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Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Otago risk-reduction adviser Matt Jones is reminding people to...

Dunedin trio 'badly burned' removing flaming house goods

A flaming dryer, a mattress on fire and a pot of hot oil are all things people in Dunedin have been burned by while attempting to throw them out of their homes, firefighters warn.

Need for meeting urgent: polytech

Need for meeting urgent: polytech

Otago Polytechnic leadership is pleading with Penny Simmonds for a meeting to explain why they have been lumped in with a federation model nearly a month after the initial announcement.

Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’

Opening of FBI office in Wellington ‘slightly ironic’

The establishment of a permanent FBI office in Wellington has been described by a Dunedin international relations authority as "slightly ironic".

NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches

One person reported received almost 50 emergency alerts from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday...

NEMA to investigate tsunami alert glitches

One man reported nearly 50 alarms ringing out on his phone, while others said they didn't get any in NZ after an 8.8 quake triggered tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific.

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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

Flowers where Enere McLaren-Taana (inset) was fatally stabbed at the Dunedin Bus Hub in Great...

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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

The teenager who killed a Dunedin schoolboy at the city’s bus hub will appeal his conviction and sentence.

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Views split on mandatory lecture recording

Otago University Students’ Association academic representative Stella Lynch is calling for...

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Views split on mandatory lecture recording

All lectures at the University of Otago could be recorded and available by next year if a group of academics and students gets its way.

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Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'

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Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'

A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.

Surgeons keep steady hands in 8.8 quake

A team of medics was in the middle of surgery in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when a very powerful quake shook their equipment and the floor beneath them.

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Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

Helena Thompson gave up her name suppression so she could tell her story. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

The Dunedin victim of a remorseless serial predator says the offender’s recent parole hearing was like being "re-raped".

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Drunk wedding guest strangled groom’s father

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‘Drunk, out of control’ wedding guest strangled groom’s father with own hair

A "drunk and out of control" wedding guest strangled the father of the groom, using the groom’s father’s own hair.

Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant

Adam Busby was jailed for three years when he appeared for sentencing in New Plymouth today....

Jailed for sex with girl now pregnant

A 32-year-old man who had unprotected sex with a 12-year-old girl, now pregnant, has been jailed.

Buddhist gems back in India after uproar

The collection of gems date from the Mauryan Empire. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Buddhist gems back in India after uproar

A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha's remains has returned to India after 127 years.

Oil and gas exploration ban repeal passes final reading

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ

Oil and gas exploration ban repeal passes final reading

By Russell Palmer of RNZ The government's repeal of the 2018 oil and gas exploration ban has passed its final reading in Parliament.

Alliance could be a global force for good

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon....

Transtasman alliance could be global force for good

New Zealand and Australia need to give much greater attention to the combined impact they could have on the world stage, an international relations specialist says.

Te Pāti Māori takes court action over electoral roll concerns

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Photo: RNZ

Te Pāti Māori takes court action over electoral roll concerns

Te Pāti Māori says it has filed urgent proceedings in the High Court over reports people have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori roll.

Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?

Cr Joe Davies has been lobbying for dogs on buses for the past two years. Photo montage:...

Dogs allowed on Canterbury buses - but is it workable?

A last-minute rule change to allow some dogs on buses has left Environment Canterbury staff scrambling to make it workable.

Fake vet fined after doctored documents discovered

Fake vet fined after doctored documents discovered

A man who tried to fake university documents to become a veterinarian in New Zealand has been convicted and fined.

Australia wipes $16 billion off student loans

Welcome Festival at the University of Sydney. Stock photo: Getty

Australia wipes $16 billion off student loans

Australia’s parliament has passed a law to cut student loans by 20%, wiping more than $A16 billion in debt for 3 million people.

Meningococcal vaccine funding for all children under five

People who missed earlier doses could still be protected, potentially benefiting up to 77,000...

Meningococcal vaccine funding for all children under five

Thousands more children will be offered free protection against potentially deadly meningococcal B as Pharmac has decided to expand eligibility for the vaccine.

FBI opening standalone base in Wellington

FBI Director Kash Patel at the opening ceremony for a dedicated law enforcement attaché office in...

FBI opening standalone base in Wellington

The FBI will be setting up a permanent office in New Zealand's capital, after the director Kash Patel met with several ministers, the heads of the police and New Zealand's spy agencies.

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