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Fire forces evacuation at COP30 summit in Brazil

Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts.

Deadly Israeli strikes put fragile ceasefire in balance

A Palestinian woman at the site of Wednesday's Israeli strike in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Deadly Israeli strikes put fragile ceasefire in balance

Israeli airstrikes have killed another five people in Gaza today, a day after 25 were killed as Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating an increasingly fragile near six-week-old truce.

Zelenskiy ready to work on US-backed plan to end war

Firefighters work at the site of the Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in...

Zelenskiy ready to work on US-backed plan to end war

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after talks with a top US Army official he was ready to work with Washington on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, and he expects to discuss it with President Trump in the coming days.

Stalker unleashed 'bombardment' on victim

Joshua William Moffatt. Photo: Staff photographer

Stalker unleashed 'bombardment' on victim

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A “relentless” repeat stalker who turned up with flowers and a heart-shaped balloon at his victim’s home has avoided another stint behind bars – but only just.

Pile work caps milestone for new Dunedin Hospital

The completed pile capping. Photo: Supplied

Pile work caps milestone for new Dunedin Hospital

The completion of pile capping at the site of the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building has been hailed as a "major achievement" by the health minister.

Damning report condemns UK's Covid response

Britain's then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a news conference relating to the Covid pandemic...

Damning report condemns UK's Covid response

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the Covid pandemic, a report by a public inquiry has concluded.

Drop in violent crime due to tougher gang laws: Govt

Police Minister Mark Mitchell (L), Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (C) and Justice Minister Paul...

Drop in violent crime due to tougher gang laws: Govt

The coalition government says its tough-on-crime approach is working as a new survey reports 38,000 fewer victims of serious violent crime.

Feral cat 'crime family' now on hit-list

Campaigner happy feral cat 'crime family' now on hit-list

New Zealand's best-known opponent of letting cats wander where they please is thrilled the government has stopped "pussyfooting" around the issue.

Boozed Dunedin driver in near-miss with dog walker

Boozed Dunedin driver in near-miss with dog walker

A Dunedin drink-driver who swerved onto the pavement and almost ran over a dog walker blew nearly six times over the legal alcohol limit.

Vow to reopen after fire claims shop, home

Patricia Hailes, 83, is determined to reopen her 20c Shop after a fast-moving fire destroyed it...

Vow to reopen after fire claims shop, home

Patricia Hailes has become a Christchurch community treasure over the past five years, offering near-free books, clothes and other secondhand items at her 20c Shop.

'My babies were my absolute world'

'My babies were my absolute world': Mum speaks after children killed in blaze

The mother of the three children who died following a fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson has spoken out for the first time.

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Spotlight moment for dancer

Broad Bay School pupil Jara Armstrong is ready to perform in the Royal New Zealand Ballet...

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Spotlight moment for dancer

A mother's decision to send all her children to the same after-school activity has propelled a Dunedin boy on to the stage.

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Urgent doctors shocked students sent their way

Dunedin Urgent Doctors general manager Adam O'Byrne. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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Urgent doctors shocked students sent their way

Dunedin's stretched Urgent Doctors service is shocked Otago Polytechnic plans to send students its way after axing on-site campus GPs.

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Fears for businesses over hospital carpark plan

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is proposing changes to Frederick St and other centre city roads...

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Fears for businesses over hospital carpark plan

Losing carparks as a result of roading upgrades for the new Dunedin hospital could spell doom for central city businesses, planners have been told.

Water rescue at St Kilda Beach

Emergency services at work in John Wilson Ocean Dr at 1.30pm yesterday after a water rescue at nearby St Kilda Beach.

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Arson accused 'used Molotov cocktails' to torch Dunedin house

The fire-damaged house in Lees St, Dunedin, on Tuesday morning. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Arson accused 'used Molotov cocktails' to torch Dunedin house

A man is accused of throwing multiple Molotov cocktails through a window of a Dunedin house that was gutted by the ensuing fire.

'Incomplete decapitation': Murder victim's injuries detailed

'Incomplete decapitation': Murder victim's injuries detailed

A Dunedin man died as a result of the repeated "slashing or sawing" of his neck, a pathologist says.

Suspicious blaze at Outram Glen

Fire and Emergency New Zealand appliances prepare to fight a fire at Outram Glen yesterday. PHOTO...

Suspicious blaze at Outram Glen

Fire crews spent much of yesterday evening dampening down hotspots on a suspicious vegetation fire at Outram Glen.

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Dealers support lower clean car standards

Midway Motors managing director Chris Henderson. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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Dealers support lower clean car standards

Car dealers say changes to the clean vehicle standard is a win all round for dealers, buyers and the environment.

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Scholarships offer chance to advance neurological research

University of Otago PhD student Ria Knoef will receive $179,000 from the Neurological Foundation...

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Scholarships offer chance to advance neurological research

Watching multiple sclerosis progressively take its toll on her mother has been a motivating factor in Ria Knoef’s research of neurological disorders.

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