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WHO report shows a quarter of women abused by partner

Women's Refuge chief executive Dr Ang Jury. Photo: Getty Images

WHO report shows a quarter of women abused by partner

There are calls for a public awareness and education campaign about domestic violence, after fresh data has revealed its prevalence around the globe.

Canterbury landlord ordered to pay $33k

The Tenancy Tribunal warned the landlord multiple times. Photo: MBIE via RNZ

Canterbury landlord ordered to pay $33k

A Canterbury landlord, who had been warned multiple times that his property was not up to standard, has been ordered to pay $33,000, remove industrial rubbish and repair holes in the roof and walls...

Criminal investigations begin into three police staff

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo RNZ / Marika Khabazi

Criminal investigations begin into three police staff

Criminal investigations have begun into three police staff in relation to "misuse and inappropriate content", RNZ can reveal.

Foodstuffs South Island fined for selling recalled hummus

Foodstuffs continued to sell recalled hummus (file photo). Photo: Getty Images

Foodstuffs South Island fined for selling recalled hummus

Foodstuffs South Island has been fined $39,000 for selling recalled hummus.

Two people dead in SH1 crash north of Timaru

Two people have died following a crash on State Highway 1 north of Timaru this evening.

'Not convinced it's a good idea': Comedian rides up Baldwin St

An English comedian questioned whether riding a motorbike up Baldwin St was a good idea moments before successfully completing the feat.

Anti-stalking legislation passes final hurdle

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photos: RNZ/Mark Papalii

Anti-stalking legislation passes final hurdle

Legislation to make stalking a specific criminal offence has passed its third reading in Parliament.

'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again

After a week of fighting large fires across Dunedin, firefighters will be walking off the job for one hour after union negotiations failed yet again.

Seymour warns Peters may jump to Labour

ACT leader David Seymour (left) and NZ First's Winston Peters. Photo: NZ Herald

Seymour warns Peters may jump to Labour

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has vowed to repeal the Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) if re-elected next year.

Digger goes for a dip at Marlborough jetty

A digger working on the replacement of Waitaria Bay's new jetty has become stuck in the sand and...

Digger goes for a dip at Marlborough jetty

Work to replace a Marlborough Sounds jetty has taken a dive after a digger got stuck and became submerged.

Schools to be barred from opting out of international tests

Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

Schools to be barred from opting out of international tests

A government bill will stop schools opting out of international maths and reading tests and speed up intervention in failing schools.

Pensioner reverses into trouble after crash

Emergency services work at the scene of a crash in Malcolm St. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Pensioner reverses into trouble after crash

A pensioner who crashed into a parked car in central Dunedin damaged another four vehicles after reversing at speed.

Japan's largest urban fire in decades tears through 170 buildings

A fire that ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city is the country's largest urban blaze in almost half a century.

Cops stood down for additional misconduct in breath test probe

Cops stood down for additional misconduct in breath test probe

A "small number" of police officers who either falsely or erroneously recorded alcohol breath tests have been stood down for additional misconduct.

Aussie teens warned their social media days are numbered

Users will be given two weeks' notice before they lose access to their social media accounts....

Aussie teens warned their social media days are numbered

Australians aged under 16 are being warned they have two weeks until their accounts are scrubbed from several popular social media platforms.

Man charged over fatal crash in Canterbury

Man charged over fatal crash in Canterbury

Police have arrested a man in relation to a fatal crash in Sheffield, Canterbury, yesterday afternoon.

20 million years of kissing

An orangutan kisses its trainer. PHOTO: REUTERS

20 million years of kissing

Kissing didn't begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, a new study says.

Man arrested over fire that gutted Dunedin house

An alleged arsonist has been arrested and charged after a house in central Dunedin was gutted by a "deliberately lit" fire.

Congress approves release of Epstein files

National Director of World Without Exploitation Lauren Hersh embraces Jeffrey Epstein survivor...

Congress approves release of Epstein files

The Republican-controlled US Congress has voted almost unanimously to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure

Five of the MacLeods in front of 'Holdfast' with monks in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Supplied by...

'How about going for a drive?': Dunedin man kicks off epic global adventure

In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, 'how about going for a drive'?’

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