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99 missing after horrific building collapse

An aerial view showing a partially collapsed building in Surfside near Miami Beach. Photo: Reuters

99 missing after horrific building collapse

Rescue crews near Miami are combing through tons of rubble for survivors of the predawn collapse of part of an oceanfront residential tower, with officials reporting at least one dead and nearly 100 more missing.

Covid cases explode in Fiji

Grocery and essential items are delivered by Fijian army officers to red zone homes in lockdown....

Covid cases explode in Fiji

More than 300 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Fiji over the past 24 hours as the current outbreak continues to explode in the community.

Truck ploughs into cars near airport

Truck ploughs into cars near airport

A truck loaded with hay has ploughed into multiple parked cars near Dunedin Airport this morning.

Crucial Covid test results due today

Thje Hataitai Park Covid-19 testing centre has been busy since the infected Australian tourist's...

Crucial Covid test results due today

The first of the crucial day five test results are expected today, after Wellingtonians turned out in their thousands to be swabbed for Covid-19 yesterday.

Bells to lead worldwide celebration

St Matthew’s Church bell ringer Dr Jim Faed checks the set of tubular bells in the church...

Bells to lead worldwide celebration

A Dunedin church will be leading the charge as churches and bell towers around the world mark the 200th birthday of an invention that revolutionised bellringing.

Urban hip-hop at station

A rabbit brazenly opted for an urban environment in the gardens outside the Dunedin Railway...

Urban hip-hop at station

If a rabbit tucking into pansies outside the Dunedin Railway Station was perplexed by its environment, it did not reveal its puzzlement.

St Hilda’s scraps level 1 NCEA exams

A "fear of failure" among pupils is one of the reasons why a Dunedin secondary school has scrapped level 1 NCEA exams.

Fire vehicle no longer an ‘orphaned oddity’

Aurora Energy Ltd chief executive Richard Fletcher (left) and Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration...

Fire vehicle no longer an ‘orphaned oddity’

A Land Rover handover is looming after previous tensions over ownership of the fire-fighting vehicle have been resolved.

Transport ‘poor cousin’, ORC hears

Transport ‘poor cousin’, ORC hears

Transport needs to be pushed up the Otago Regional Council’s priority list, a regional councillor says.

Short-term resource consents proposal draws criticism

Short-term resource consents proposal draws criticism

A national proposal to shorten the duration of resource consents is "short-sighted", an Otago regional councillor says.

Avoiding jail ‘close-run thing’ after student flat burgled

Avoiding jail ‘close-run thing’ after student flat burgled

The only adult in a group of 12 who burgled a student flat of nearly $11,000 of property has narrowly dodged imprisonment.

Site found for treatment centre

Dunedin lawyer Gerard DeCourcy and Recovered Living NZ director Kristie Amadio in Dunedin. PHOTO:...

Site found for treatment centre

Plans to establish a not-for-profit eating disorder treatment centre have moved much closer to reality through the purchase of a $1.1 million rural property.

Making space ...

Making space ...

A digger clears scrub from a site in Wharf St, Dunedin, once proposed to host a 27-storey 5-star hotel, earlier this week.

Moa bones auction likely to be last

Proctor Auctions salesman Jordan Proctor holds the thigh bone of a moa skeleton due to be...

Moa bones auction likely to be last

A set of moa bones due to be auctioned in Dunedin this Sunday could be one of the last sold in the country if a law change is successful.

Intrepid dogs’ breakfasts probed

Dr Jill Haley holds a Spratt’s dog cake fragment from the Canterbury Museum collection. PHOTO:...

Intrepid dogs’ breakfasts probed

Dunedin researchers have used a laser microscope to shed new light on a century-old dog biscuit used to feed sledge dogs in early Antarctic exploration.

Study reveals harm of lockdown

Study reveals harm of lockdown

A study of last year’s main Covid-19 lockdown highlights the need for the wellbeing of young children to be a key focus in future pandemic planning.

Trial delayed due to lack of jurors

The trial at the Dunedin District Court had been due to start on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: ODt...

Trial delayed due to lack of jurors

A Dunedin criminal trial was postponed this week because of a lack of jurors — the first time it has happened in the city in living memory.

Dunedin’s volunteers to be recognised with new awards

Volunteer South board chairman Andrew Whiley announces the volunteer awards. PHOTO: GREGOR...

Dunedin’s volunteers to be recognised with new awards

Volunteer South has launched new-look Dunedin volunteer awards, to replace earlier and discontinued Otago-wide awards.

New Victoria Covid case linked to NSW outbreak

The state of Victoria will enter a 5-day lockdown at midnight tonight. Photo: Getty Images

New Victoria Covid case linked to NSW outbreak

A Melbourne man who attended a super-spreader social event in Sydney's west has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning home.

Pause on NSW travel bubble extended

The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 19. Photo: Getty Images

Pause on NSW travel bubble extended

New Zealand has extended the halt on the travel bubble with Covid-plagued New South Wales for another 12 days.

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