A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities say.

Southern lock Corben Agar shows nothing but determination as he tries to break the tackle of Kaikorai hooker Henry Bell during their Dunedin club rugby semifinal on Saturday at Bathgate Park.

More than two-thirds of Otago and Southland’s councils hiked rates above the national average for 2025, new data shows.

Dunedin residents are being asked to rug up, step outside into the night and keep their eyes and ears peeled for furry pests holed up in backyards across the city.