SUBSCRIBER
Opinions split over 150% visitor fee increase
SUBSCRIBER
Opinions split over 150% visitor fee increase
Access is going to be opened up to Subantarctic Islands but the fees to get there are to rise by more than 150%
News
SUBSCRIBER
New library brings new energy
SUBSCRIBER
New library brings new energy
Stocked with a recording studio, a creative makerspace, 12 keen-as staff and a collection weighing more than 12 tonnes
SUBSCRIBER
Work begins to repair South’s roads
SUBSCRIBER
Work begins to repair South’s roads
Most of State Highway 1 from the Dunedin Botanic Garden to Fairfield is set to have an asphalt seal this summer as part of a workload on the roads in the South.
Govt urged to prep for risks
Govt urged to prep for risks
The release of a bioengineered infectious disease, a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere or a rogue artificial intelligence running amok — it all sounds like another cliche from a B-grade sci-fi...
SUBSCRIBER
Paintings find home in city’s libraries
SUBSCRIBER
Paintings find home in city’s libraries
A South African artist can return home satisfied her paintings inspired by the northern coast of Dunedin have found a "safe haven" in the city’s libraries.
Devotees bare their soles
Devotees bare their soles
Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, with bare feet on tiny cotton fire balls spread inside a ring, as part of the Navratri festival celebrations in Jamnagar, India, yesterday.
Life in disarray
Life in disarray
Chang Hsueh-mei, 78, climbs through aisles of fallen goods inside her grocery store to reach the second floor after flooding brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa
Road spikes used as four arrested near Mosgiel
Road spikes used as four arrested near Mosgiel
A report of a vehicle being driven dangerously on State Highway 1 has been followed by deployment of road spikes near Mosgiel and four people being arrested.
Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling
Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling
Hulk Hogan was a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business
Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor
Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor
Tom O’Connor was not a man you forgot easily.
Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute
Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute
When a man's claim for $2.5 million in relief from a bank failed in the High Court, he doubled down and asked for millions more at his next attempt.
Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa
Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa
A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests across 14 African countries of 260 people suspected in online romance and extortion scams.
Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises
Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has not forgotten blood cancer patients but will give no assurance that a campaign commitment will be fulfilled.
UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration
UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration
Britain has said today it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting a new job as a measure to deter illegal immigration.
Four dead as another storm hits Philippines
Four dead as another storm hits Philippines
Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands today, causing at least four deaths and the evacuations of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long...
Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy
Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail this morning for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.
'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students
'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students
A scientist who became a “highly sought-after” tutor following the Covid pandemic has been convicted of the indecent assault of three of his school-age students.
Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank
Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank
US President Donald Trump said today that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
Rush family stuck in hail storm at Aromoana beach
Rush family stuck in hail storm at Aromoana beach
We decided to visit the lovely Aromoana for sandblasting.
PM calls for faster vote count
PM calls for faster vote count
The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.