Outbreak spurs clean-up campaign in Cooks
Dengue outbreak spurs clean-up campaign in Cook Islands
Big clean-up campaigns are under way in Rarotonga to try stamp out mosquito breeding grounds after a dengue fever outbreak was declared.
Govt invests $161m in Canterbury schools
Govt invests $161m in Canterbury schools
The government will put another $161 million into Canterbury schools, Education Minister Erica Stanford announced today.
US drops some Covid jab recommendations
US drops Covid jab recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
The US has stopped recommending routine Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced.
Thousands still stranded in NSW flood zones
Thousands still stranded in NSW flood zones
More financial assistance is coming to flood-ravaged New South Wales communities as about 9000 people still remain stranded despite waters receding.
Nurse attacked near Christchurch Hospital
Nurse attacked near Christchurch Hospital
Another Christchurch Hospital staff member has been attacked while walking to work.
Dunedin to escape worst of wet weather - for now
Dunedin to escape worst of wet weather - for now
Dunedin residents can stand down and relax again, after a large weather system that threatened to bring a major deluge and flooding to the city moved off to the east of the country.
Stolen Cresta's cruise from Christchurch
Stolen Cresta's cruise from Christchurch
A 1980s luxury car stolen in Christchurch has turned up hundreds of kilometres away in Dunedin.
Hairdressing regulations given 'serious trim'
Hairdressing regulations given 'serious trim'
Separate hairdressing regulations are set to be scrapped, with cabinet agreeing to all four recommendations from a regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry.
Cops called to dust-up outside cinema
Cops called to dust-up outside cinema
A dispute between two men outside a Dunedin cinema turned violent after one refused to leave, police say.
Seven charged over Melbourne mall machete brawl
Seven charged over Melbourne mall machete brawl
All seven people, including four teenagers, allegedly involved in a wild machete brawl at a busy Melbourne shopping centre have now been charged.
Uncle of 'Run it' game victim calls for events to be canned
Uncle of 'Run it' game victim calls for events to be canned
The uncle of the teenager who died while playing a version of the game 'Run It Straight' is calling for the 'Run It' events to be cancelled.
Attempted murder arrest after Liverpool parade crash
Attempted murder arrest after Liverpool parade crash
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a crowd during a Premier League football title parade in Liverpool.
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire'
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire'
US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv as Russian forces made gains in Ukraine's northeast.
Outrage over one-game ban for stomper
One-game ban for stomper outrages disfigured player’s son
The son of a Dunedin club rugby player who has been left disfigured after being stomped on the head during a game is outraged the culprit was given just a one-game ban.
Photographers go a bit wild
Photographers go a bit wild
Judges for the 2025 Tūhura Otago Museum Photography Competition display some of the entries in the wildlife category of the annual photography competition.
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Smooth Hill landfill going ahead: council
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Smooth Hill landfill going ahead: council
It is time to get on with the job and construct the Smooth Hill landfill, Dunedin’s mayor says.
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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat
A volunteer-run service providing affordable accommodation to out-of-town families of patients in Dunedin Hospital has been given just four months to find a new building or close for good.
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Pregnancy opioid use surprises midwife
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Pregnancy opioid use surprises midwife
A Dunedin midwife is shocked by research showing New Zealand has the third-highest prevalence in the world of prescribed opioid use during pregnancy.
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
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Historic pub ready for loving ‘revival’
The new owners of a historic Dunedin restaurant and pub say they are taking over a beautiful building that just needs some love.
Chalking it up
Chalking it up
Contractors, suspended in a crane’s man-cage, remove numbered bricks from the Dunedin Gasworks Museum’s chimney yesterday.