Gore, Actually: Youngest NZ mayor stands in for Hugh Grant in dance video
Ben Bell recreates Grant's lovestruck routine from 2003, with Gore councillors featuring.
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Employers spoilt for choice in tight job market
Job ads fell in two major cities but some regions still have traces of the great job boom.
'Life is a gift': Legendary busker reflects after terminal cancer diagnosis
Ben Tomsett speaks with one of NZ's most talented musicians.
Fires exacerbated by strong winds have been largely extingushed
Fire and Emergency battled three fires at Selwyn, Central Otago and Southland last night.
South Island fires: Crews to return to the three blazes this morning
A firefighter was hospitalised trying to extinguish the fire in Templeton last night.
The great white shark Google alert switcheroo: Warning sent to Scots was meant for Kiwis
There’s never been a confirmed sighting of a great white shark in Scottish waters.
Fonterra worker sacked for not wearing mask for Covid-19 awarded $30k compensation
She couldn't wear a mask due to her asthma.
'He deserves a statue': Beloved, social cat mourned by community
Beloved by the community, Junior died after being struck by a car.
Man who stole police car jailed over cannabis deal gone wrong
Hori Gemmell made headlines for stealing a police car and the weapons inside in 2019.
Fly in soon to Invercargill's Sir Tim Shadbolt terminal
Travellers to Invercargill will soon be arriving through the Tim Shadbolt terminal.
‘It’s a rain gauge for disease’ : An Otago-based company’s AI-assisted technology has a trove of applications
Farming tech used in various applications.
Mercury Energy's new wind farm to power 20,000 homes
The company has completed stage one of its new wind farm.
Scarfies rental woes: 'Students will stop coming to Dunedin'
Fears soaring student flat rent prices could send them elsewhere.
Name suppression leaves dead toddler 'invisible' - whānau
Heavy court suppressions have left dead boy 'faceless and nameless'.
Armed police officers had good reason to fire sponge rounds at man - IPCA
The 2022 incident took place at the property of a 'high-risk' offender.
Group of locals band together to save rural Southland pub
The Waikaka pub has been community hub for decades.
Man who vanished with cryptic note on door last sighted 640km away
63-year-old Stewart Willis is believed to have been spotted near Te Anau last month.
John Oliver’s campaign misplaced, Otago advocates back hoiho
The comedian's international campaign for Bird of the Century has ruffled some feathers.
Farmers have their say on council plans
ORC's draft land and water regional plan has received strong feedback.
'Deeply hurt': Tears as man acquitted of sexual assault
A man has been acquitted of sex charges after a week-long trial in Invercargill.
School under fire for sending deadly carcinogen to science students
Chemicals banned in most schools were sent to homes of teenagers in plastic bags.
Two serious houses fires in Invercargill, Christchurch
An early morning Christchurch blaze is being treated as suspicious.
School staffer stood down after alleged inappropriate contact with pupil
Dad says he's still in the dark about the situation as police investigate.
Justice for Drakie and Duckie: The five-year neighbourly spat over two Pekin ducks
Drakie died and Duckie was badly injured after being attacked by a dog.
'Sea of Greed': Scam busted at airport after $20k stashed in thriller books
The man thought he was exposing a corrupt ring. It was a scam right out of a novel.
Devastating start to long weekend with two dead, more than five injured after three serious crashes
Two highways were closed after the fatal crashes.
'Sketchy': Parents furious after principal’s husband's sex offending revelations mishandled
'What else could they be sweeping under the rug from parents of the school?'
Man critically injured after skydiving accident near Mt Cook
Injured skydiver a camera operator for a company that films people as they jump.
Sour mood? a2 Milk, Synlait head to arbitration
A2 Milk and Synlait Milk are going to arbitration over their supply deal.
The faces of the South Island's new leaders following blue election tidal wave
A new party returns to the South Island and several red seats flip.
Riverton man found dead after being swept away in river
The 20-year-old man was swept away near the Monowai Lake Rd, in Blackmount.
Emergency services respond to serious water incident in Southland
St John Ambulance confirmed a helicopter has been dispatched.
Journalists strike over pay in Otago and Southland
Allied Press/Otago Daily Times journalists are angry over "unliveable" wages.