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University of Otago, Graduands

In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today, 251 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in subjects including teaching, arts, law and commerce....

Lilt at glory

Dunedin Performing Arts Competitions Society Senior Vocal Festival competitors sing at Knox Church yesterday.

Schools for refugee children closed

Mohammed Faruq with daughter Nahima Bibi, 9, at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. She wants to be...

Schools for refugee children closed

Nine-year-old Nahima Bibi wants to be a doctor, but is one of nearly 500,000 Rohingya children who can't go to school.

Kiwi DJ duo say denied entry to US

Rain Katayanagi posted about the experience on social media. Photo: SCREENSHOT / TIK TOK

Kiwi DJ duo say denied entry to US

Auckland DJ duo the Katayanagi Twins have reportedly been denied entry into the US.

Dog day afternoons in doubt

St John's proposed axing of its pet therapy service is disappointing for Hawke's Bay rest home, where residents eagerly await the visits of Cleo the dog.

Taser used on man after officers bitten: police

Taser used on man after officers bitten: police

An officer was nearly hit by a vehicle and two others bitten while trying to arrest a man in Lower Hutt, police say.

Tourism business fined after workers injured

Photo: Q-West boat builders / q-west.com

Tourism business fined after workers injured

Whale Watch Kaikōura has been fined $246,500 in the Christchurch District Court after it admitted safety failures following two workplace incidents.

'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

Civil Defence says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after an earthquake off the coast of South America.

Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army attack on a house belonging to the Al Masri...

Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

The failure of global leadership in response to the Gaza war could precipitate a ‘‘descent into the law of the jungle’’ if NZ and like-minded countries don't step into the gap, Prof Robert Patman warns.

NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza

Vigils around the world paid tribute to media workers killed in Palestine and honoured those who...

NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza

New Zealand has joined more than two dozen other countries to call for "immediate and independent" foreign media access to Gaza.

New 111 technology could be 'difference between life and death'

New 111 technology could be 'difference between life and death'

Hato Hone St John believes a new emergency services technology to help locate people faster will mean the difference between life and death.

'Nervous wines': Tipsy driver had Tinder jitters

'Nervous wines': Tipsy driver had Tinder jitters

A Dunedin woman with the pre-date jitters was slapped with a ticket by police after downing some glasses of wine to loosen her nerves.

More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024.

Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo:...

Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

Israeli-made drones not ruled out by NZDF

Roboteam unmanned ground drone. Photo: Roboteam

Israeli-made drones not ruled out by NZDF

The NZ military has not ruled out buying drones from Israel during the Gaza conflict.

Kiwis in the dark over social media account suspensions

Auckland based dancer Assryia Brady, who mainly posts dance videos, said Meta's claims about her...

Kiwis in the dark over social media account suspensions

A dancer, a dumpling restaurant owner and a makeup-artist are among New Zealanders whose Instagram and Facebook accounts have been suspended.

Secret climate change memo warned of diplomatic damage

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Secret climate change memo warned of diplomatic damage

Officials warned the government that reneging on climate commitments could have a domino effect and give bigger countries, like China, an excuse to do less.

Standard of singers ‘excellent’

Standard of singers ‘excellent’

Judging by the quality of singing already coming from the competitors in the Otago Daily Times Southern Aria Competition this year, organisers are preparing for the unusual possibility of...

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Apprehension over music venue’s sale

Music and events space Errick’s, located at the former New New New Brewery in Crawford St, has...

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Apprehension over music venue’s sale

The potential sale of a Dunedin music venue could cause "upheaval" in the city’s music scene, an advocate warns.

Pupils put speed, brains to the test

Wakari School pupil Lyra Stevens, 10, runs her team’s answer to markers at the annual O’Mathalon...

Pupils put speed, brains to the test

The pounding of feet did not distract Dunedin’s top math brains from their problem solving at the annual O’Mathalon.

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