Fresh air fun
Fresh air fun
Taieri Mouth friends Leon Perquin (left) and Kiptyn Garner, both 12, enjoy some air time on the Signal Hill mountainbike tracks yesterday.
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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets
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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets
A well-funded campaign is no guarantee of electoral success. Dunedin City Council election results provided proof of that.
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was discharged from a hospital in Brasilia and returned to prison yesterday, according to CNN Brazil
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Investigators have set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy
Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy
There was never much doubt John Henderson would follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in his choice of occupation.
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
The Francis Crick Institute is a cathedral of biomedicine in the heart of London, a centre for 2000 scientists to push the limits of research and a monument to one of the men who made it possible.
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Nyikina elder Sam Lovell was regarded as the founder of Aboriginal tourism.
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York City's mayor, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation's largest city more affordable for working people.
Card-skimmers being smuggled into NZ in air-fryers, TV antennas
Card-skimmers being smuggled into NZ in air-fryers, TV antennas
Customs is warning organised criminal groups are continuing to smuggle card-skimming equipment into the country.
Boozed youths 'in denial that New Year's is over'
Boozed youths 'in denial that New Year's is over'
More than 1000 revellers gathered in the Coromandel Peninsula on Thursday night, some hurling bottles at police and recklessly setting off fireworks.
Several reported killed in Iran protests
Several reported killed in Iran protests
Several people have been killed during unrest in Iran as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years sparked violence in several provinces.
'Absolutely horrendous' start to year on Australian beaches
'Absolutely horrendous' start to year on Australian beaches
Three people have drowned and two people are missing and feared dead, as the new year gets off to a tragic start on the east coast of Australia.
Firefighters walking off job for an hour today
Firefighters walking off job for an hour today
Members of the NZ Professional Firefighters Union will walk off the job for an hour at midday today.
Men warned before fall from ferris wheel
Men warned to stop swinging seat before fall from ferris wheel
The operator of a ferris wheel in Christchurch says three men were warned to stop swinging their bucket, just before they fell from the ride.
Two found dead in separate houses on same property
Two found dead in separate houses on same property
An investigation is under way after two people were found dead in separate houses on a property in the Bay of Plenty.
Thrillers, mysteries the most borrowed
Thrillers, mysteries the most borrowed
Dunedinites love a good murder, and the city’s librarians have the receipts to prove it.
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'The system can’t get much worse'
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'The system can’t get much worse'
A Kurow tractor driver denied a spot on the surgery waiting list worries he might have to wait until he is unable to walk.
Memorable arrival starts the year
Memorable arrival starts the year
Carla Probst will never forget the first day of 2026 — not least because she spent part of it in labour in a helicopter.
Two seriously injured after fall at Christchurch festival
Two seriously injured after fall at Christchurch festival
Two people were seriously injured after falling from a Ferris wheel at the Rolling Meadows music festival in Christchurch last night, the New Zealand Herald is reporting.
Dozens dead, scores injured in fire at ski resort bar
Dozens dead, scores injured in fire at ski resort bar
About 40 people were killed and 115 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
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