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    Ding, ding, ding: Cars shunted in fender bender

    A Dunedin fender bender shunted a parked car forwards into two other parked vehicles this morning.

    Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties

    Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in a New York cell earlier this year. Photo:  NY State Division of...

    Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties

    A US judge says Bank of America must face part of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of knowingly aiding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking by providing banking services.

    Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?

    Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?

    The statue of a corgi sniffing an ice cream is one of three bronze dogs installed in central Christchurch.

    One critical in rollover crash near Outram

    The single-vehicle crash happened on Lee Steam-Outram Rd (State Highway 87). Photo: Google Maps

    One critical in rollover crash near Outram

    A person in a ‘‘critical condition’’ has been transported to Dunedin Hospital after a car rolled into a paddock near Outram this morning.

    'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police

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    'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police

    Police are investigating a suspected arson after discovering a fire inside an allegedly stolen BMW in Mosgiel.

    NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he's joined the meetings in the past. Photo: RNZ

    NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand won't be joining US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

    Change needed over disaster response: experts

    The Glover family evacuates during flooding in Te Araroa on the East Coast of the North Island...

    Change needed over disaster response: experts

    As floodwaters recede and damage assessments continue after last week's deadly storms, scrutiny is turning to whether NZ is prepared for the next disaster - and how it'll pay for it.

    Watch: Ed Sheeran fan nicks sign after being booted from bar

    Watch: Ed Sheeran fan nicks sign after being booted from bar

    Security camera footage of a patron ejected from a Christchurch bar taking off with the establishment’s footpath sign in an Uber has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook.

    Dunedin travellers worried about UK passport changes

    Travel agents say they are fielding queries about new UK passport rules. Photo: RNZ

    Dunedin travellers worried about UK passport changes

    Agents say travellers are confused by the changes and some are considering skipping the UK altogether.

    Truck hit by train at level crossing

    The Hoskyns Rd level crossing in Rolleston. Photo: Supplied

    Truck hit by train at level crossing

    A train collided with a truck and trailer unit this morning at a level crossing in Rolleston.

    Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him

    Wakefield hop grower Peter Lines was killed in June 2025 after he was struck by a tree being...

    Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him

    The family of a hop grower killed during a storm say his life's work remains rooted in the land the family have farmed for generations.

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    ‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms

    Andrew Hou

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    ‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms

    A Dunedin pharmacist is concerned about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of NZ's healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving services to people and increasingly serving ‘‘scale, profit and efficiency’’ instead.

    Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital

    New Dunedin hospital construction worker Trevor Ellison is eyeing retirement, 50 years after...

    Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital

    Trevor Ellison reckons if you stand next to a concrete mixer long enough, your working career is bound to turn full circle at some stage.

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    DCC backs new business approach

    Sophie Barker

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    DCC backs new business approach

    Economic development in Dunedin should be supported through a ‘‘bold’’ change of approach that keeps council input at arm’s length, most councillors agree.

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    Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious

    Stone St resident Matt Thomson says his front porch was damaged after a car crashed into a power...

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    Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious

    A resident of a Dunedin street has described people ‘‘bolting’’ from a crash where a woman was found lying unconscious in the street.

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    Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan

    Benedict Ong. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan

    A push to award naming rights of Dunedin public assets has failed, with one councillor confessing he was still baffled despite reading the plan two dozen times.

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    Uni welcomes lab rules reform

    University of Otago zoology PhD student Kahu Hema works in one of the department’s laboratories...

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    Uni welcomes lab rules reform

    A promise to make changes to ‘‘impractical’’ government health and safety regulations in science labs has been welcomed by the University of Otago.

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    Strait repeat could still be on the cards

    Tūhura Otago Museum board chairman and University of Otago physics professor David Hutchinson...

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    Strait repeat could still be on the cards

    Despite nursing aches and pains, a bad sunburn and quite a ‘‘nasty’’ bit of chafing yesterday, David Hutchinson is not ruling out another attempt at swimming across Cook Strait.

    Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock

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    Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock

    Taskforce Green members pick up rocks in Hancock Park, near St Kilda Beach, yesterday.

    Family’s numbers pay dividends

    The man purchased his ticket from Bell Block Supermarket in New Plymouth, and is the 17th person...

    Family’s numbers pay dividends

    Using the same Lotto numbers for years has finally paid off for an Otago family who are $5.3million richer after a Powerball jackpot win.
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