Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers
Immigration NZ helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.
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Health workers on strike for second day
Health workers on strike for second day
More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark has defended attending a commemoration in China marking 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War 2.
15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash
15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash
At least 15 people have died and about 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed.
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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret
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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret
A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.
Choppers take to the skies
Choppers take to the skies
The skies over Dunedin were buzzing with a showcase of one Australasia’s finest rescue helicopter fleets.
Fudge still looking for forever home
Fudge still looking for forever home
A new home for a friendly pooch living at the Dunedin SPCA for months on end has fallen through — again.
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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged
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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged
Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.
Lotto 2513
Lotto 2513
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.
Dry, warm spring predicted
Dry, warm spring predicted
Inland Otago could be in for quite a dry spring if the long-term forecast plays out as expected.
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
A Dunedin woman who was asked to wait more than a month to see her GP says her experience reflects a "broken" health system.
Polytech claims win on future independence
Polytech claims win on future independence
Otago Polytechnic is hailing a breakthrough with the government but staff are still living in a "culture of anxiety" worried about the next cuts.
Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season
Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season
Repairs to a popular Dunedin walking track are expected to be completed in time for the busy summer visitor season.
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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’
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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’
After five years in "hibernation", Dunedin Railways has come out roaring and ready to roll again.
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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years
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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years
A Dunedin preschool’s polyfest performance was its unique way of celebrating 50 years since opening.
Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research
Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research
Leaving home, educational pressures, financial stress and social tensions — they are all unique strains that can lower "happiness levels" in young adults.
Bus stop upgrade priority list approved
Bus stop upgrade priority list approved
Bus stops across Dunedin are in line for a facelift as the Otago Regional Council sets the wheels in motion for public transport safety improvements.
Now we see you
Now we see you
Security cameras installed on scaffolding around Dunedin’s Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre to deter people performing parkour are working a treat, representatives have been told.
Store manager attacked while restocking shelves
'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves
A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.