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    Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

    Man critically hurt in alleged shooting

    Police have launched an investigation into the alleged shooting of a man who was found critically injured in Lower Hutt this morning.

    Search for woman swept away amid NSW weather chaos

    The heavy rain has led to flooding in parts of New South Wales, sparking evacuation orders for...

    Search for woman swept away amid NSW weather chaos

    Rescue workers in New South Wales are searching for a woman after the car she was a passenger in was swept away in floodwaters.

    Car hits three pedestrians on Auckland's Queen Street

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    Car hits three pedestrians on Auckland's Queen Street

    A person has been seriously injured after a vehicle hit three pedestrians on Auckland's Queen St this morning.

    Person cut from vehicle after serious crash near Blenheim

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    Person cut from vehicle after serious crash near Blenheim

    A person has been cut from their vehicle in a serious crash that injured three people and closed State Highway 1 in Riverlands, south of Blenheim.

    PM wants NZ to get behind development, progress

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses 550 delegates at the annual National Party conference...

    PM wants NZ to get behind development, progress

    National leader Christopher Luxon has told the party's annual conference that the country needs to "say yes" more.

    Court win for pro-Palestinian rally on Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Authorities are trying to track down the source of an Omicron cluster at a school in Sydney. File...

    Court win for pro-Palestinian rally on Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Pro-Palestinian protesters will march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge after a court authorised the rally despite police attempting to have it prohibited. 

    Foreign tourists to pay to visit key NZ sites

    Foreign tourists to pay to visit key NZ sites

    The government has announced plans to "unleash growth" on conservation land, granting more business opportunities and introducing entry fees for international visitors at some sites.

    Bonuses promised for doctors in short-staffed areas

    Image: RNZ

    Bonuses promised for doctors in short-staffed areas

    Health NZ is promising bonus payments to senior doctors who work in hard-to-staff areas, although the union is accusing it of failing to consistently pay allowances now.

    Firefighters withdraw from blaze after pump fails

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    Firefighters withdraw from battling blaze after pump fails

    A "catastrophic failure" to a fire truck responding to a Hamilton fire highlights how under-resourced firefighters are, the New Zealand firefighters union says.

    Working from home a legal right in Australian-first reform

    Working from home for two days a week would become a legal right under a proposed reform in...

    Working from home a legal right in Australian-first reform

    Employees in Victoria will be legally allowed to demand to work from home two days a week if an Australian-first proposed law is passed.

    Tesla ordered to pay $243 million over fatal Autopilot crash

    A Tesla Model S car on display in a showroom in Santa Monica, California, in January 2018. File...

    Tesla ordered to pay $243 million over fatal Autopilot crash

    A Florida jury has found Tesla liable to pay $US243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S.

    Pacific 'ringing like a bell' after Russia quake

    People on the beach at Lyall Bay, Wellington, on Thursday. Photo: RNZ

    Pacific 'ringing like a bell' after Russia quake

    An earth scientist says strong and unusual currents will continue this weekend, after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia on Wednesday.

    Man dead after street fight in Auckland

    Photo: RNZ

    Man dead after street fight in Auckland

    A man is dead after a street fight in the Auckland suburb of Ōtara on Friday night.

    Staff 'responded immediately' to patient escape

    Hillmorton Hospital. Photo: File image

    Staff 'responded immediately' to patient escape

    Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has reiterated to Health NZ that patient and public safety are of "paramount importance", after a man absconded from a mental health facility.

    Armed officers swarm settlement

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Armed officers swarm settlement

    Two people were helping police with inquiries after armed officers descended on a Dunedin coastal settlement yesterday.

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    Young Dunedin golfer crowned world’s best for her age

    How am I going to carry this? Joanna Ke is nearly dwarfed by her trophy for winning a world age...

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    Young Dunedin golfer crowned world’s best for her age

    Talk about a great birthday present.

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    Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

    Dunedin couple Swava and Jack Pociecha feel they have been unjustly fined $750 by parking...

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    Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

    A Dunedin pensioner says having to pay an expensive parking ticket is "absolutely unacceptable" and the parking officer should have put himself in her shoes.

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    Mayor hedging his bets

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Mayor hedging his bets

    Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has hedged his bets — seeking a seat at the city council table in case he does not win the mayoralty race.

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    Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

    Andrew Simms. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

    A Dunedin mayoralty candidate claims the city council’s chief executive raised doubts he would have enough time for the job and her input was "wholly inappropriate".

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    Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

    Landscape architect Stefan Mutch,of Waikouaiti, rushes to submit the final piece of his paperwork...

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    Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

    After a good night’s sleep and a last-minute scramble for signatures, the final candidate for Dunedin’s local elections joined the race with just five minutes to spare.
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