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20 police staff investigated for device 'misuse and inappropriate content'

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo RNZ / Marika Khabazi

20 police staff investigated for device 'misuse and inappropriate content'

Twenty police staff are under investigation in relation to "misuse and inappropriate content", police have now confirmed.

'Dirty Ashtray': NZ given unwanted tobacco label

'Dirty Ashtray': NZ given unwanted tobacco label

Researchers say New Zealand is attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons following it being awarded the 'Dirty Ashtray' award.

Wānaka man accused of cancer scam to remain in custody

The couple’s white late-model Range Rover. Photo: NZ Police

Wānaka man accused of cancer scam to remain in custody

A Wānaka man accused of being part of a million-dollar fraud through false cancer claims will remain in custody for now.

One person dies in Canterbury crash

One person has died in a Canterbury crash this afternoon.

New ferries to cost less than $2b, Peters confirms

The new ships, which are 200 metres long and 28 metres wide, have 11 decks. Photo: Supplied/...

New ferries to cost less than $2b, Peters confirms

The government's Cook Strait ferry project will cost less than $2 billion, Rail Minister Winston Peters says.

Ferry ramp stuck, passengers unable to drive off

The ramp on the Connemara is stuck and preventing passengers from disembarking. Photo: Supplied...

Ferry ramp stuck, passengers unable to drive off

The Bluebridge ferry, Connemara, is stuck in Picton after an issue with the ramp has left passengers unable to disembark.

Military plane circling Christchurch most-tracked flight in world

Christchurch Airport (file photo). Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Military plane circling Christchurch most-tracked flight in world

An Italian military plane circling Christchurch became the most tracked flight in the world before making a safe landing.

Website bungle could impact survivors making claims: lawyer

Lydia Oosterhoff. Photo: Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ

Website bungle could impact survivors making claims: lawyer

A senior human rights lawyer says survivors eligible for compensation for abuse they suffered in state schools could have been put off making claims thanks to a government website bungle.

Blood and shattered glass: Dunedin murder trial shown graphic crime scene

Rajinder is on trial accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO:...

Blood and shattered glass: Dunedin murder trial shown graphic crime scene

Footage of the bloody crime scene where a Dunedin man was found stabbed to death has been played for a jury.

Police mental health responses drop by thousands after changes

Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson. Photo: Nathan Mckinnon

Police mental health responses drop by thousands after changes

Police attended 7370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June, a result of a deliberate plan to wind back on responding to calls for help.

NSW bans Nazi chants in push to stop 'vile hatred'

Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups...

NSW bans Nazi chants in push to stop 'vile hatred'

People who chant Nazi slogans could be imprisoned in New South Wales as part of a bid to punish and unmask far-right extremists.

Near-unanimous vote orders release of Epstein files

Donald Trump was friendly with Jeffrey  Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s. Photo:...

Near-unanimous vote orders release of Epstein files

The US House of Representatives have voted almost unanimously to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Superbug found at Christchurch Hospital 'makes one in 10 sick'

Two different strains of VRE have been identified on one ward at Christchurch Hospital. Photo:...

Superbug found at Christchurch Hospital 'makes one in 10 sick'

An antibiotic-resistant superbug with two confirmed separate outbreaks at Christchurch Hospital causes one in 10 people to become sick, an infectious diseases researcher says.

Pike River Mine families 'still battling' after 15 years

Smoke coming out of the Pike River Mine. Photo: Getty Images

Pike River Mine families 'still battling' after 15 years

Pike River families are still waiting to hear if police will lay criminal charges as a result of the disaster that left 29 men dead 15 years ago.

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

Southern Youth Development chairman Ben Sommerville and Te Hou Ora Whānau Services kaihautū ...

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Closure of youth organisation ‘devastating’

The "devastating" closure of a long-running Dunedin youth non-profit reflects successive governments’ failure to invest in the sector, its chairman says.

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel and police investigate the burnt-out remains of a...

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'It was scarily close to our house'

Neighbours have described the intensity of the heat coming from a central Dunedin house - "deliberately" set alight - going up in flames.

Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC

Parking revenue came in for the Dunedin City Council at Albany St when time restrictions could not be enforced.

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Rescue chopper pilot chases car after laser attack

Dunedin’s Southern Motorway and the Otago Harbour as captured on night vision from a rescue...

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Rescue chopper pilot chases car after laser attack

An Otago rescue helicopter pilot pursued a car for about 30km north of Dunedin after two paramedics had lasers shot in their eyes from the ground.

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Fair trading breach fines to be raised

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Fair trading breach fines to be raised

Raising penalties for breaches of fair trading law is a "shot across the bows" of companies that exploit their customers, a University of Otago academic says.

Joint winners’ work ethic, editorial excellence recognised

Joint winners’ work ethic, editorial excellence recognised

Otago Daily Times subeditor Fiona Russell and sports reporter Kayla Hodge have been named joint winners of the 2025 Valpy Rosebowl Trophy.

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