The US has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access.

More than 200 vintage and veteran cars headed up country over King’s Birthday Weekend for the annual Irishman Creek Rally. For the 70th anniversary event, participants took in its namesake, Irishman ...

A man has died after being injured at a property in Allandale, near Governors Bay, in Canterbury. A police spokesperson said ...

While students at one Otago school were battling through days of pre-packaged mac ’n’ cheese, children at another were enjoying fresh meals made on-site. Mosgiel’s Silverstream School receives funding ...

A community is embracing an opportunity to teach pupils about farming at a small rural school in South Otago. Romahapa Primary School, located about halfway between Balclutha and Ōwaka, has three ...

Anyone who knows Connie Nelson says she is the picture postcard for a healthy elderly ‘‘gal’’ — a remarkably sprightly and sharp-witted woman for her age. But lately, the 103-year-old says she has ...

You would think nothing really fazes Richie McCaw these days. The All Blacks great did it all during his 148 tests, leading his side to two Rugby World Cups and earning three World Rugby player of the ...

Confronting CCTV footage played to a jury shows the moment schoolboy Enere Taana-McLaren was fatally stabbed by a 13-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub. The now 14-year-old is on trial at the High Court ...

The University of Otago’s student body is taking its position on businesses with ties to Israel out to the wider student public for feedback. The Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) received ...

An Israeli-American hostage has been released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes soon resumed. Warning: sexual ...

A superyacht worker has admitted to abducting his ex-girlfriend and pulling a knife on her after she broke up with him. A teacher has been denied the right to “retire with dignity” after she was found ...

Portuguese and German police have launched joint searches for new evidence related to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.