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William visits little girl shot in mosque

Updated 8.15 pm

Prince William has visited the little girl badly injured in the Christchurch mosque shootings as part of his two-day visit to New Zealand.
Dunedin marks Anzac Day

There was a tinge of red in the sky as dawn broke in Dunedin as thousands gathered for the dawn service at the Cenotaph in Queens Gardens.
'No, I'll walk': WW2 veteran's poignant response

He was asked if he wanted to be pushed in his wheelchair to lay his poppy in Queenstown. The response from Raymond Dunn, who travelled from Northland for the service, rang out through the air: 'No, I'll walk'.

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Councillor seeks LGNZ rule change

Councillor seeks LGNZ rule change

A potential contender in Dunedin's coming mayoral race could be trying to smooth the path to the door for incumbent Dave Cull.
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Heli crash: fears rescue missions could be delayed

Heli crash: fears rescue missions could be delayed

People may face longer wait times for rescue helicopters in the lower South Island after a crash near Auckland Islands.
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Club president 'disgusted' by racist graffiti

Club president 'disgusted' by racist graffiti

Police are urging anyone with information about recent vandalism at Alexandra's skatepark to come forward, after racist graffiti was spray-painted at the facility.

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Beer brand slammed over yellow-eyed snap

An international beer brand has been criticised over its use of a close-up photo of a yellow-eyed penguin next to a group of surfers.

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Council will smooth way for resident upset at road surface

Council will smooth way for resident upset at road surface

A resident who has been insisting a Dunedin street is not all it is cracked up to be will finally see it fixed.
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Plans for local body Labour candidates

Plans for local body Labour candidates

Plans by the Labour Party to stand candidates in Dunedin's local body elections - including the DCC - have been cautiously welcomed by Mayor Dave Cull but questioned by some incumbent councillors.
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'Cowardly' act reopens old wounds

'Cowardly' act reopens old wounds

Mohammad Alayan has condemned the Sri Lanka bombings as ''cowardly'' and says it has reopened old wounds among those who survived the Christchurch terror attack.

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'Lest we forget': Otago remembers Anzac fallen

Thousands gathered for Anzac Day services across Otago.

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Oamaru construction company placed in liquidation

Oamaru construction company placed in liquidation

An Oamaru construction company has been placed in liquidation and an investigation into its operations is forthcoming, one of the liquidators appointed to handle the process has confirmed.
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St John to discuss plans for new site with public

St John to discuss plans for new site with public

A Waitaki district councillor has voiced her displeasure about the preferred site of a proposed new St John base in Oamaru.
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Group takes action to send climate change message

Group takes action to send climate change message

''We've got to start now." That's the belief of Extinction Rebellion Queenstown Lakes founder Anna Simmonds in regard to action needed to limit climate change.

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The secret locals knew: ‘Do you want to bring some friends along?’

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:Paul's mother had died when a man offered to help his father out. The man had cool space invader games and slot car sets. But he also sexually molested Paul.

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A 50-year secret: 'He ripped all my innocence away'

A 50-year secret: 'He ripped all my innocence away'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: John was a young teenager excited he could bike into town on his own. But while he was at the bank, a 'friendly and well-spoken' man asked him for directions. By the end of the evening, John's innocence was 'ripped away'.
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‘I don’t know what love is’: Sexually abused at 3, then again in state care

‘I don’t know what love is’: Sexually abused at 3, then again in state care

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT:Jacob was put into state care as a way to be kept safe. But instead, he was sexually violated by another boy also in state care.
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'We have failed to protect our children'

NZ's sexual trauma story: 'We have failed to protect our children'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Why did 10 men sit down and tell their harrowing story of sexual trauma to our cameras? Because they all thought they were the only one. But they want others to know that they are not alone.

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Heli crash: fears rescue missions could be delayed

People may face longer wait times for rescue helicopters in the lower South Island after a crash near Auckland Islands.

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William visits little girl shot in mosque

William visits little girl shot in mosque

Updated 8.15 pm

Prince William has visited the little girl badly injured in the Christchurch mosque shootings as part of his two-day visit to New Zealand.
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Arrest after cafe worker shot in Waikato

Arrest after cafe worker shot in Waikato

Updated 7.00 pm

Police have arrested a 67-year-old man following a shooting incident in Karapiro this morning that left a cafe worker with critical injuries.
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Chch attacks hang heavily over Anzac dawn services

Chch attacks hang heavily over Anzac dawn services

Thousands of New Zealanders have turned out nationwide for Anzac Day dawn services, with the weight of the Christchurch mosque attacks hanging heavily over the commemorations.

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In use at 79 sites in France and Uruguay at present; pictured, beef being processed in a South...

Scott Technology buys French business

Niche Dunedin engineering and robotics company Scott Technology has announced the 100% purchase of French business Normaclass, specialising in automated beef grading, for an undisclosed sum.

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FDA approval for Blis item

FDA approval for Blis item

A second product of Dunedin probiotics manufacturer Blis Technologies has achieved regulatory approval in the US, from the powerful Food and Drug Administration.
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Spending up in South despite national dip

Spending up in South despite national dip

Otago and Southland were among several regional areas around the country whose retailers benefited from increased sales during Easter, despite an overall national dip in spending.
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Waste-oil heating systems catch on

Waste-oil heating systems catch on

Burning waste oil to solve a burgeoning environmental problem sounds like an alarming contradiction in terms.

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He was asked if he wanted to be pushed in his wheelchair to lay his poppy in Queenstown. The response from Raymond Dunn, who travelled from Northland for the service, rang out through the air: 'No, I'll walk'.

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'Murky thinking': Boult convinced Tarras airport won't fly

'Murky thinking': Boult convinced Tarras airport won't fly

Queenstown mayor Jim Boult is convinced a mooted Tarras airport won’t fly.
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Dawn service: Firefighters battle early morning blaze

Dawn service: Firefighters battle early morning blaze

While many Kiwis were attending a dawn service early this morning, Otago firefighters were hard at work batting a blaze at a garage near Arrowtown.
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Native seedlings planted on hill

Native seedlings planted on hill

More than 500 native seedlings have been planted on a section of a landmark Arrowtown hill.

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Proudly displaying produce harvested from the school garden for their Garden to Table session are...

Pupils see from Garden to Table

The Garden to Table trust believes every child in New Zealand needs to have the skills to grow, cook and enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables. Charmian Smith learns how they are doing it.

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Lunar occultation awaits stargazers

Lunar occultation awaits stargazers

What are your plans for the early hours of Friday morning?
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Where fossils roost

Where fossils roost

There is a lot to see on a walk up to Big Hut, writes Tom McKinlay. Some of it is only inside your head.
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A slower fashion

A slower fashion

We need to get dressed differently and this week will be as good a time to start as any, writes Gina Dempster.

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Dr Cliff Law is investigating how photoplankton respond to ocean acidification. Photo: Dave Allen

The pH problem

The tiny single-cell aquatic plants that produce half of all our oxygen are threatened by ocean acidification. Maureen Howard talks to researchers about the danger and what's to be done.

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A warm welcome

A warm welcome

A certified passive house, this Dunedin home stays at a comfortable temperature year-round while needing very little energy to operate. Kim Dungey reports.
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Answers from above

Answers from above

If we look to the heavens we might just spot the answer to transforming our economies away from carbon-based fuels, analyst Matt Gray tells Tom McKinlay.
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Q & A: Susan Krumdieck

Q & A: Susan Krumdieck

Susan Krumdieck is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury.

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Faddes to replace Smith at fullback

Ben Smith's absence has prompted a reshuffle of the Highlanders' backline.

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Views on empowerment of women, girls in sport outlined

Views on empowerment of women, girls in sport outlined

Participation, leadership and visibility are key areas in the growth of women's sport.
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Steel co-captain happy with margin after tight tussle

Steel co-captain happy with margin after tight tussle

Sometimes it is the ones you have to grind out that are the most significant.
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Otago siblings in contention in world mixed doubles

Otago siblings in contention in world mixed doubles

Two Central Otago siblings remain in playoff contention on the world curling stage.

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The Tussock Creek helicopter sits on a hilltop as the Nokomai Nevis Miners Riding trail streams...

'Valuable' feedback given on tenure review

A summary of more than 3000 submissions received on management of the South Island high country will be released next month.

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Farm management whizz 'well on track'

Farm management whizz 'well on track'

At 19, James Matheson set a goal of having $1 million equity by the time he was 30.
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Versatile farmer up for major honour

Versatile farmer up for major honour

Southland dairy farmer Emma Hammond is a finalist in this year's Dairy Woman of the Year awards.
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Decades of work for community

Decades of work for community

Olive Philpott's mother, the late Lucetta Hobson, always said ''don't always be receiving, give.''

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Heli crash: fears rescue missions could be delayed

People may face longer wait times for rescue helicopters in the lower South Island after a crash near Auckland Islands.

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Seriously unwell crewman arrives in Bluff

Seriously unwell crewman arrives in Bluff

The fishing boat crewman whom Southern Lakes Helicopters was sent to evacuate to Southland Hospital arrived in Bluff yesterday morning, aboard the vessel he had been working on.
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Survival training pays off

Survival training pays off

Survival instincts and training kicked in for the three men in Monday's helicopter crash in the Auckland Islands.
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Quick thinking needed in rescue: chief

Quick thinking needed in rescue: chief

Helicopter crews train regularly to extract themselves from a crash into water, but dragging an unconscious mate from the cabin would have required quick thinking in difficult conditions.

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New Zealand's soldiers attend an international service marking the 104th anniversary of the WWI...

Gallipoli service goes ahead after terror arrest

The annual Anzac Day Dawn Service has gone ahead at Gallipoli despite Turkish police arresting a suspected Islamic State member who may have been planning an attack.

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'You matter' Aussie Governor-General tells veterans

'You matter' Aussie Governor-General tells veterans

Sir Peter Cosgrove has given his final Anzac Day address as Australia's Governor-General, telling veterans and those who died at war what they did matters.
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The wealthy bombers behind Sri Lanka terror

The wealthy bombers behind Sri Lanka terror

Details have began to emerge in Sri Lanka of a band of nine, well-educated Islamist suicide bombers, including a woman, from well-to-do families who slaughtered 359 people in Easter Sunday bomb attacks.
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'I don't want to be ridden' say hacked scooters

'I don't want to be ridden' say hacked scooters

Hackers managed to get into the audio system of Lime scooters in Brisbane, forcing some to be pulled off the streets after they began playing startling messages through their speakers.

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