Warning for wet, windy weekend
Warning for wet and windy weekend
It's going to be wet and windy over the weekend for most of the South Island, including the highest wind warning for the Canterbury region.
Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings
Varsity’s online MBA course high in world rankings
The University of Otago is showing it means business, after its online master of business administration (MBA) degree was recognised as one of the best in the world.
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Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park
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Aiming to ‘reinvent’ holiday park
A multimillion-dollar makeover has begun on Dunedin’s former Aaron Lodge site, to turn it into the "most tech-advanced holiday park" in New Zealand.
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Proposal held up by failure to respond
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Proposal held up by failure to respond
Dunedin businessman Greg Mirams outlined a proposal for a development in Taieri Mouth which would have accommodation and also facilities for disabled people to get close to water and into boats.
Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause
Shaving head for ‘deeply personal’ cause
It happened on a Wednesday in October.
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Partial solar eclipse on Monday
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Partial solar eclipse on Monday
Few of us like Mondays, for very good reasons.
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Pupils build a playful legacy at school
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Pupils build a playful legacy at school
A group of Dunedin pupils have ensured they will be remembered every time their peers play on their school’s playground.
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Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend
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Unauthorised native plantings not meant to offend
A guerrilla gardener concedes he did "jump the gun" when he planted more than 50 natives bushes in a central Dunedin park without official say-so.
Hazy daze smothers morning
Hazy daze smothers morning
Smog hangs in the still morning air around North Taieri late last month.
Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump
Ties between US, Britain priceless: Trump
Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations’ "special relationship" yesterday.
Licence threat made
Licence threat made
President Donald Trump suggested that United States broadcast networks should face scrutiny over their licences if their content is overwhelmingly critical of him.
Austerity protests draw at least half a million
Austerity protests draw at least half a million
Mass protests against austerity measures drew hundreds of thousands of participants in France yesterday.
Obituary: Leckie a cut above
Obituary: Leckie a cut above
James "Jim" Alexander Leckie never strayed far from home.
Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs
Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs
KiwiSaver is becoming less of a retirement fund, and more of a "life saver" for cancer patients forced to use it to pay for treatments not funded or available here.
Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker
Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker
Five police officers shot this week in rural Pennsylvania, three of them fatally, were ambushed by a suspected stalker, a local prosecutor says.
Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued
Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued
A portable blender sold at Kmart is being recalled due to safety concerns that it may turn itself on if the base of the product is immersed in water.
Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys
Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys
Dawn raids have led to the arrest of seven young men and teenagers over the high-profile stabbing deaths of two children in Melbourne.
Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'
Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'
Commuters stranded for more than three hours on a Wellington train were forced to improvise when nature called - using "travel johns", or disposable toilet bags, handed out by staff.
Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'
Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'
A police staffer was involved in fraud offending against a "large retail chain" before and after they started working for the police, an investigation found.
It's official: Government signs contract for new Dunedin hospital
It's official: Government signs contract for new Dunedin hospital
After years of delay the government has finally signed a contract to build the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building.