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    West Coast's Pugh among MPs in China ban

    National's MP for West Coast/Tasman Maureen Pugh travelled to Taiwan earlier this year as part of a five-day cross-party delegation.

    Man charged with arson over fire at Luxon's office

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he does not agree with Mike King's controversial alcohol...

    Man charged with arson over fire at Luxon's office

    A man has been charged with arson in relation to the fire at the Auckland electorate office of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

    US House votes for measure that would end Iran war

    It's the latest setback for US President Donald Trump in Congress despite his party's slim...

    US House votes for measure that would end Iran war

    The vote is largely symbolic but reflecting growing concern among members of US President Donald Trump's party about the three-month-old conflict.

    One killed and dozens injured as Iran hits Kuwait airport

    Kuwaiti officials inspect damage inside a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a...

    One killed and dozens injured as Iran hits Kuwait airport

    Gulf hostilities flared again as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the US military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

    House fire occupants believed missing

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    House fire occupants believed missing

    People are missing after a fire tore through a house in Bay of Plenty.

    Pedestrian dies in early-morning crash

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    Pedestrian dies in early-morning crash

    A pedestrian has died after a crash in the Northland town of Dargaville.

    Warning more food banks will close

    Smaller organisations were less likely to survive, and those closures would put pressure on the...

    Warning more food banks will close

    More food banks will "undoubtedly" close after govt funding dries up next year, the Salvation Army says, despite a Budget commitment to keep pumping some money into the system.

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    First families move into homes under philanthropic scheme

    Chace Moody and Bryleigh Webb-Cassidy, with their 3-month-old son Tate, are among some of the...

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    First families move into homes under philanthropic scheme

    Chace Moody reckons without Roger Fewtrell, his young family would not have been able to buy their first home.

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    Council silent on ‘major event’

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    Council silent on ‘major event’

    The council is staying tight-lipped over a ‘‘major event’’ proposed for Dunedin being discussed behind closed doors today.

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    Car crimes driving repair demand

    South City Panel Beaters director Wayne Bennett holds a damaged key barrel beside a recently...

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    Car crimes driving repair demand

    While groups of youths run rampant causing severe damage to countless stolen cars, it is up to Dunedin panel beaters to clean up after them.

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    Prospect of sealing road gets closer

    McMaster Rd residents Julie Pearse and Dr Ohad Dar would like to see the troublesome road sealed....

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    Prospect of sealing road gets closer

    Residents concerned about the safety of a pothole-ridden, gravel Dunedin road are buoyed the council has taken a step towards sealing it.

    Starry, starry nights for Speight’s chimney

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Starry, starry nights for Speight’s chimney

    Illuminating the Dunedin skyline is a projection featuring three stars upon the chimney at Speight’s Brewery.

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    Lion cites group’s actions in support for Bill

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    Lion cites group’s actions in support for Bill

    New Zealand’s biggest alcohol company says the actions of a small, student-led Dunedin group were why liquor laws needed to change.

    ‘Always being active’ keeps centenarian motoring

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    ‘Always being active’ keeps centenarian motoring

    Joan Hardey raises a glass as she nears 100 years — and is showing no signs of slowing down.

    Remains of man missing for year found

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    Remains of man missing for year found

    Human skeletal remains located on the Portobello coastline have been identified as those of a ‘‘kind-hearted fella’’ who went missing nearby in May last year.

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    Boss ‘very embarrassed’ after groping women at work party

    William Oldham was fined and ordered to pay reparation for grabbing the bottoms of two bar staff...

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    Boss ‘very embarrassed’ after groping women at work party

    A Dunedin forestry boss groped two women working at a bar during his company party, a court has heard.

    Imagine food, glorious food

    University of Otago food researcher Assoc Prof Mei Peng (left) and PhD student Maggie Hames go...

    Imagine food, glorious food

    Do you fill up more at the supermarket when you’re hungry? Scientific research might confirm why.

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    ‘I just ended up staying’

    Scottish-born John McIntosh holds the kowhai seedling he was given at the New Zealand citizenship...

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    ‘I just ended up staying’

    John McIntosh was in a drug-fuelled haze when he finally decided to become a New Zealand citizen after seven decades in this country.

    Gulf Harbour body trial: Woman may have been detained in suitcase before she died

    Defendants Lanyue Xiao, Kaixiao Liu, an interpreter, Jingui Liu, and Xiuyun Li in the High Court...

    Gulf Harbour body trial: Woman may have been detained in suitcase before she died

    A Chinese woman whose body was found floating in Auckland’s Gulf Harbour might have been detained in a suitcase before she died, a forensic scientist says.

    Missing Kiwi found alive in Paris hospital

    The family of Kurt McNamara said he used a wheelchair, had a prosthetic leg, and required urgent...

    Kiwi with Parkinson’s missing for three days found alive in Paris hospital

    A New Zealand man with Parkinson's disease who went missing in Paris for three days has been found alive in hospital.
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