‘Showery’ Christmas forecast
‘Showery’ Christmas forecast
A "showery situation" seems set for southern Christmas celebrations.
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Close encounter of the scary kind
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Close encounter of the scary kind
Adrenaline took over for a Waitati man when he came face to face with a 4m great white shark off Karitane on Sunday afternoon.
Seeing the light at end of tunnel trail
Seeing the light at end of tunnel trail
The opening of the Chain Hills Tunnel trail has been a long time coming and is just the beginning of something special, its proponent says.
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
A Dunedin man who was found with sexual abuse images of babies says he searched for the horrific content "as a form of comfort".
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Away Xmas how cookie crumbles
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Away Xmas how cookie crumbles
A packet of Tim Tams will bring a taste of home for a Dunedin soldier spending his first Christmas overseas.
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
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‘Silver Moon’ makes maiden call
It was the inaugural visit to Dunedin for a vessel which is small in size but big on taste.
Killer teen stepmum to appeal sentence in Supreme Court
Killer teen stepmum to appeal sentence in Supreme Court
A teen stepmum who inflicted severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler has won a bid to have the Supreme Court reassess her jail sentence.
Fronx seat belt fails crash test
Fronx seat belt fails crash test
Suzuki Fronx owners are being warned not to carry passengers in the back seat after the seat belt failed a lab crash test.
Trump photo restored to public database of Epstein files
Trump photo restored to public database of Epstein files
A photo of US President Donald Trump, removed from the cache of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Department of Justice has been restored, after officials determined none of Epstein's victims were in the image, the department said.
Cheese at landfill retrieved and sold: authority
Cheese at landfill retrieved and sold: authority
Cheese previously dumped in a landfill has been taken and re-sold in the Waikato, New Zealand Food Safety says.
Bondi shooting: Bombs thrown but didn't go off, say police
Bondi shooting: Bombs thrown but didn't go off, say police
Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach before a mass shooting but failed to detonate, court documents show.
Chick for takahē pair thought to be infertile
Chick for takahē pair thought to be infertile
A pair of takahē believed to be infertile have thrilled staff at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary by unexpectedly hatching a chick.
Knife-wielding man allegedly bites officer
Knife-wielding man allegedly bites officer
A knife-wielding Dunedin man allegedly lashed out at police with his teeth leaving one officer in hospital with bite wounds.
Sexual abuse support services given contract extension
Sexual abuse support services given contract extension
Sexual abuse support services facing cuts in the new year have been given an extra six months, but are being told not to expect any more than that.
Willis not standing for electorate seat at next election
Willis not standing for electorate seat at next election
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will not be standing for an electorate seat at the next election.
Cannabis smoker arrested after ignoring officers' approach, police say
Cannabis smoker arrested after ignoring officers' approach, police say
A young man caught smoking cannabis in Dunedin’s Octagon was arrested after allegedly walking away from officers and continuing to smoke it, police say
Driver blows four times over limit after crash: police
Driver blows four times over limit after crash: police
A Dunedin man was caught driving more than four times over the legal alcohol limit after crashing his work vehicle into both a parked car and a power pole, police say.
Pair arrested after alleged theft from Kmart
Pair arrested after alleged theft from Kmart
A south Auckland woman will spend Christmas Eve in court after being charged with shoplifting at Kmart.
Person dies in Canterbury crash
Person dies in Canterbury crash
A person has died in a crash north of Timaru this morning.
Peters reverses stance on Chorus debt sell-off
Peters reverses stance on Chorus debt sell-off
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has reversed his previous opposition to the Chorus debt sell-off, saying it is "monetisation" rather than an asset sale.