Obituary: Leckie a cut above
Obituary: Leckie a cut above
James "Jim" Alexander Leckie never strayed far from home.
Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs
Patients using KiwiSaver to pay for unfunded cancer drugs
KiwiSaver is becoming less of a retirement fund, and more of a "life saver" for cancer patients forced to use it to pay for treatments not funded or available here.
Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker
Slain US police officers shot by suspected stalker
Five police officers shot this week in rural Pennsylvania, three of them fatally, were ambushed by a suspected stalker, a local prosecutor says.
Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued
Kmart blender could 'self-activate', recall issued
A portable blender sold at Kmart is being recalled due to safety concerns that it may turn itself on if the base of the product is immersed in water.
Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys
Arrests made after deaths of basketball-loving Melbourne boys
Dawn raids have led to the arrest of seven young men and teenagers over the high-profile stabbing deaths of two children in Melbourne.
Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'
Passengers trapped on Wellington train 'peeing in bags'
Commuters stranded for more than three hours on a Wellington train were forced to improvise when nature called - using "travel johns", or disposable toilet bags, handed out by staff.
Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'
Police staff member involved in 'mass fraud offending'
A police staffer was involved in fraud offending against a "large retail chain" before and after they started working for the police, an investigation found.
It's official: Government signs contract for new Dunedin hospital
It's official: Government signs contract for new Dunedin hospital
After years of delay the government has finally signed a contract to build the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building.
Willis 'best Finance Minister NZ's ever going to have': Luxon
Willis 'best Finance Minister NZ's ever going to have': Luxon
The Prime Minister has mounted a fierce defence of Finance Minister Nicola Willis, in the wake of calls for Willis to resign.
Cows wandering on road badly hurt in Outram crash
Cows wandering on road badly hurt in Outram crash
Two cows which had escaped their paddock were hit by separate cars and "severely injured" in Outram early this morning.
Rats! Supermarket facing $200k fine over infestation
Rats! Supermarket facing $200k fine over infestation
A South Dunedin supermarket could face a bill of $200,000 for failing to control a rat infestation early last year.
Erika Kirk named CEO of Turning Point USA after husband's murder
Erika Kirk named CEO of Turning Point USA after husband's murder
The widow of Charlie Kirk has been unanimously elected as the new CEO of Turning Point USA, the group her husband founded to galvanise young voters to Republican causes.
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Bid to revive cycleway project ‘grandstanding’
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Bid to revive cycleway project ‘grandstanding’
An attempt to revive a cycleway project in Dunedin’s student quarter is nothing more than "grandstanding" before next month’s election, an opponent says.
Up to tricks
Up to tricks
Canterbury resident Seth Buckley, 20, shreds a trick on a rail in the middle of the University of Otago campus during a Otago University Snow Sports Club and Red Bull Rail Jam at Union Lawn yesterday.
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Church’s apology deemed insincere
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Church’s apology deemed insincere
The Presbyterian Church has been slammed as insincere over a "performative" public apology to historical abuse survivors it plans to make in Dunedin next week.
No large-scale ‘retreat’ from South Dunedin before 2100
No large-scale ‘retreat’ from South Dunedin before 2100
There will be no large-scale "retreat" from South Dunedin before the turn of the century, a new report suggests.
Monogamous chip-stealers backed for bird of year
Support for red-billed gulls to win Bird of the Year
They mate for life, successfully co-parent and spend their days having fun. However, their chip-thieving antics have given red-billed gulls a bad rap around town.
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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori
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University event celebrates, promotes te reo Māori
Tears were shed by a generation denied access to te reo when they heard the language sung loudly and proudly by Māori students at the University of Otago.
Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges
Prominent Otago man ‘relieved’ to be cleared of sex charges
A prominent Otago man is "relieved" he has been cleared of sexual assault charges against him.
Pupils' work joins exhibition
Pupils' work joins exhibition
Halfway Bush School year 5 pupil Isla Srey, 10, and her peers show their artwork that will be displayed in an Otago Art Society gallery at the Dunedin Railway Station next month.
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