Arrest after 'threats and posturing'
Arrest after 'threats and posturing'
A show of "threats and posturing", accompanied by an array of improvised weapons, led to the arrest of one man in Dunedin.
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Appeal after 'road rage assault' near roundabout
Appeal after 'road rage assault' near roundabout
Police are appealing for witnesses after aggression on the motorway led to an alleged assault on a Mosgiel off-ramp last month.
Uber hailed in attempt to evade police
Uber hailed in attempt to evade police
Two men fleeing a car crash in Dunedin hailed an Uber in their attempt to escape from police.
Air India crash report puts focus on engine fuel switches
Air India crash report puts focus on engine fuel switches
The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have privately issued notifications that fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, a document shows.
Royals' cancer struggles having profound impact: charity
Royals' cancer struggles having profound impact: charity
King Charles III and daughter-in-law Catherine's public battles with cancer have had a huge impact on fellow sufferers, a leading support charity says.
Kentucky church shooting leaves three dead
Kentucky church shooting leaves three dead
A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities say.
Govt plan to lift international student enrolments
Govt plan to lift international student enrolments
The Minister of Education has unveiled a plan to double the economic benefits brought into NZ by international students.
Alcohol guidelines 'outdated, understate health risks'
Alcohol guidelines 'outdated, understate health risks'
The country's official low-risk drinking guidelines are outdated and "understate the health risks" of alcohol, according to Health NZ documents.
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Positively polarising
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Positively polarising
Controversy has never done Act leader David Seymour any harm in the past, and he doesn't think it'll do him any harm in the future either, he tells political editor Mike Houlahan.
'Won't be able to keep bailing out': PM on future floods
'Won't be able to keep bailing out': PM on future floods
The govt will look at what Tasman district needs with flood help, but long-term it can't keep bailing people out of disasters, the PM says.
Prisoner deaths in double-bunk cells puts process under scrutiny
Prisoner deaths in double-bunk cells puts process under scrutiny
Corrections' double-bunking processes are being examined as part of independent investigations following two suspected inmate murders in nine months.
Inquest into death of murdered 5-year-old to begin
Inquest into death of murdered 5-year-old to begin
An inquest into the death of a 5-year-old who was killed by his carer in 2021 is due to get underway today.
'Flash flood' devastates small community
'Flash flood' devastates small community
A "flash flood" has carved a path of destruction through a small rural settlement in the Motueka Valley, sending weary residents back to square one.
Stopped in his tracks
Stopped in his tracks
Southern lock Corben Agar shows nothing but determination as he tries to break the tackle of Kaikorai hooker Henry Bell during their Dunedin club rugby semifinal on Saturday at Bathgate Park.
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‘Little written’ about costs
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‘Little written’ about costs
Little written information was provided to DCC elected representatives before they agreed $14 million should be spent on preserving and upgrading the Municipal Chambers, a councillor says.
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New technique helping save at-risk dolphins
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New technique helping save at-risk Hector’s, Maui dolphins
Solving a three-billion-piece jigsaw puzzle has given conservationists a fighting chance of saving New Zealand’s endangered Hector’s and Māui dolphins.
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Call to move health staff ‘bizarre’
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Call to move health staff ‘bizarre’
A call to transfer mental health workers from Dunedin to Central Otago is "bizarre", Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.
Majority of southern ratepayers hit hard
Majority of southern ratepayers hit hard
More than two-thirds of Otago and Southland’s councils hiked rates above the national average for 2025, new data shows.
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Miss Tourism International title winner ‘stoked’
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Miss Tourism International title winner ‘stoked’
Emily Faulkner has no interest in spouting cliches about world peace.
Sightings to identify possum hot spots
Sightings to identify possum hot spots
Dunedin residents are being asked to rug up, step outside into the night and keep their eyes and ears peeled for furry pests holed up in backyards across the city.