Zero Compliance With Zero Hours

Posted 12:09pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Tom Kitchin

Imagine it. Sitting round on the couch, waiting in anticipation for a call from your employer to see if you will get the hours you need to support you and your family.  You can’t properly hang out with mates, you can’t spend an afternoon down at the shops, it’s hard to join a Read more...

South Dunedin Was “Severely Neglected”

Posted 11:29am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joe Higham

South Dunedin residents attended The Nations Church in King Edward Street on Monday night for a meeting about the effects of a devastating flood that caused lasting damage to the community almost nine months ago.  Flooding caused damage to 1250 properties as 175mm of rainfall fell over one Read more...

Opinion

Posted 12:12pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

Being a Christian can be frustrating sometimes. In the least religious generation in history, it’s tough not to feel a little weird. I don’t really like telling people about my faith, because I don’t want them to think I’m one of "those Christians". I feel the need Read more...

Iran Elects Reformist Majority

Posted 11:36am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joe Higham

Iranian reformists are celebrating an unprecedented victory in last week’s election, earning 83 of the 280 Parliamentary seats as well as making significant gains in the country’s clerical body; the Assembly of Experts. The principle reformist party, the Persuasive Coalition of Read more...

Sharapova Tests Positive For Drugs After Big New Years

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Sean Nugent

Former world number one and global tennis icon Maria Sharapova has admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. The five-time Grand Slam winner tested positive for meldonium, a drug used to help the flow of blood and oxygen. The drug had been banned by the International Read more...

North Korean Nuclear Threats Worry International Community

Posted 11:42am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joe Higham

North Korean supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has said his country should be ready to use nuclear weaponry at any time and has threatened to turn Washington D.C. into a sea of fire, a comment that is certainly not infrequent but remains worrying for traditional enemies South Korea and the United States Read more...

New Zealand’s Greatest Batsman Passes Away

Posted 12:20pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

After a prolonged fight against lymphoma, Martin Crowe, New Zealand’s greatest ever batsmen passed away last week in Auckland aged just 53.  A statement from his family headed “God Speed, Rest in Peace” said he had died peacefully, surrounded by family. Crowe was Read more...

High Ranking Islamic State Commander Believed Dead

Posted 11:44am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

One of Islamic States most infamous commanders may have been killed during targeted strikes by the United States in Syria.  Abu Omar al-Shishani, described by the pentagon as the groups ‘Minister of War’ was the target of a strike near the town of al-Shaddadi. The strike Read more...

The Cricketing Summer

Posted 12:26pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Sean Nugent

It's been a turbulent summer of cricket for the Blackcaps. A fairly promising series in Australia was followed by a strong period over the Christmas break against firstly Sri Lanka and then Pakistan. The Chappell/Hadlee trophy was successfully defended, before Brendon McCullum bid his farewell Read more...

Support For Sufferers Sees Suicide Rate Subside

Posted 11:17am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Henry Napier

The rate of suicides in the Dunedin city area have decreased over the last five years. A report obtained from the Coronial Services unit under an Official Information Act request has shown the number of suicides dropped between 2010 and 2015. The coroner’s report shows the rate of suicides Read more...