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Getting a feel for life as an Otago student

Jacinda McKenzie leads daughter Charli McKenzie, of Fairlie, around the campus. PHOTOS: PETER...

Getting a feel for life as an Otago student

Prospective students flocked to Dunedin in their thousands at the weekend to get a brief taste of campus lifestyle and the tertiary educational opportunities on offer.

Inquest into fatal school caving trip focuses on heavy rain warnings

Emergency services on the scene at Abbey Caves on May 9, 2023, where 15‑year‑old Karnin Petera ...

Inquest into fatal school caving trip focuses on heavy rain warnings

On the night before a fatal school caving trip, MetService escalated its weather warning to severe and parents fired off urgent emails to the school.

Iran issues warning to US to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman. File photo: Reuters

Iran issues warning to US to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has warned US forces not to enter the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said the United States would "guide out" ships stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Canterbury baby's death still a mystery 12 years on

Soul Mathew Turany. Photo: Supplied / Facebook

Canterbury baby's death still a mystery 12 years on

The cause of a Canterbury baby's catastrophic head injury remains a mystery more than a decade after the child's death.

Hearing begins into Bondi Beach shooting

Hundreds of flowers lay on the ground at the memorial next to Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in...

Hearing begins into Bondi Beach shooting

Australia began public hearings on Monday into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December.

Port Chalmers man feeling 'quite remarkable' after $1m Lotto win

A lucky punter won a million dollars in Saturday’s Lotto draw. It was sold at the Windsor On the...

Port Chalmers man feeling 'quite remarkable' after $1m Lotto win

A Port Chalmers man says he carried a $1 million Lotto ticket around in his wallet for a week while he let the magnitude of the prize sink in.

Disgraced top cop pays back $500 for hotel stays during affair

Jevon McSkimming resigned from the police force in May this year. Photo: RNZ

Disgraced top cop pays back $500 for hotel stays during affair

Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has paid back $500 in relation to taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair.

Former Trump lawyer, NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani in 'critical condition'

Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. File photo: Reuters

Former Trump lawyer, NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani in 'critical condition'

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalised and is in "critical but stable condition," his spokesperson said on Sunday.