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Sensory stimulation and wry commentary

Sensory stimulation and wry commentary

A feat of technical mastery, the writing and production of Motion Sickness are equally as impressive as the passion and perseverance with which its creative team execute it.

Successful blend of arias and dance

Successful blend of arias and dance

Opera Otago’s contribution to Dunedin’s Fringe Week opened in Hanover Hall on Tuesday evening with Arias at Dusk, a unique performance of popular operatic arias.

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‘Celebration of the female form’

Performer Oblivion Westwood, of Queenstown, practises at a rehearsal ahead of the opening night...

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‘Celebration of the female form’

Sparkling costumes and big feather fans feature at a traditional Dunedin burlesque show inspired by the vintage glamour of the pre-1950s.

Moir’s risque tales hit mark

Dear Stalker, by award-winning comedian Harriet Moir and staged at Te Whare O Rutukia, has a sellout season for good reason.

Pretty in green

Princess Catherine, Princess of Wales, presents a shamrock to Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor, also known as Seamus.

Banksy unmasked after arrest details from 2000 found

English artist Robin Gunningham is photographed working in Jamaica in 2004. The Mail on Sunday...

Banksy unmasked after arrest details from 2000 found

The ubiquitous street artist known only as Banksy for the past 30 years may have finally been identified, mainly thanks to an arrest in New York in 2000.

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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work

Steve, the GPS-controlled robotic line marker, and Delta contracts superviser Simon Smaill mark...

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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work

Meet Steve.

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Finding ways to reduce food waste

University of Otago PhD student Elena Piere has launched a toolkit aimed at reducing the amount...

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Finding ways to reduce food waste

Eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when Elena Piere managed to save 13.1 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill last year.

Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines

Kim Michael Dozier had a collection of pinball machines, quantities of drugs and cash at his...

Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines

Pinball wizard Kim Michael Dozier made a play for the big time.

Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ

Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ

Paul Canton hasn't lived in NZ for 50 years and served as a Marine, but is facing deportation to a country with which he has "no connection".

Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom

The government won't say how much it paid to get Robbie Williams for shows in Auckland and...

Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom

There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out.

Cops want to hear about copper crime

Cops want to hear about copper crime

As the value of scrap copper goes up, so are reports of the metal being stolen, and police want help to catch the thieves.

Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are

An embryo pictured as it divides from four to eight cells. Photo: Melanie Olds

Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are

An Auckland fertility clinic has apologised after frozen embryos went missing and it still does not know what happened to them.

Radio firm's shares tumble after shock jock axed

ARN suspended Kyle Sandilands earlier this month after he berated co-host Jackie "O" Henderson on...

Radio firm's shares tumble after shock jock axed

An Australian radio giant's value has slid further after it axed a top-rating show and set up a likely lengthy legal battle with shock jock Kyle Sandilands.

Taliban accuses Pakistan of strike on rehab centre, killing 400

Afghan men stand at the site of a drug rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said...

Taliban accuses Pakistan of strike on rehab centre, killing 400

More than 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban administration says, in the deadliest incident since the two neighbours began fighting late last year.

Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird

A rescued Hutton’s shearwater. Photos: Project WellBird

Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird

Kaikōura's tīti (Hutton's shearwater birds) are in good condition as they prepare to leave the nest after favourable summer weather.

Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers

Auckland courier driver Tuipulotu Vi was killed in August 2024. Photo: Supplied

Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers

Police allege an organised crime group they've linked to the killing of a New Zealand man corrupted prison officers and bail officials.

Shop worker calls cops on customer smelling of booze

Shop worker calls cops on customer smelling of booze

A woman who ‘‘smelt of alcohol’’ was caught driving over the legal limit after being spotted by a Dunedin shop worker, police say.

Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

Flats on Forth St and Harbour Tce. Photo: ODT files

Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.

Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone

Ther phone was handed in to police during St Patrick's Day festivities. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone

A student unwittingly dobbed himself in when his phone containing hidden drugs was handed to Dunedin police during St Patrick’s Day partying.

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