'Careful and diligent' mountain guide who fell to his death was father of two young children
A mountain guide who fell to his death with a client on Aoraki/Mt Cook was married with two young children.
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How the two climbers were found on Mt Cook
How the two climbers were found on Mt Cook
The head torches from the two survivors of an ill-fated climbing trip on Aoraki/Mt Cook helped guide a helicopter rescue team to their location in the middle of the night so they could be flown to safety.
Ashburton man charged over hunting death
Ashburton man charged over hunting death
A 39-year-old Ashburton man has been charged over the death of a young Otago man while on a hunting trip on Stewart Island earlier this year.
Man charged over hunting death of 'bloody good guy'
Man charged over hunting death of 'bloody good guy'
A 39-year-old Ashburton man has been charged over the death of a young Otago man while on a hunting trip on Stewart Island earlier this year.
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Group given $3m to help at-risk children
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Group given $3m to help at-risk children
A huge ‘‘gap in the system’’ leading to Dunedin primary school-aged children ending up in front of the Youth Court is one step closer to being filled.
Dunedin teen allegedly speeding, texting and drinking before crash
Dunedin teen allegedly speeding, texting and drinking before crash
A Dunedin teenager hit the trifecta of allegedly drinking, speeding and texting while driving before he crashed his car into a tree.
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Going on strike ‘last resort’ for firefighters
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Going on strike ‘last resort’ for firefighters
Dunedin firefighters are working with equipment that's some of the "oldest in the country" - just one of the reasons they took to the streets after union negotiations failed again.
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Mixed views on feeding of seabirds
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Mixed views on feeding of seabirds
The skipper and owner of a seabird charter boat which has tourists feeding sea birds says he is "only trying to do a good thing" but the practice is putting prized creatures at risk, opponents say.
Fleeing driver leads police on wild family outing
Fleeing driver leads police on wild family outing
Fleeing police turned into a family affair when a man took his mother and two siblings on a high-speed drive past Oamaru before dumping the vehicle and making the brood continue on foot.
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.
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Arson accused 'used Molotov cocktails' to torch Dunedin house
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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.
'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again
'It's a last resort': Firefighters to walk off job again
After a week of fighting large fires across Dunedin, firefighters will be walking off the job for one hour after union negotiations failed yet again.
Man arrested over fire that gutted Dunedin house
Man arrested over fire that gutted Dunedin house
An alleged arsonist has been arrested and charged after a house in central Dunedin was gutted by a "deliberately lit" fire.
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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South
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Fenz restructure: 20 jobs could go in South
Anxiety levels are "through the roof" as up to 20 Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff in the South face losing their jobs before Christmas.
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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother
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Neonatal unit ‘best’ in country: mother
A Dunedin mother says the city’s neonatal intensive care unit is "the best in the country" — and she should know, as her daughter spent nine weeks in the unit.
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'It was scarily close to our house'
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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.
Voices heard before 'deliberately lit' fire tears through Dunedin house
Voices heard before 'deliberately lit' fire tears through Dunedin house
Police evacuated neighbouring properties as a "deliberately lit" fire torched a Dunedin house on a night of suspicious blazes in the city.
Loud 'bang' wakes man to kitchen fire in Wakari
Loud 'bang' wakes man to kitchen fire in Wakari
A Dunedin man who was startled to attention by a loud "bang" found his kitchen on fire after accidentally dozing off while cooking on his stovetop.
Missing phone leads to alleged car sabotage
Missing phone leads to alleged car sabotage
A spat over a missing mobile phone ended in slashed tyres, smashed windows and a heated argument between two Dunedin flatmates.
'Mistaken identity' behind Dunedin carpark ramming
'Mistaken identity' behind Dunedin carpark ramming
A Dunedin woman allegedly driving high with two young children in her car rammed another motorist after falsely believing the victim had been having relations with her ex-partner.