 without power in Far North
The Far North has been plunged into another massive power cut, with more than 23,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former top cop admits child sexual exploitation, bestiality image offending
Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ
Global Insight: 'Ground-shaking change' should embolden NZ
The stunning New York City election results should embolden New Zealand’s government in its dealings with Donald Trump, Prof Robert Patman says.
'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12
'Black boxes' found from UPS plane crash that killed 12
Investigators have located the "black box" recorders from the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed in flames on takeoff from an airport in Kentucky, killing at least 12 people.
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
Community gets in behind boy with rare genetic disorder
A 5-year-old boy who is the only person in NZ with the genetic disorder Witteveen-Kolk Syndrome is set to fly to Brisbane on Friday for life-changing physical therapy.
Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'
Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'
A respected Dunedin professional has avoided a conviction for insurance fraud, and her identity will be permanently kept under wraps.
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
The move follows revelations more than 100 police staff are being investigated for falsifying 30,000 tests.
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
A crime scene has been declared after four people died in a Queensland house fire, the second blaze to kill multiple people in the state in less than a month.
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour is promising to make cervical screening free for everyone, if elected next year, through its previously-announced Medicard scheme.