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    Laying the foundations

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    Laying the foundations

    Contractors get under way with a massive concrete pour at the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building site yesterday.

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    Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

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    Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’

    New Zealand’s dream of becoming smokefree by the end of 2025 appears to have gone up in smoke.

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    Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden

    Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust chairman Malcolm Wong (left) takes a delegation of Shanghai Chinese...

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    Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden

    Nearly two decades after Dunedin’s Chinese garden Lan Yuan was completed, a delegation from Shanghai is visiting the tourist attraction.

    Protesters force their way into climate venue

    An Indigenous demonstrator is held by a staff member as protesters force their way into the...

    Protesters force their way into climate venue

    Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards to demand climate action and forest protection.

    Govt urged to stop 'short-sighted' fire job cuts

    PSA national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says the cuts are "short-sighted" and will "impact FENZ's...

    Govt urged to stop 'short-sighted' fire job cuts

    The Public Service Association says the government must step in to stop Fire and Emergency NZ's new proposal to cut almost 170 jobs.

    Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky

    The Aurora Australis seen over Dunedin's Boulder Beach in June. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Sun storm to dazzle southern night sky

    A severe geomagnetic storm from the sun is expected to paint the southern skies with colourful Aurora Australis tonight - so long as the skies remain clear.

    Windy work high above rest home

    Windy work above Brockville rest home

    Firefighters used an aerial appliance to remove a loose cowling flapping in high winds at a rest home in Dunedin today.

    Nicholas 'disgusted' by top police cover-up

    Victims advocate Louise Nicholas made rape accusations against police officers in the 1980s. The...

    Nicholas 'disgusted' by top police cover-up

    Sexual violence survivor advocate Louise Nicholas is disgusted by the police's handling of complaints against former top cop Jevon McSkimming.

    The fall of south's former top cop Andrew Coster

    Former police commissioner Andrew Coster Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

    The fall of south's former top cop Andrew Coster

    Dunedin-born former police commissioner and Southern District Commander Andrew Coster has gone to ground, his reputation and legacy in tatters.

    Police continue search for Christchurch shooter

    The scene of the shooting on Monday night. Photo: RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon

    Police continue search for Christchurch shooter

    Police say they are following strong leads in the search for those responsible for shooting at a Christchurch house and injuring a woman on Monday night.

    Banned driver went to cops after running out of petrol

    Banned driver went to cops after running out of petrol

    A forbidden driver with no license dobbed himself in after his car ran out of petrol in the middle of a central Dunedin street.

    Senior cops who stood up to McSkimming 'cover-up' revealed

    RNZ understands Officer D is Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves. Photo: RNZ

    Senior cops who stood up to McSkimming 'cover-up' revealed

    The IPCA found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they handled accusations against Jevon McSkimming. It also commended the work of several police staff who stood up.

    Chch murderer tells Parole Board he wants to stay in jail

    Christine Hindson's daughter, Marla Thompson (left), and her sister Megannan. Photo: NZME

    Chch murderer tells Parole Board he wants to stay in jail

    A man who strangled his ex-partner to death before dumping her body inside a wooden chest and nailing it shut says he doesn’t want to be released from jail.

    Minister says emails about McSkimming were kept from him

    Police Minister Mark Mitchell says at the centre of this, a woman has been "let down by the...

    Minister says emails about McSkimming were kept from him

    The police minister says emails containing allegations about Jevon McSkimming's behaviour were kept from him by former commissioner Andrew Coster's office.

    Israeli parliament advances Palestinian death penalty bill

    Itamar ben Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich. Photo: Getty Images

    Israeli parliament advances Palestinian death penalty bill

    The Israeli parliament has advanced a bill that would mandate the death penalty for Palestinian militants convicted of killing Israeli citizens.

    'State of war': Suicide bombing leaves 12 dead in Pakistan

    A firefighter douses a vehicle after a blast outside a court building in Islamabad, Pakistan....

    'State of war': Suicide bombing leaves 12 dead in Pakistan

    A suicide bomber has killed 12 people in Pakistan's capital in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a "state of war".

    NZ plummets in ranking of tobacco industry interference

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    NZ plummets in ranking of tobacco industry interference

    New Zealand has been labelled "most deteriorated" in an international study assessing the interference of the tobacco industry.

    Anatomy of a 'cover-up': The McSkimming report explained

    Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo: RNZ

    Anatomy of a 'cover-up': The McSkimming report explained

    A damning report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they handled accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. 

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    Running 800km for men’s mental health

    Dunedin tradies and flatmates (from left) Jed Collings, Luke Tuten and Alex Boomer are running...

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    Running 800km for men’s mental health

    Each day after work, three young Dunedin flatmates routinely find themselves sitting on the couch, cursorily asking each other how their day was.

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    Bus hub killer, 15, continues to argue sentence

    A plaque for Enere Mclaren-Taana at Trinity Catholic College. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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    Bus hub killer, 15, continues to argue sentence

    A 15-year-old who stabbed a Dunedin schoolboy to death continues to argue he should avoid a conviction for the crime.
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