'Devastated': Hastings family mourns triple homicide
The family of a woman, baby and toddler killed in Hastings say they are "heartbroken and devastated".
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'Absolutely horrible': Person waiting for bus stabbed multiple times
'Absolutely horrible': Person waiting for bus stabbed multiple times
A person waiting for a bus in Auckland has been stabbed multiple times.
US indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran
US indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran
US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended a ceasefire with Iran to allow the countries to continue peace talks to end a deadly war that has shaken the global economy.
Funding gap for lift to help disabled teen into home
Funding gap for lift to help disabled teen into home
A father who has to lift his disabled teen daughter up seven stairs to their front door says funding for a lift falls short of the expected cost and the project is on hold.
Flood-hit family 'lucky not to die'
Flood-hit family 'lucky not to die'
Less than 48 hours after a terrifying escape in the dead of night, reality is starting to bite for a flood-hit family in Ōwhiro Bay.
Peters accused of mischief-making
Peters accused of mischief-making
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Nicola Willis has launched a broadside at Winston Peters, saying he has a "track record of picking Labour over National - and that's the risk you run with him".
Deportee intended ‘to kill someone’
Deportee intended ‘to kill someone’
An Australian deportee who stabbed a woman outside Moana Pool told police she intended to kill someone.
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Threats and a hissy fit: by-election heats up
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Threats and a hissy fit: by-election heats up
A Dunedin by-election candidate has been accused of throwing a "hissy fit" by a radio host after levelling "threats" at a community station if it failed to amend her interview.
Armed police swoop
Armed police swoop
Armed police swooped on a Dunedin address in response to a report of "threatening behaviour".
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'I beg you to help me'
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'Help me': Former refugee living in car on Esplanade
A former refugee who speaks no English and has cardiac issues says he has spent the past seven months mainly sleeping in his car on the St Clair Esplanade.
Councillors warned after stadium hotel plan leaked
Councillors warned after stadium hotel plan leaked
The viability of a hotel next to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium is set to be assessed, but city councillors have been warned spilling secrets could harm the multimillion-dollar project.
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Man jailed for attempted rape of minor
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Man jailed for attempted rape of minor
An Otago man who persistently tried to rape a 15-year-old despite her protests claims the victim wanted to have sex with him.
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Small but mighty device to help diagnose cancer
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Small but mighty device to help diagnose cancer
A tiny device, about the size of a grain of rice, may soon be able to help doctors diagnose what type of cancer a patient has and where it is growing.
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Depot search continues for Dunedin Railways
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Depot search continues for Dunedin Railways
Dunedin Railways is on the hunt for a new depot as it looks to move out of its tent, but a former workshop is off the table.
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Bumper summer rail season celebrated
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Bumper summer rail season celebrated
It was "all aboard" for Dunedin Railways this summer.
51 prisoners released
51 prisoners released
Venezuelan authorities said yesterday they have freed 51 people described by human-rights groups as political prisoners.
Trump unlocks energy funds
Trump unlocks energy funds
United States President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to provide federal funds for a wide range of energy projects.
Patience for the Pope
Patience for the Pope
A woman waits for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, yesterday as the Pope continues his tour of four countries in Africa.
Starmer apologises amid vetting fury
Starmer apologises amid vetting fury
Embattled United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer apologised in Parliament yesterday for his appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.
Patel sues magazine
Patel sues magazine
United States FBI director Kash Patel yesterday sued The Atlantic magazine for $US 250 million ($NZ423m) over an explosive article that detailed claims he regularly drinks too much.