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Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

Recalled children's play sand which may contain cancer-causing asbestos fibres. Photo: WorkSafe...

Call for ban of imported play sand due to asbestos fears

After children’s play sand was found to have cancer-causing asbestos fibres in New Zealand, the government says it is looking at banning the product.

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

Catholic Social Services general manager Mel McNatty and social worker Paul Barham are pleased...

Social agency thrilled to secure government funding

A Dunedin social agency is thrilled ongoing government funding will allow it to continue harnessing relationships to help the city’s homeless community.

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WellSouth responds to new PHO

CEO WellSouth Andrew Swanson-Dobbs. PHOTO LINDA ROBERTSON

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WellSouth responds to new PHO

A rival primary health organisation (PHO) to WellSouth has led to a cleanout of associates, but the organisation insists it is still the best provider in a ‘‘fragmented’’ environment.

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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group

Former Dunedin City Council deputy chief executive Leanne Mash. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Ex-DCC executive ‘just helping’ flood group

A former council executive is downplaying her involvement in a petition calling for South Dunedin stormwater action.

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo: RNZ

Bill stopping climate lawsuits passes first hurdle

Legislation preventing lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions under tort law has passed its first reading in Parliament.

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua

A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.

Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

Pope Leo at the Vatican. It is a strict teaching of the Catholic Church that only the Pope can...

Rebel Catholic group excommunicated, says Vatican

The Vatican says priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without the Pope's approval are excommunicated.

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Petition organiser Victoria Coleman is mother to a boy with a complex disability. Photo: RNZ

Labour pledge to scrap 'terrible' disability bill

Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at the November election.

'Cable fault' cuts power to 700 for two hours

Power has been restored to properties in the hill suburbs bordering Otago Harbour after crews repaired a cable fault.

AI to be used on life support trial

A clinical trial involving 50 hospital intensive care units has been funded to test if AI can help doctors save the lives of more patients on life support.

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

Golfers on the course said the holes were filled in on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

Controversial golf course holes filled with concrete

But "concrete eating ducks" had other ideas.

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Dolomite Point in Punakaiki raised $301,652 during the seven-month trial. Photo: Department of...

More paid parking at tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

Paid parking will continue at three popular South Island tourist destinations with more potential sites expected to be announced later this year.

Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US

People cool off in the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art during a period of extreme...

Millions under warnings as record-breaking heat hits US

Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings.

Watch: Dramatic arrest by armed police in central Dunedin

Armed police honed in on a Dunedin man after he was allegedly spotted carrying a firearm while inside his vehicle.

Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

The couple display a banner atop the Empire State Building in Manhattan, in this still taken from...

Daredevil couple scale Empire State Building spire in proposal stunt

Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

Government deficit $3 billion below forecast

The government looks set to report a smaller deficit this year, on the back of higher tax revenue and lower spending.

Skid row: Dunedin drivers slip and slide on ice-rink road

What do you get when you combine a hard frost, no grit and an off-camber corner?

Dunedin woman with $90k in KiwiSaver 'stuck renting for life'

A Dunedin woman says she is stuck renting for life, and in a much worse position for retirement, because of the rigidity of KiwiSaver withdrawal rules.