Warm weather greets start of huge cruise week
Almost 30,000 cruise ship visitors will be pounding the pavement in Dunedin this week.
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Wait for diagnosis prompts apology
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Wait for diagnosis prompts apology
A patient at Dunedin Hospital waiting more than six months for a diagnosis of stage four cancer came as wait times for specialists were 14 times longer than recommended.
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Probe into rest-home manager launched
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Probe into rest-home manager launched
The Nursing Council has opened an investigation into a departed Oxford Court rest-home manager accused of bullying and trespassing people.
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Container storage work starts as inland port awaited
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Container storage work starts as inland port awaited
Port Otago has started work on building storage for containers and freight on the Taieri but the planned inland port is still awaiting the green light.
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Police glad to help with flat crowds in O Week
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Police glad to help with flat crowds in O Week
Dunedin police were happy to see more students reporting overcrowding to police, but said there was more work to do after about 300 students were found on the top storey of a three-floor flat.
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Man on trial over alleged psychological abuse of ex
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Man on trial over alleged psychological abuse of ex
An ex-government employee is accused of psychologically abusing his ex-girlfriend after she ended their two-year relationship.
‘No intention to offend’ with flat tours
‘No intention to offend’ with flat tours
Showing off Dunedin’s notorious Castle St to domestic and international visitors was never meant to offend anyone, a local tourism operator says.
Bush searched as hopes fade for kidnapped grandfather
Bush searched as hopes fade for kidnapped grandfather
The search for an abducted Australian grandfather has been expanded to thick bushland as his case continues to confound police.
New Christchurch stadium gets finishing touches
New Christchurch stadium gets finishing touches
The seat numbers, couches and goal posts are among the final touches being added to Christchurch's new $683 million stadium before it opens in April.
Police staff gone after probe into inappropriate content
Police staff gone after probe into inappropriate content
Three police staff have left their jobs following investigations in relation to "misuse and inappropriate content".
Man charged over indecent assaults of high school students, teacher
Man charged over indecent assaults of high school students, teacher
A man in his 60s has been charged over what police say were indecent assaults of high school students and a staff member on Auckland's North Shore.
Amazing impressionist clouds at Milford Sound
Amazing impressionist clouds at Milford Sound
Saw these clouds just before at 3:30 over here at Milford Sound.
Armed man killed at Trump's Florida resort
Armed man killed at Donald Trump's Florida resort
A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed after he breached a secure perimeter at US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Te Kūiti father admits killing baby son
Te Kūiti father admits killing baby son
Nine and a-half months after his son was born, Mukzameel Mukhzar Ali killed the boy, using such force that he lacerated the baby’s liver and his large bowel in two locations.
'Bloodbath' dog attack 'came out of nowhere'
'Bloodbath' dog attack 'came out of nowhere'
"This is not a s*** owner, this is not s*** dogs. This is just a really, really horrible event."
Rescuer in fatal flat crush to be honoured
'Exceptional courage': Rescuer in fatal Dunedin flat crush to be honoured
The man who rescued people from a fatal stairwell pile-up at a Dunedin student party is being recognised for his courageous actions.
Dogs euthanised after killing woman in Northland
Dogs euthanised after killing woman in Northland
The three dogs that killed a woman in Northland have been euthanised, police have confirmed.
Baby died while nurse was on break: HDC
Baby died while nurse was on break: HDC
A slightly premature baby who died while the nurse caring for him was on a break should have been checked while she was away, an investigation has found.
Former govt worker accused of protection order breach
Former govt worker accused of protection order breach
A woman says an ex-government employee doggedly pursued her after she ended their two-year relationship.
Big wet to drench much of Australia
Big wet to drench much of Australia
Communities could be cut off and large parts of Australia disrupted by severe thunderstorms forecast to dump hundreds of millimetres of rain this week.