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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged

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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged

Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.

Lotto 2513

Lotto 2513

Results from last night's Lotto draw

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

Former prime minister John Key. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.

Dry, warm spring predicted

Lyn Howe and her dog Lulu enjoy the spring blossoms near Willowbank, in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO:...

Dry, warm spring predicted

Inland Otago could be in for quite a dry spring if the long-term forecast plays out as expected.

Patient slams five-week wait for GP

Patient slams five-week wait for GP

A Dunedin woman who was asked to wait more than a month to see her GP says her experience reflects a "broken" health system.

Polytech claims win on future independence

Polytech claims win on future independence

Otago Polytechnic is hailing a breakthrough with the government but staff are still living in a "culture of anxiety" worried about the next cuts.

Repairs at iconic Dunedin site on track for summer

This aerial view shows several of the slips which caused the closure of the Tunnel Beach walking...

Repairs at iconic Dunedin site on track for summer

Repairs to a popular Dunedin walking track are expected to be completed in time for the busy summer visitor season.

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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’

The Taieri Gorge Railway train makes its way to Middlemarch in this 2022 file photo. PHOTO:...

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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’

After five years in "hibernation", Dunedin Railways has come out roaring and ready to roll again.

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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years

Children from the four Pioneers early childcare centres perform at the 2025 Otago Polyfest at the...

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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years

A Dunedin preschool’s polyfest performance was its unique way of celebrating 50 years since opening.

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Young people who got good-quality sleep, ate more fruit and vegetables and stayed physically...

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Leaving home, educational pressures, financial stress and social tensions - they are all unique strains that can lower "happiness levels" in young adults.

Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

The bus stop at 151 Princes St tops the list for stops due to be revamped by the Otago Regional...

Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

Bus stops across Dunedin are in line for a facelift as the Otago Regional Council sets the wheels in motion for public transport safety improvements.

Now we see you

Now we see you

Security cameras installed on scaffolding around Dunedin’s Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre to deter people performing parkour are working a treat, representatives have been told.

Store manager attacked while restocking shelves

Woolworths NZ says the unprovoked attack on a staff member at one of its Nelson stores was ...

'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves

A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.

Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

The wife of Australia's most-wanted man was present when he allegedly shot and killed two officers, police have revealed as their search effort grows.

Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.

Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.

Mum confronts attacker who killed her baby on New Year's Day

A woman has confronted the man who killed her baby and stabbed her and a toddler in a New Year's Day attack in Hamilton.

Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

Rescue workers search for victims amidst debris of a damaged house in Mazar Dara, Kunar province,...

Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.

Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

The wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, were the worst seen for 30 years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Student council representatives (from left) Leighton Scott, Greta Lewis, and Ruby McLoud, with...

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".

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