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    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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    $100,000 of cannabis kept in storage unit

    Photo: ODT files

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    $100,000 of cannabis kept 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 intersection changes: NZTA

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

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    Support for intersection changes: NZTA

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

    Border calm as talks held

    A Thai military convoy drives amid the escalation of the Thailand-Cambodia dispute in Surin...

    Border calm as talks held

    Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held talks yesterday as calm returned to their disputed border and displaced residents began trickling back.

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    Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list

    Margaret and Guy Cardno have asked the Dunedin City Council to remove a redwood tree from a list...

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    Request to remove non-existent tree from protected list

    A redwood tree that "doesn’t seem to exist at all" is expected to be removed from a council list of significant Dunedin trees.

    ‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city

    The sight of magnolia blossom in Dunedin streets South Rd (above) and Heriot Row (below) gives...

    ‘Chilly but dry’ weather tipped for city

    Dunedin is due to return to single-digit highs and freezing overnight temperatures after warm moist air brought unseasonably high night-time temperatures yesterday.

    Mental health support needed for flood victims: advocate

    The Tasman region has been hit by two flood emergencies and repeated orange heavy rain warnings...

    Mental health support needed for flood victims: advocate

    People in the Tasman region will need long-term mental health support after devastating winter floods, a mental health advocate says.

    'Distracted' midwife criticised after breastfeeding baby dies

    A coroner has criticised a midwife  for a lack of vigilance and mismanagement of her priorities...

    'Distracted' midwife criticised after breastfeeding baby dies

    A "distracted" midwife who was "rushing" to complete administrative tasks after a birth left the room for 25 minutes - only to come back and find the baby unresponsive.

    Electoral Amendment Bill passes first hurdle

    The government argues the changes will help to deliver timelier election results. Photo: NZ...

    Electoral Amendment Bill passes first hurdle

    Legislation banning prisoner and same-day voting has passed its first reading. 

    Crash driver dies after fall from flyover

    The Newmarket flyover bridge. Photo: Wikicommons

    Crash driver dies after fall from flyover

    The driver of a car that crashed on an Auckland motorway has died after falling from the Newmarket flyover bridge.

    Eating well on the cheap when you're a student

    Renata Herrera Rojas suggests having a well-equipped kitchen so cooking feels easy. Photo: supplied

    Eating well on the cheap when you're a student

    Dunedin student Renata Herrera Rojas is determined to get young people feeding their brain properly - without busting the budget.

    Two Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide

    Smoke rises from the rubble of Gaza after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the...

    Two Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide

    Two Israeli human rights organisations say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it.

    Cabinet Ministers defend hiking board fees by 80%

    Nicola Willis says the very best people need to be making governance decisions. Photo: RNZ

    Cabinet Ministers defend hiking board fees by 80%

    A document, quietly uploaded online, shows ministers agreed to lift the maximum annual fee for chairs of governance boards from $90,000 to about $162,000.

    Police officer, gunman among dead in New York shooting

    Police officers assemble at the scene of an active shooter situation in Manhattan. Photo: Reuters

    Police officer, gunman among dead in New York shooting

    A gunman opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper, killing at least four people before the suspect turned up dead in the building.

    One in every 1000 NZers without shelter: Salvation Army

    A makeshift shelter on Hobson St in central Auckland. Photo: RNZ

    One in every 1000 NZers without shelter: Salvation Army

    New data released today by the Salvation Army shows 1 in every 1000 people in New Zealand is currently without shelter.

    Relative allegedly murdered man in home invasion

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    Relative allegedly murdered man in home invasion

    Failing to locate stacks of cash during a home invasion, a masked man fatally beat an elderly relative over the head before fleeing, a jury has heard.
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