Arrest after laser 'pointed at planes'
A man has been charged with endangering transport after pointing a laser at two commercial aircraft, police say.
Whale dies after stranding near Dunedin
Whale dies after stranding near Dunedin
Warning: distressing images. An adult humpback whale that got stranded on a sandbar at Dunedin's Blueskin Bay suffered significant injuries and later died, Doc says.
Commission spells out latest pay offers to teachers
Commission spells out latest pay offers to teachers
Commissioner Sir Brian Roche insists the latest offer to primary teachers is as high as it can go.
Caregiver tried to get elderly man's will changed
Caregiver tried to get elderly man's will changed
"I just want to get all my affairs in order before I snuff it," one handwritten note read.
Humpback whale dies after stranding
Humpback whale dies after stranding
Warning: distressing images. An adult humpback whale that got stranded on a sandbar at Blueskin Bay suffered significant injuries and later died, Doc says.
Info sought on Canterbury death
Info sought on Canterbury death
Canterbury police are investigating a sudden death in Heathcote Valley.
Monster trucks wow thousands in 'loud and exciting' show
Monster trucks wow thousands in 'loud and exciting' show
Earmuffs were the headwear of choice at Forsyth Barr Stadium this afternoon, as thousands packed in to catch some rip-roaring monster truck action.
Humpback whale stranded in Blueskin Bay
Humpback whale stranded in Blueskin Bay
Conservation groups and about 30 locals have gathered in Blueskin Bay as a humpback whale tries to free itself from a sandbar.
Neighbours breathe easy as home to be demolished
Neighbours breathe easy as home to be demolished
Steel gates, warning signs and the start of demolition works outside a mouldy, abandoned home has brought relief to a Wellington street.
Ardern calls for the end of 'genocide' in Gaza
Ardern calls for the end of 'genocide' in Gaza
Dame Jacinda Ardern has called the war in Gaza a "genocide", joining a growing chorus of international experts, world leaders and organisations saying Israel's actions meet the definition under international law.
Thousands protest against pay equity changes
Thousands protest against pay equity changes
Thousands of people are at rallies around the country to protest changes to pay equity laws.
Vehicles collide in Mornington
Vehicles collide in Mornington
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash in the Dunedin suburb of Mornington today.
Officer in hospital after dog attack
Officer in hospital after dog attack
A Bay of Plenty officer has undergone surgery after being attacked by a dog during an arrest.
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‘Vindicated’ after rat outbreak charge laid
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‘Vindicated’ after rat outbreak charge laid
Workers at a South Dunedin supermarket feel "vindicated" after hearing the store could face a bill of more than $200,000 for failing to control a rat infestation early last year.
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Time to ‘get things done’ - minister
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Time to ‘get things done’ - minister
After years of delay, the government has finally signed a contract with Australian construction giant CPB to build the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building.
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Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs
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Matchbox car ‘big labour of love’ up for grabs
An Invercargill man spent almost eight decades collecting every Matchbox car he could find, and a portion of his labour of love will be auctioned.
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Future in ice hockey spares man conviction
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Future in ice hockey spares man conviction
A Dunedin man who represented the New Zealand U18 ice hockey team has avoided a conviction for drunkenly crashing a car — but was warned he was skating on thin ice.
Cows ‘severely injured’
Cows ‘severely injured’
Two cows, having escaped their paddock, were hit by separate cars and "severely injured" in Outram yesterday.
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It's a monster weekend
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It's a monster weekend
Spectators and Dunedin’s economy are in line for a shot of adrenaline as life-size toys will flip and fly across an unrecognisable Forsyth Barr Stadium today.
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Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block
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Dunedin kitchen store on chopping block
Dunedin's Kitchen Things store is on the chopping block amid a call for creditors to vote the beleaguered retailer into liquidation.