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Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo: RNZ

Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds

A scathing review of police has found an "integrity reset is urgently needed" with a perceived culture that holds seniors to a "lesser standard than juniors".

Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

New Years Eve fireworks light up the Octagon in this file photo. Photo: Christine O'Connor

Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

Fireworks are back for Dunedin's next New Year's Eve celebrations and will light up the sky above the Octagon to bring in 2027.

Gas stations profiling customers as fuel thefts surge

Petrol station owners admit they are profiling people at the pump before letting them fill up, amid a surge in fuel thefts and drive-offs.

Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute

The officer rode to work at the Christchurch Central Police Station on a horse named Kitty. Photo...

Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute

A Christchurch police officer arrived at work on an unusual mode of transport this morning - a horse named Kitty.

Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman

Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman

Police are working to determine if items found in a search of Christchurch's red zone are linked to missing woman Rowena Walker.

Extreme Aussie weather fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

January fires in Victoria destroyed some 300 structures and 300,000 hectares of bush and farmland...

Extreme Aussie weather fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

Lifeline Australia says it has seen an uptick in extreme weather events affecting the mental health of people across the country.

Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police

Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police

The 18 pet goats killed on a north Waikato property last week were likely attacked and killed by dogs rather than shot, as initially thought.

NCEA shake-up could cause students to drop out

A Canterbury school principal fears students could fall through the cracks of the Government’s planned NCEA shake-up.

Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire

A screen capture from a video said to show the seizure of the container ships MSC Francesca and...

Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire

Iran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting.

Chain Hills Tunnel, Dunedin

Once built for trains...now made for exploring.

Chain Hills Tunnel, Dunedin

Carved through the hills in the 1870s, the Chain Hills Tunnel is a 462-metre Victorian brick tunnel that carried rail traffic until 1914, when a newer double-track route replaced it.

Jones condemned for 'distasteful' comments

Shane Jones likened the free trade deal with India to a "butter chicken tsunami" coming to New...

Jones condemned for 'distasteful' comments

The country's Indian community has strongly condemned recent comments from NZ First MP Shane Jones on a free trade agreement with India.

Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day

Peter Bray has played half his life since learning at the age of 14. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Capital's carillon bells to play on Anzac Day

The much-missed bells of the carillon in Wellington are playing again.

Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back

Spat gets worse as Luxon fires back

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unleashed on his coalition partner, Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in charge of the country.

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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

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Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

Wakari Hospital’s makeshift fire alarm system at Helensburgh House. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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'Sick joke': Hospital with broken alarm tells staff to yell 'fire, fire'

A sign asking staff in Wakari Hospital to shout ‘‘fire, fire’’ in the event of a fire because the alarms are not working has been called a ‘‘sick joke’’.

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