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    Teen girl leaves trail of damage in stolen car

    A Dunedin teenager crashed into up to four parked cars after stealing her caregivers’ vehicle for a late night drive, police say.

    Evacuation orders after 8.8 quake

    Evacuation orders after 8.8 quake

    A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered 4-metre-high tsunami waves, sparking evacuation orders across the Pacific.

    Rugby supporter dies after assault outside club

    Daniel Nganeko was hit outside the Tukapa clubrooms at the weekend. Photo: Supplied

    Rugby supporter dies after assault outside club

    A New Plymouth man assaulted outside a local rugby club at the weekend has died.

    Surge warning for entire NZ coast

    Surge warning for entire NZ coast after quake near Russia

    All New Zealand coastal areas are now covered by a warning of tsunami activity following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Russia earlier today.

    Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator

    Firefighters at the scene of the crash. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Car wash calamity: 84-year-old gets foot stuck on accelerator

    An 84-year-old driver shot out of a Mosgiel car wash and slammed into a lamppost after getting his foot caught on the accelerator, police say.

    Burglar busted as stolen AirPods phone home

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    Burglar busted as stolen AirPods phone home

    The tracking feature on a pair of stolen earbuds led police to a man wanted for two burglaries in Dunedin’s student quarter.

    Negligence ruling upheld for Ruby Princess Covid cruise

    The Ruby Princess left Sydney on March 8 for New Zealand and returned 11 days later. Photo: Getty...

    Negligence ruling upheld for Ruby Princess Covid cruise

    The operator of a cruise ship that embarked just as the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the globe will remain liable to pay passengers impacted by the virus after a failed appeal.

    Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for children

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    Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for children

    Australian children will be barred from accessing YouTube after the federal government confirmed the video-sharing website will fall under its social media ban.

    'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'

    Nurses protest in Dunedin this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    'Nurses are crying, it’s terrible'

    Dunedin nurses have been reduced to tears by the stress of working long shifts to cover staff shortages.

    UK prepared to recognise Palestinian state

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

    UK plans to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes action

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain is prepared to recognise a Palestinian state in September, in response to growing public anger over the images of starving children in Gaza.

    Fatal crash snarls traffic near Auckland Airport

    Emergency services at the scene following the crash. Photo: RNZ

    Fatal crash snarls traffic near Auckland Airport

    There are traffic delays around Auckland Airport after a fatal three-vehicle crash early today.

    Strike not just about the money, nurses say

    More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are set to walk off the job today....

    Strike not just about the money, nurses say

    More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are set to walk off the job for 24 hours today, over deadlocked contract negotiations. 

    Govt to repeal oil and gas ban

    Resources Minister Shane Jones has vowed to restart the oil and gas industry. Photo: RNZ

    Govt to repeal oil and gas ban

    The government is set to repeal the oil and gas ban this week, after a significant 11th-hour change handing discretionary powers to two ministers.

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    Family the motivation for fighting on

    Dunedin man Nick Chisholm during his daily gym workout at SkyFit24 Dunedin, 25 years to the day...

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    Wife, children the motivation, 25 years after fateful day

    Twenty-five years after a fateful rugby match left Dunedin man Nick Chisholm with locked-in syndrome, he says his wife and three children are the reason he keeps fighting.

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    $100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit

    A search uncovered two large duffle bags containing multiple smaller clear bags of cannabis. File...

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    $100k of cannabis stashed in storage unit

    A Dunedin man who stashed $100,000 of cannabis in a storage unit will be on a curfew for the next six months.

    Second Sheeran show

    Ed Sheeran. Photo: RNZ

    Second Sheeran show

    Pop star Ed Sheeran will play a second show in Christchurch due to high demand for tickets to his upcoming tour.

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    Anger over axing of scholarships

    Postgraduate student Josh Stewart is livid at the University of Otago’s cuts to doctoral...

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    Anger over axing of scholarships

    Top students will abandon the University of Otago after a shock decision to axe scholarships, the institution has been warned.

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    Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10

    Vhari McWha. Photo: Commerce Commission

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    Warning Aurora power bills may rise $10

    Household electricity bills for Aurora Energy customers could increase by an average of about $10 a month next year, the Commerce Commission says.

    Brave brushstrokes

    Photo: Peter McIntosh

    Brave brushstrokes

    Bayfield High School students Julia Anderson and Tui Moore, both 17, admire artwork at the Peninsula Schools Art Exhibition yesterday.

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    Support for changes at problem intersection

    Proposed changes to the intersection of Pine Hill Rd and Great King St in Dunedin should improve...

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    Support for changes at problem intersection

    Plenty of people have had their say about proposed changes to a prominent and problematic Dunedin intersection.
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