Stadium scale-down aimed at securing more shows
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd (DVML) has unveiled plans for a Capacity Reduction System at Forsyth Barr Stadium. The…
Southern driver racks up 117 speeding offences in rental car
A woman driving a rental car hit speeds of 170kmh while racking up 117 speeding offences all over Otago…
Christchurch cancer drug campaigner dies aged 45
A Christchurch woman who advocated for the public funding of lifesaving cancer drugs has died aged 45. Vickie…
Politicians and defamation in an election year – How far can you go?
Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media about social media posts made by his former partner. Photo: Marty…
Person critically hurt in kindergarten carpark fight
Photo: 123rf.com A person was critically injured during an assault in a kindergarten carpark in Lincoln, near Christchurch,…
Long tailbacks on Dunedin motorway second morning in row
Traffic backed up on the southern motorway. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Traffic on the southern motorway is rolling again…
‘No negotiations’ says Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as the US touts peace plan
“At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance,” Araghchi said on state TV, adding that the United…
U-turn on fish sizes not enough for some
Commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf Photo: Simon Mark-Brown Advocacy groups are supporting the government’s U-turn on minimum…
Health NZ staff told to stop using ChatGPT to write clinical notes
Photo: RNZ Health NZ (HNZ) says staff have been caught using free AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini…
ACT and Retail NZ claim paywave surcharge ban ‘dead’, but National says that’s wrong
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson is looking after the bill. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The…
Jevon McSkimming complainant allegedly sent 87 emails to wife of officer overseeing investigation into her
Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii A woman who accused former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending…
Corrections ends Pūwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after ‘serious sexual allegations’
Billy Macfarlane stands outside Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility, a SERCO run high security men’s prison located at…