A cellphone prohibition policy comes into effect throughout the country today, mandating schools to ensure pupils don't use or access to a phone during class time, lunchtime and breaks.
The Dunedin City Council is confident the new George St playground will be safe and robust enough to withstand anything — including inebriated students.
New Zealand First party member Anthony Odering (left), of Oamaru, listens as Free Palestine protester Sam Bosshard speaks outside the Hutton Theatre, in Dunedin on Saturday.
A group of teenagers lost in the Southland bush have been praised by police for making the right decision by notifying emergency services and staying put for help.
Car doors, loads of bottles, used needles and other drug paraphernalia were among the loads of rubbish picked up by more than 150 volunteers at Dunedin’s Smaills Beach on Saturday.
Gin enthusiasts Chris Belliveau and Mel Smith, both of Christchurch, taste their gin concoctions at the Dunedin Craft Distillers Blend Your Own Botanical Spirit workshop on Friday.
US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel.
New rules will force electric and hybrid vehicles to make sounds at low speeds next year, in a move that could save the lives of Australian pedestrians.