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School science experiment gone wrong triggers emergency response

School science experiment gone wrong triggers emergency response

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) crews from all over Dunedin attended an incident at Trinity Catholic College in the middle of yesterday afternoon.

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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt

The Dunedin City Council has approved additional funding of $1.25m to Dunedin Stadium Property...

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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt

Funding of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was one of the big issues in the city council’s discussion of budgets on March 4 and 5.

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Council debate — when things get out of hand

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Council debate — when things get out of hand

A councillor tired of being interrupted walks out.

Topping up Bambina no big thing

Pete Burtonwood has reason to smile after filling his car in Dunedin yesterday. Photo: Stephen...

Topping up Bambina no big thing

One motorist filling up in Dunedin yesterday did not have to ask permission from his bank manager first.

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Workshop offers chance for cultural immersion

Turama Ite Ara performing arts group president Tai Tautua strums a ukulele ahead of the "Beat of...

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Workshop offers chance for cultural immersion

A Cook Island performing arts group is inviting Dunedin audiences to partake in a "full immersion" of the culture for the first time since their formation.

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Nurse-cloning machine idea for hospital floor

The Very Rev Dr Tony Curtis, flanked by organisers Marion Familton (left) and Liz Rowe, shows off...

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Nurse-cloning machine idea for hospital floor

What should go in the empty sixth-floor space of the new Dunedin hospital?

Clash with Orban over Hungary’s veto of Ukraine loan

Clash with Orban over Hungary’s veto of Ukraine loan

European Union leaders voiced their anger yesterday at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his blockade of a new €90 billion ($NZ177b) loan for Ukraine.

Fiery finale

Fiery finale

A sculpture burns on the last day of Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain, yesterday.

Pearl Harbor joke falls flat

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi talks with United States President Donald Trump in the...

Pearl Harbor joke falls flat

Before Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for Washington, she told her nation’s lawmakers that her meeting with President Trump would be "very difficult".

Esplanade balustrade refit set to start

Rusty hand railing at St Clair Beach will be replaced soon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

St Clair balustrade refit set to start

The $655,000 upgrade and replacement of the ageing handrails at St Clair Esplanade will be under way soon.

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ORC workshop ‘to flesh out thoughts’

An example of toxic algae on a rock. PHOTO: ENVIRONMENT SOUTHLAND

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ORC workshop ‘to flesh out thoughts’

An increased focus on eliminating lagarosiphon, backing school buses and a deep dive into consenting are some of the priorities the Otago Regional Council is considering.

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Man vital link in drug distribution, court told

Luke Maloney was apprehended at an Ashburton service station with a carload of drugs. PHOTO: ROB...

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Man vital link in drug distribution, court told

A Dunedin man caught as part of a nationwide police drug sting on the Comancheros gang has been jailed for more than six years.

Obituary: Aldrich Ames, turncoat

American former CIA counterintelligence officer and Soviet spy Aldrich Ames (right) leaves the...

Obituary: Aldrich Ames, turncoat

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history.

Israel launches new attacks on Iran as crisis deepens

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had acted alone in the bombing of Iran's...

Israel launches new attacks on Iran as crisis deepens

Israel has launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure.

Former mayor caught speeding five times

Former mayor caught speeding five times

Former Wellington mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast has admitted to having her driver's licence suspended after being caught speeding five times.

Snake the rare penguin returned to the wild

Oamaru Penguins research assistant/guide Beth Tremlett releases Snake back to the Pacific Ocean...

Snake the rare penguin returned to the wild

After fattening up for the past month, Snake the rare erect crested penguin found alone and hungry on a Canterbury beach is back in the wild.

Mosque protesters boo Aussie PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) was heckled and booed during a visit to Lakemba Mosque...

Mosque protesters boo Aussie PM

Protesters have heckled and booed Anthony Albanese during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel's offensive in Gaza.

How one meeting erased pay equity claims for thousands

People rallied outside Parliament on Budget Day last year, protesting the major changes made by...

How one meeting erased pay equity claims for thousands

On March 19 in 2025, a small group of the country's most powerful ministers joined an online meeting to discuss the future of 180,000 New Zealand workers.

Sewage plant failure: air trapped in pipes, report says

The Moa Point Treatment Plant. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Sewage plant failure: air trapped in pipes, report says

The catastrophic failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant may have been caused by air trapped in the pipes, a report reveals.

Former sports star charged after alleged festival confrontation

Former sports star charged after alleged festival confrontation

A former international sports star has been charged with obstructing police after an alleged confrontation following a music festival.

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