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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault

Sarmad Milhim has been jailed after he filmed himself sexually assaulting a woman.PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Refugee jailed for five years for filmed sexual assault

A refugee who fled war-torn Iraq will now spend more than five years behind bars after filming his sex attack on a woman as her child protested.

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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed

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Mosgiel child sex abuser jailed

Mosgiel man Gerald Wedlock's sexual abuse left his young victim suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and condemned the boy to 20 years of shame

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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists

Dunedin Hospital registered nurse Greeshma Bhasi is dropped off and picked up by her husband for...

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No parking ‘sting’, council boss insists

The Dunedin City Council has denied targeting hospital workers with early-morning parking stings and says it has the evidence to prove it.

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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings

A couple who were evicted from their rental property have had their belongings dumped at a nearby...

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Evicted couple forced to keep watch over belongings

The belongings of a Kaikorai couple have been dumped in a Dunedin park after they were evicted from their rental property.

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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’

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Councillor off Albany St panel after ‘ill-judged outbursts’

A councillor who lashed out at businesses has been forced off a hearings panel deciding on changes to a contentious central Dunedin cycleway.

Firefighters pushing for better conditions

Lookout Point firefighter Simon Easton writes union messaging across one of their fire appliances...

Firefighters pushing for better conditions

Firefighters around the city are campaigning for better work conditions after talks between the union and Fire and Emergency New Zealand failed this month.

Rethink of quit smoking approach

Tips on how to stop smoking, alongside the usual images of cancer-ridden organs on cigarette packaging, may help New Zealand’s remaining smokers to quit.

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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor

The Balmoral Dairy where a vape was sold to a 16-year-old. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Dairy fined for selling vape to minor

A Dunedin dairy has been fined after an undercover sting revealed it sold a vape to a minor.

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When a seat at the table brings safety and security

Ōtepoti-Dunedin Whānau Refuge practice manager Claire Horwell (front) with fellow staff members ...

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When a seat at the table brings safety and security

They may just look like picnic tables, but for Dunedin families escaping domestic violence, they represent places of safety and security.

High school brings back uniforms for seniors

School uniforms will be compulsory for year 13s at Papanui High School in 2026. File photo

High school brings back uniforms for seniors after decades without

A Christchurch secondary school is bringing back uniforms for senior students after decades of them wearing their own clothes

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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study

An artist’s impression of an extinct female Rēkohu shelduck (Tadorna rekohu) from the Chatham...

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Extinct duck DNA shows evolution pathway to ‘flightlessness’: study

Rēkohu shelducks are a prime example of what happens when you spend too much time in the stress-free lifestyle of island time.

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Council U-turn on tree protection

A group of oak trees, more than 100 years old, in Kinmont Park, Mosgiel, may be a threat to...

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Council U-turn on tree protection

A Mosgiel man worries he will be left to foot the bill for century-old trees after a council U-turn over whether they are dangerous.

One reportedly dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty

One reportedly dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty

A person is reportedly dead after a stabbing in the Bay of Plenty village of Awakeri today.

Bath St focus moves to above-ground works

Dunedin City Council contractors plan for the above-ground work in Bath St after the underground...

Bath St focus moves to above-ground works

The underground work for an upgrade to a central Dunedin street is complete.

Espionage trial of NZ soldier shrouded in secrecy

The Linton-based soldier faces 17 charges under the Armed Forces Discipline Act. Photo: Petty...

Espionage trial of NZ soldier shrouded in secrecy

A soldier with links to far-right groups and who is accused of spying will face a court martial hearing next week - a first-of-its-kind prosecution shrouded in secrecy for now.

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DCC investigating how it could implement AI

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DCC investigating how it could implement AI

The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is exploring in detail how it can incorporate artificial intelligence into its operation.

Charges laid over three-decade cold case

Murder, rape charges laid over three-decade Aussie cold case

A man has been charged with raping and murdering a young mother after she was allegedly beaten and left to die in bushes more than 30 years ago.

Guilty of possessing mosque attack videos

Armed police patrol the Al Noor Mosque following the shootings, while flowers are tidied on the...

Govt employee guilty of possessing mosque attack videos

A government employee has been found guilty of possessing footage of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks.

Health Minister slams striking health workers

Transport Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

'Playing politics': Health Minister slams striking health workers

Health Minister Simeon Brown has criticised the nurses' union, saying health workers are playing politics with patients' lives.

Man who died kayaking was father of three

Man who died kayaking was father of three

Police have revealed the man who died while kayaking in Northland on Monday was a 29-year-old with a partner and three young children.

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