"Unseasonal" weather and serious avalanche incidents have led the NZ Mountain Safety Council to encourage "extreme caution" ...

The government has taken the last steps to reverse Labour's blanket speed-limit reductions, by signing off a new speed limit ...

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 ...

When tragedy strikes, police are the ones who run towards the danger and sometimes that means making the ultimate sacrifice, a senior Dunedin officer says. A Dunedin benefit fraudster forged documents ...

A wave of air raids hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah A crowd estimated at up to 35,000 heard speakers slam government misinformation and tell ...

Taieri Rotary members and volunteers have been hard at work harvesting three tonnes of spuds for distribution to families through primary schools.

Wellington Water's new chief executive says fixing recurring leaks is not a good use of money, with at least a break per day ...

The Catholic Church has apologised again to survivors of abuse in its care, accepting most of the Royal Commission's findings but not fully accepting several others. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston ...

Dunedin is "right to be outraged" by a proposal to downgrade the city’s new hospital, Mayor Jules Radich says.

Israel has rejected global calls for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying the US and pressing ahead with strikes that have ...

A fine weekend looks to be on the way but it was a cold start for some in Dunedin who woke to a dusting snow on the hills today.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the public must be calm after the military launched its most widespread wave of ...