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Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

The couple display a banner atop the Empire State Building in Manhattan, in this still taken from...

Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.

Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road

What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?

Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'

A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Asbestos testing is carried out. Photo: Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ

Testing finds airborne asbestos in children's play sand

Airborne asbestos has been found in New Zealand testing on children's play sand, in results researchers say they did not want to see.

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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister

The government is clamping down on over-zealous road cone use. These cones are on Portsmouth Dr...

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Fewer road cones govt’s aim: minister

Southern councils are on a must-do-better list as the government clamps down on the use of road cones.

Jetski gets ‘very close’ to whale in Otago Harbour: police

A Department of Conservation investigation has been launched after a man on a jetski reportedly got too close to a humpback whale in Otago Harbour.

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

A headstone on the grave of Li Yun Leung, in Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH...

Overgrown Chinese grave unveiled; new mystery unfolds

For decades, few people - if anyone - knew there was a headstone hidden beneath a massive bush at Dunedin’s Southern Cemetery.

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

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DCC attrition rate worries councillor

Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.

Reflected glory

Reflected glory

Touted as the second-most photographed building in the southern hemisphere behind the Sydney Opera House, the Dunedin Railway Station makes an intriguing reflection in the windscreen of a bus.

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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital

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Political heat turned up on Wakari Hospital

Accusations of stalling and a lack of action by the governing health body on a troubled ward at a Dunedin mental health facility have been made as the political heat goes on.

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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation

Cr Jo Galer pictured when she was a candidate. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Galer, Lund challenged over claims DCC bylaw would exclude consultation

A claim made by Dunedin City Council by-election victor Jo Galer on social media before the election has been contradicted within a formal bylaw process.

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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin

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'Similar to Macraes': Miner says $4b in gold discovered near Dunedin

An Australian mining company says it has made a $4 billion gold discovery, which bears a ‘‘very strong similarity’’ to Macraes, near Dunedin.

Icy morning crashes on same stretch of Dunedin motorway

A single-vehicle crash closed part of Dunedin's Southern Motorway for a time this morning, close to where a multi-vehicle accident snarled traffic for hours yesterday.

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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims

Staff are calling for action and empathy in response to a troubled ward at Wakari Hospital. Photo...

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Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims

Staff at an under-fire Wakari Hospital ward say they work with integrity and professionalism in ‘‘highly challenging situations’’ and patients will suffer if the ward closes.

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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award

University of Otago palaeogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence has won the Prime Minister’s...

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Genetics mythbuster wins PM’s award

Myth busting the hype surrounding an American company’s bid to ‘‘de-extinct’’ New Zealand’s giant moa, has earned an Otago palaeogeneticist the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize.

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