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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals

SEEK HELP! band members and Queens High School students (from left) Phia Caldwell and Lucy Hughes...

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Dunedin band rapt with placing in Rockquest finals

A Dunedin band has battled against over 1000 musical acts from across New Zealand to take third place in the Smokefree Rockquest national finals.

Slamming poetry with the best of them

Slamming poetry with the best of them

Sharing her tips and tricks for writing slam poetry at a workshop during the New Zealand Young Writers Festival on Saturday is poet and writer Amy Grace, of Wellington.

Powerlines downed in crash

Powerlines were brought crashing down after a vehicle hit a power pole in Stevenson Rd, Concord on Saturday.

Show rhythmically complex, purposeful

Show rhythmically complex, purposeful

My seat for Saturday night’s well-attended concert was in "the Gods".

Chain’s Dunedin stores to remain shut

Smiths City’s Dunedin store in Crawford St. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Chain’s Dunedin stores to remain shut

Dunedin shoppers have missed out on bargains from two beleaguered national retail chains shutting up shop.

Tank manoeuvres

Tank manoeuvres

A water tank blown across a Mosgiel back road can be seen partially blocking the street on Saturday.

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

Runners in yesterday’s Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon warm up by some fallen tree branches near Butts...

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Strong winds down trees, powerlines

The strongest winds to hit Dunedin this year felled trees, downed powerlines and scuppered travel plans at the weekend.

Primed to do the dirty work

Primed to do the dirty work

Amidst a surge in Russian attacks, Ukrainians are also confronting the enemy within, Svitlana Zhabyuk and Nina Kuryata, of The Observer, report.

Why Health NZ is increasing hospital visiting hours to 24/7

Health NZ chief executive Dale Bramley says standard visiting hours will also be aligned...

Why Health NZ is increasing hospital visiting hours to 24/7

Health New Zealand says changes to allow family members to stay with hospital patients around the clock is about valuing family support.

World in pictures

Participants ride Criollo horses as they compete in the Freio de Ouro, Brazil's main competition...

World in pictures

Recent photographs from Reuters

Coalition unveils $70 million boost for events, tourism

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ...

Coalition unveils $70 million boost for events, tourism

The government has announced a suite of funding packages amounting to $70 million to boost events and tourism.

Watch: strong winds cancel flights into Dunedin

The strongest winds to hit Dunedin this year felled trees, downed powerlines and scuppered travel plans at the weekend.

Landlord wading in debt after tenant quits lease, damages property

Fiona McLaren faced debt and stress after a tenant left $9000 in unpaid rent and $14,000 in...

Landlord wading in debt after tenant quits lease, damages property

A landlord says she has been left exhausted, stressed and in debt over damage caused to her property by a tenant who also left owing more than $9000 in rent.

One dead after crash in Manawatū

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Newbury, Manawatū this morning.

'Horrific work': Paedophiles targeted in NSW blitz

More than a dozen accused paedophiles have been arrested in a string of police raids across New South Wales.

Two injured in North Dunedin crash

Tow trucks load up two cars following the crash in Malvern St. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Two injured in North Dunedin crash

Two people were injured when a car hit a parked vehicle before crashing into a fence in North Dunedin this morning.

'Extremely fortunate' trampers rescued near Middlemarch

'Extremely fortunate' trampers rescued near Middlemarch

A group of trampers are "extremely fortunate" to have been rescued after getting lost in harsh weather near Middlemarch, police say.

More details emerge on Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

More details emerge on Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting right-wing activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to the governor.

Police injured during huge London protest march

Protesters gather for the anti-immigration rally in London. Photo: Reuters

Police injured in scuffles during huge London protest march

More than 100,000 protesters have marched through central London in one of the UK's biggest right-wing demonstrations of modern times.

Dunedin Powerball player wins $10 million prize

A lucky Powerball player from Dunedin has won an epic $10.05 million in Saturday night’s Powerball Must Be Won draw.

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