The University of Otago still has to find an extra $23.5 million in savings and its situation could be made worse if the government does not come to the party on Budget day.

As the Covid-19 pandemic brings the world into uncharted waters, Star Media journalists and photographers continue to report local stories that matter everyday - yours. For more than 152 years our ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic brings the world into uncharted waters, Star Media journalists and photographers continue to report local stories that matter everyday - yours. For more than 152 years our ...

A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a ...

A southern emergency call handler has had an emotional meeting with the mum whose baby she helped deliver during a 111 call ...

A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

Three patients have been transported to hospital in serious condition after a person was trapped in head-on crash in Dunedin ...

Andrea Vance writes a newspaper column. It is critical of the pay equity reforms which I have fast-tracked through parliament to bring about lasting, meaningful change.

When Cardinal Dominique Mambertì appeared on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica and uttered the fateful Latin phrase "Habemus Papam" (We have a pope), more than a hundred thousand... Cardinal ...

A motel is shutting its doors to homeless people, saying providing rooms has been a "massive drain" on the owners. A motel is shutting its doors to Dunedin’s homeless, saying providing rooms has been ...

New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows. Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales ...

New Zealand Oil and Gas - which holds substantial oil and gas exploration permits offshore from Oamaru and Dunedin - is under a $30.5m takeover offer by its 70% shareholder.