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Legality of South Dunedin options questioned

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Legality of South Dunedin options questioned

A contentious council debate about South Dunedin’s future appears set to go ahead, despite pleas for postponement and accusations of staff ‘‘railroading’’ through deficient options.

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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’

Talking Furniture band members (from left) drummer Brodie Jones, 16, bassist Taylor Garmonsway,...

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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’

Talking Furniture upscaled to screaming when they were announced the winners of the 2026 Smokefreerockquest Otago Regional Final.

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Brave souls take on icy dip

Steve Wylie (left) and Michael Dow, both of Mosgiel, lap up the frigid waters at St Clair Beach...

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Brave souls take on icy dip

Apparently, real Scotsmen never wear underwear under their kilts.

Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser

Otago Boys’ High School was lit up with orange floodlights on Saturday in support of the World...

Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser

No, Dunedin was not going full out in support of the Netherlands at the Fifa World Cup by lighting up landmarks with orange floodlights at the weekend.

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University geology museum in ‘very select group’

University of Otago Emeritus Prof Daphne Lee, Dr Jeffrey Robinson (centre) and the late Emeritus...

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University geology museum in ‘very select group’

The University of Otago’s geology museum has been made one of 32 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) ‘‘geo-collections of global importance’’.

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Fellowship will foster research in diseases

University of Otago infectious diseases researcher Professor Jemma Geoghegan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Fellowship will foster research in diseases

A strong focus on emerging infectious diseases has landed a University of Otago evolutionary biologist and virologist a fellowship to do research at one of Scotland’s oldest universities.

Crackdown on Canterbury 'anti-social' drivers

A large number of infringements were issued as well as green and pink stickers, and vehicles were taken off the road.

Call to update pandemic plan

Call to update pandemic plan

New Zealand needs to update its national pandemic plan as a deadly bird flu virus hits Australia, a public health expert warns.

US disputes Iran claims about closing Strait of Hormuz

US Vice President J D Vance says he's the ceasefire would hold and had seen no evidence that the...

US disputes Iran claims about closing Strait of Hormuz

US and Iranian negotiators convene in Switzerland for peace talks as Iran says it's closed Strait of Hormuz because of Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

National keen to make KiwiSaver compulsory

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he does not agree with Mike King's controversial alcohol...

National keen to make KiwiSaver compulsory

National leader Christopher Luxon says his party is backing Kiwis to "build a bigger nest egg" and retire with "greater financial security".

Plane grounded in mud at Christchurch airport

Plane grounded in mud at Christchurch airport

An Air New Zealand plane got stuck in soft ground at Christchurch Airport after leaving the edge of the taxiway.

Man missing in Hanmer Springs found safe

The view from the top of Conical Hill in Hanmer Springs. Photo: Getty Images

Man missing in Hanmer Springs found safe

A man who went missing in Hanmer Springs has been found safe, police say.

Busy day for Canterbury firefighters

Busy day for Canterbury firefighters

Fire crews have returned to several wildfire sites across Canterbury to extinguish remaining hot spots and continue the clean-up.

Obituary: Desmond Morris, painter, writer

Desmond Morris, then-curator of London Zoo, lecturing a group of children on animal behaviour,...

Obituary: Desmond Morris, painter, writer

Desmond Morris was a British zoologist, writer and surrealist painter whose bestselling book The Naked Ape put humans firmly back in their place among animals.

Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner

Eric Officer, with the Glenroy Auditorium Steinway piano he tuned more than 400 times. PHOTO:...

Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner

You would be hard-pressed to find a musician in Dunedin whose instrument did not at one point receive the care and attention of piano tuner Eric Officer.

Election 2026 interview: ACT's Andrew Hoggard

This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is Act New Zealand list MP and Minister for Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard.

Driver put public 'at significant risk' in Canterbury

Driver put public 'at significant risk' in Canterbury

A man is facing serious charges after a fleeing driver incident that damaged vehicles between Hurunui and Christchurch, police say.

NZ 'well prepared' as Australia confirms bird flu case

Andrew Hoggard, an ACT MP, dairy farmer and former president of Federated Farmers, said he was...

NZ 'well prepared' as Australia confirms bird flu case

New Zealand is well prepared to respond if bird flu reaches our shores, but everyone must take steps now to be ready, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says.

Dad with dementia on driving ban before deadly crash

Emergency services responded to the crash on the Wellington Motorway on January 19 in 2021. Photo...

Dad with dementia on driving ban before deadly crash

A father who drove the wrong way on the Wellington motorway, killing himself and his son, had dementia and was banned from driving, a coroner report reveals.

NZ skier survives huge avalanche in Norway

Hannah Hughes says she feared she would die when she got caught in a massive avalanche. Photo:...

NZ skier survives huge avalanche in Norway

When an avalanche came barrelling down a mountain towards Hannah Hughes in Norway there was barely time to think, just a moment to brace for impact like a rugby tackle on ice.

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