Tree felling death of Southland man highlights DIY risks, coroner says
A coroner is cautioning against a “do-it-yourself” attitude for risky work at home, following the death of a…
Student surge during free power hour knocks out network
Dunedin students on free power deals are causing extreme peaks – leaving them cold and in the dark…
Who’s merging with who? Councils reveal their amalgamation picks
The future of local government is now in central government’s hands, after a last-minute scramble to lodge merger…
Six fire trucks sent to house fire in Dunedin
A fire has broken out at a house in the Dunedin suburb of Caversham this afternoon. Images sent…
Dunedin clifftop castle saved from ruin after decades of decay
The ruins of a clifftop castle in Dunedin — once a nightclub raided by police, the site of…
Cold comfort: Can you afford to keep heaters up and pay power bill?
One in four Kiwi households are struggling to pay power bills as a punishing cold snap tightens its…
‘Couple of degrees colder’: Severe frosts to grip New Zealand tonight
MetService is forecasting severe overnight frosts across large parts of the country tonight, with the forecaster warning “the…
Sleet and snow hit Wellington, Dunedin police issue ice warning
Snow falling to low levels across parts of the eastern South Island has shut schools, closed several sections…
Jesse Samuel death inquest: Gasfitter regrets not checking heater before signing it off
An Otago gasfitter who signed off on a heater blamed for the death of a 12-year-old boy has…
Cars slide off roads as cold snap brings snow to Christchurch, Dunedin
Snow falling to low levels across parts of the eastern South Island has closed several sections of state…
‘No requirement’: Airtight solutions sought for NZ’s cold, draughty homes
New Zealand has no airtightness standard for buildings, including houses — and the Green Building Council says that…
Inquest into boy’s ‘plainly unlawful’ carbon monoxide death in shower
The mother of an Otago boy who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a shower has told a…