Shooting death by police 'preventable': Coroner
Shooting death by police 'preventable': Coroner
Police tactics in the fatal shooting of Shargin Stephens showed a disregard for the right to life, according to a scathing coroner's report.
Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg
Hour wait for ambulance after boy breaks leg
A Christchurch mother is questioning if more medical support should be available at sports grounds after her 9-year-old son suffered two badly broken bones in his right leg.
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New future-proofed bus depot has on-site amenities
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New future-proofed bus depot has on-site amenities
Dunedin public transport users can expect to see cleaner buses hitting the city streets courtesy of a brand new "bus wash".
Driver allegedly 5 times over limit with child in the car
Driver allegedly 5 times over limit with child in the car
Police are telling people to "expect to be breath-tested" after a Dunedin father was allegedly caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit with his child in the car.
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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief
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Fatal crash driver hears family's grief
A Balclutha man who killed his ex-girlfriend by letting her drive drunk while sitting on his lap still describes her as the one he loves the most.
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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital
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Wardens accused of parking ‘sting’ at hospital
Parking officers are "lurking" early in the morning "waiting to pounce" and dish out tickets to people dropping off loved ones to work at Dunedin Hospital, the husband of a nurse says.
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Academic questions uni job cuts
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Academic questions uni job cuts
A University of Otago academic is worried about the dumbing down of the lecture experience due to a restructure which could result in the loss of 15 support staff.
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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize
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Student’s self-deployable raft takes top prize
A Dunedin intermediate student’s potentially life-saving invention has resulted in him beating much older pupils for the top prize at this year’s science fair.
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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops
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Disposal of waste expensive problem for op shops
South Otago op shops are drowning beneath a tsunami of rubbish, costing them more than $65,000 a year.
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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed
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Alcohol policy expected to be delayed
A review of Dunedin’s local alcohol plan is expected to be pushed into next year following concerns of "insufficient engagement", the city council says.
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Backing urged for holiday park housing
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Backing urged for holiday park housing
A Dunedin city councillor is putting Aaron Lodge back on the agenda, urging the government to reconsider its stance and back the former holiday park for use as community accommodation.
Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors
Concerns raised over AI scribe tools for doctors
Major concerns have been raised about the security of private patient information in New Zealand after new research found 40% of the doctors surveyed are using AI scribes to take patient notes.
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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant
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Entrepreneurs in the making to benefit from grant
More than 200 young Dunedin entrepreneurs will receive "life-changing" enterprise experiences and the knowledge needed to create their own business, following a major grant from the Ministry of...
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OUSA rescind Israel boycott
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OUSA rescind Israel boycott
The Otago University Students’ Association has backed down on a previous decision to boycott products and companies with ties to Israel.
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
ACC sees rise in injuries caused by working out
Gyms are supposed to make us healthier.
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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house
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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house
An Australian deportee has been jailed for four and a-half years after a kilogram of meth was shipped to Dunedin from Singapore.
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'I’m an evil man. I can’t help myself'
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Killer's attack on prison officer due to ‘evil nature’
A convicted murderer who stabbed a prison officer with a pen told a judge: "I’m an evil man. I can’t help myself."
Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store
Labour MPs visit 'pioneering' games store
Hobby Lords Dunedin South assistant store manager Hamish Morgan (centre right) speaks to (from left) Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb, list MP Vanushi Walters, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and list MPs Deborah Russell and Shanan Halbert, all of Labour, during a visit yesterday.
Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing
Teen denied 'clean slate' in youth sentencing
A teen kicked a boy in the head so hard it sounded like someone “kicking a rugby ball through goal posts”.
Afghans deported from Iran struggle to start over
Afghans deported from Iran struggle to start over
Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in Iran, was deported in July just before she was about to complete her studies.