Runaway truck crashes into Dunedin Octagon

A historic statue in Dunedin came within metres of being wiped out by a truck this morning, in a cra...

Shotover Jet apologises after boats disrupt Anzac ceremony

The owners of the Shotover Jet have apologised "unreservedly" after their boats disrupted an Anzac D...

How the oldest telescope in New Zealand was discovered

One of Aotearoa's oldest scientific instruments languished for years in a cardboard box until it was...

Brothel bylaw 'could put sex workers at risk', say advocates

A brothel bylaw review could loosen rules on where businesses can operate in Queenstown and Wānaka —...

Cold front expected to bring fresh snow to parts of South island

A cold front is expected to bring a decent dumping of snow to parts of the South Island on Saturday....

Teenage boy dies after alleged Dunedin bus stop assault

A teenage boy has died following an alleged assault at a bus stop in Dunedin this afternoon. Emergen...

Multi-agency safety group formed after fatal Dunedin bus hub stabbing

A multi-agency group has been formed to improve safety at the city's bus hub after a fatal stabbing ...

No safety prep at party where Sophia Crestani died, tenant admits

A tenant of a fatal Dunedin student flat party has admitted he did not put any effort into looking a...

Locking flat doors at fatal party 'clearly unsafe', tenant admits

A Dunedin tenant says barricading the doors to contain a fatal student flat party was one of the wor...

Dunedin students warned not to share name of alleged murderer

The school principal of a Dunedin teenager fatally stabbed last week is cautioning students not to i...

McDonald's controversial Wānaka plan moves one step forward

The Overseas Investment Office has given the green light for a residential block in Wānaka to be sol...

Sophia Crestani death: Dunedin group wants more student venues

A student group named Hold On To Your Friends wants more student bars open in Dunedin as a counter t...

Sophia Crestani death: Father hopes partygoers 'released' from guilt

Sophia Crestani's father has told the inquest into her death that he hopes the young people caught u...

Otago house fire: One taken to hospital with moderate burns

One person has been taken to hospital in moderate condition with burns after a house fire in Oamaru ...

Dunedin Kindergartens vote labelled 'broken' by teachers

Dunedin Kindergartens have voted to remain a member of New Zealand Kindergartens in a move described...

Virgin Australia flight lands in Invercargill after fire spotted from engine

A passenger plane has landed after being diverted to Invercargill Airport this evening, after fire w...