Bamboo scaffolding fuels deadly towers blaze
At least 36 people have been killed and 279 are missing after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in 30 years ripped through high-rise residential towers sheathed in bamboo scaffolding.
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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home
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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home
A Dunedin trio terrorised a Palestinian family with a tirade of racial abuse before one approached the victims’ property with a machete, a court has heard.
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ORC targets nil rates increase
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ORC targets nil rates increase
A zero-percent rates rise for Otago has been demanded by regional council chairwoman Hilary Calvert.
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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says
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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says
A Dunedin man accused of stabbing his former employee to death told police the victim was "a very good guy".
Phew! What a scorcher
Phew! What a scorcher
A "three-pronged attack of warmth" made Dunedin the hottest place in New Zealand yesterday.
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'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close
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'Very difficult times': Dunedin pharmacy forced to close
Dunedin pharmacists say prescription fees and competition with chain stores are putting community retailers under pressure, which could lead to more closures.
Lotto 2537
Lotto 2537
Results from last night's Lotto draw
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Connection charges fair, lines companies say
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Connection charges fair, lines companies say
Southern lines companies believe their new electricity connections charges are competitive compared with those of the rest of the country as a national review gets under way.
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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb
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Drones to hunt possums in fight against bovine Tb
Rocklands Station has plenty of places a possum can run to, but if a new trial proves successful the pests will have nowhere they can hide.
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Railway station among best in world
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Railway station among best in world
Yes, it really is spectacular.
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No stopping pupils from winning national jump jam title
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No stopping pupils from winning national jump jam title
They danced to Don’t Stop Me Now and no-one could.
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Increase in size of grant allocations by DCC staff to be considered
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Increase in size of grant allocations by DCC staff to be considered
Dunedin's governance shake-up may put city council staff in the hot seat for more grant allocations.
Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer
Health industry professionals to strike over pay offer
Some workers at WellSouth will start seven days of industrial action today after what they say is an insulting wage offer.
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Decision on future of agency delayed
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Decision on future of agency delayed
The future of the Dunedin City Council’s economic development agency will not be resolved this year.
Fire crew extracts kitty from catacomb
Fire crew extracts kitty from catacomb
A Dunedin cat trapped behind bars is feline lucky after a less-than-grate start to the day.
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Licences renewed despite opposition
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Licences renewed despite opposition
A pair of Dunedin bottle stores have had their liquor licences renewed despite concerns about the potential influence of a problem-plagued shareholder.
Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal
Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal
United States President Donald Trump yesterday backed away from tomorrow’s deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan
Arrests linked to heist
Arrests linked to heist
French police have arrested a total of four more suspects linked to the October 19 heist of crown jewels from the Louvre, the Paris state prosecutor’s office said yesterday.
Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban
Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban
A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court.
Man jailed for trying to decapitate father with axe
Man jailed for trying to decapitate father with axe
An argument over a water tank ended with a man trying to kill his father with an axe.