Two dead as plane crash sparks bushfire on Gold Coast
Two dead as plane crash sparks bushfire on Gold Coast
Two men have been killed in a fiery light plane crash near a regional Queensland airfield, sparking a bushfire.
Christchurch hospital faulted after woman died of sepsis
Christchurch hospital faulted after woman died of sepsis
A woman who arrived at Christchurch Hospital's emergency department in acute pain died the next day after staff missed signs she had sepsis.
Plank-waving pensioner sows panic in Dunedin street
Plank-waving pensioner sows panic in Dunedin street
An intoxicated pensioner waving a knife and a plank of wood around in a Dunedin street caused a passing pedestrian to flee into a nearby address.
Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed
Prominent Dunedin man has sex charges dismissed
A former Dunedin lawyer and recipient of a Queen’s Birthday honour has had serious sex charges against him dismissed.
Axe falls on Otago post shops
Axe falls on Otago post shops
Nine of Otago’s community post shops - including seven in Dunedin - are to close.
Police employee allegedly stalked co-worker - IPCA
Police employee allegedly stalked co-worker - IPCA
A police employee allegedly stalked a woman he regularly worked alongside after she rejected his advances.
Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage
Driver 'rammed and punched' in Dunedin road rage
Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.
Another prominent Tory defects to Farage's Reform UK
Another prominent Tory defects to Farage's Reform UK
British lawmaker Suella Braverman, a former interior minister, has become the latest prominent Conservative to join Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party, as she accused her former party of lying to voters over immigration.
'Unheard of' heat: Aussie towns among hottest places on earth
'Unheard of' heat: Aussie towns among hottest places on earth
A string of Australian towns have become some of the hottest places on earth as a brutal heatwave pushes inland temperatures towards 50C.
Parking at hotspots raises $214K in first month
Parking at hotspots raises $214K in first month
A $5 per hour parking fee at popular tourist spots on the West Coast and Canterbury raised $214,000 in its first month.
Top Border Patrol 'commander' set to leave Minneapolis
Top Border Patrol 'commander' set to leave Minneapolis
President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said they had a productive discussion on immigration enforcement, in a possible sign that Trump might consider de-escalating a surge of agents who have killed two US citizens in the state.
Tauranga council warned of landslide risk areas 20 years ago
Tauranga council warned of landslide risk areas 20 years ago
Geotech engineers told Tauranga City Council 20 years ago buildings shouldn't be allowed in the "runout" zones of potential landslides, unless they had specially constructed protection.
Deadly landslide site visited by council hours before: camper
Deadly landslide site visited by council hours before: camper
A camper has spoken about efforts to raise the alarm, including a call to police three hours before a deadly slip at Mount Maunganui.
Boost for NZ First and Labour in RNZ poll
Boost for NZ First and Labour in RNZ poll
NZ First has climbed into third place in the latest RNZ poll, recording its strongest result in the Reid Research series in more than eight years.
Neighbours in shock after teen charged with elderly woman's murder
Neighbours in shock after teen charged with elderly woman's murder
Neighbours have described their shock and sadness at the death of a woman at a property in rural Canterbury.
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Year of the Horse celebrations take shape
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Year of the Horse celebrations take shape
Preparations are under way to bring in the Year of the Horse with authentic Chinese lanterns in Dunedin.
Duty free cost NZ $96m tax revenue
Duty free cost NZ $96m tax revenue
Duty-free tobacco sales in NZ international airports means up to $96m of tax revenue has not made it to key parts of the country’s health system, including programmes aimed at reducing smoking, new research shows.
Cars banished in Town Belt trial
Cars banished in Town Belt trial
The closure of a 1.8km section of Dunedin’s Town Belt for three months has started.
ORC alters survey format in quest for more responses
ORC alters survey format in quest for more responses
A $50,000 random ratepayer survey should help the Otago Regional Council focus on the public’s priorities, the chairwoman says.
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Vice-chancellor takes aim at ‘unsustainable’ funding model
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Vice-chancellor takes aim at ‘unsustainable’ funding model
A radical shake-up of how universities are funded is desperately needed, the University of Otago vice-chancellor says.