Half of Kaiapoi High students not meeting school attendance goal
Kaiapoi High School principal Jason Reid says New Zealand needs to realise that school attendance is important. Photo:…
Longstanding Dunedin painting company on market
They probably did not have a cake big enough for all the candles. Wrens Painting and Decorating Services…
Car’s cone covering ‘just your usual student antics’
Covering a random Dunedin car completely in road cones was a joint effort by a bunch of strangers,…
Mystery of breaking medals baffles Olympic organisers
Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud shows her gold medal, Winter Olympics, 2026. Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Whether gold, silver…
Northland couple finally sees EQC landslide damage payout three years after claim
An unidentified Northland couple noticed cracks and movement around their home near Whangārei in 2018. Photo: Calvin Samuel…
‘A cascade of errors’: Johnathon Taituma died after St John ambulance delays, coroner finds
By the time an ambulance got to Johnathon Taituma, 43, about an hour and 40 minutes after his…
AA Insurance: More customers come forward with vehicle value changes
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi More AA Insurance customers say they’ve encountered strange changes to their vehicles’ value…
Fire crews contain large fire at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, multiple crews respond to blaze
“Nearby residents who may be affected by the smoke should close windows and doors,” it said. Crews from…
Market pushes street to capacity
Dunedin’s main shopping street was almost at bursting point. There were so many people at the George Street…
Driving instructors back licence changes aimed at safer young drivers
Drivers over 25 will retain minimum learner and restricted periods of six months each, but will no longer…
Gunman in New Zealand mosque massacres seeks to reverse guilty pleas
Brenton Tarrant appeared in a New Zealand court via video link, from a prison where he is serving…
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says US President Donald Trump should apologise over ‘racist’ clip depicting Obamas as monkeys
Luxon told TVNZ’s Breakfast he thought Trump should recognise his mistake. Asked if an apology was in order…