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Education Minister rejects Treaty claim

Educators warn the government is erasing decades of progress by removing Māori words from the...

Education Minister rejects Treaty claim

By John Gerritsen of RNZ Minister of Education Erica Stanford has refused to accept claims the government is reducing mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi in education documents.

Student with meningitis had been in Dunedin

Student with meningitis had been at Dunedin schools tournament

A Christchurch high school student admitted to hospital with meningococcal meningitis had been at a rugby tournament in Dunedin.

Gang hat lands Dunedin man court date

Gang hat lands Dunedin man court date

A Dunedin man allegedly wearing a red hat with gang insignia snapped himself up a court date after refusing to take it off.

Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers

Most inter-country adoptions occur via family or customary adoption or through Hague Convention...

Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers

Immigration NZ helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.

Health workers on strike for second day

Nurse Sarita Sharma on strike in Wellington. PHOTO: RNZ

Health workers on strike for second day

More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.

Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade

Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark has defended attending a commemoration in China marking 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War 2.

15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash

The yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in Lisbon, has...

15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash

At least 15 people have died and about 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed.

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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret

Children's playground in Frasers Rd on Wednesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret

A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.

Choppers take to the skies

A fleet of rescue helicopters soar above Otago Harbour in formation yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

Choppers take to the skies

The skies over Dunedin were buzzing with a showcase of one Australasia’s finest rescue helicopter fleets.

Fudge still looking for forever home

One-year-old mixed breed Fudge is with Dunedin SPCA community support officer Eric Odell at the...

Fudge still looking for forever home

A new home for a friendly pooch living at the Dunedin SPCA for months on end has fallen through — again.

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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged

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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged

Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.

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Lotto 2513

Results from last night's Lotto draw

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

Former prime minister John Key. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit

New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.

Dry, warm spring predicted

Lyn Howe and her dog Lulu enjoy the spring blossoms near Willowbank, in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO:...

Dry, warm spring predicted

Inland Otago could be in for quite a dry spring if the long-term forecast plays out as expected.

Patient slams five-week wait for GP

A Dunedin woman who was asked to wait more than a month to see her GP says her experience reflects a "broken" health system.

Polytech claims win on future independence

Polytech claims win on future independence

Otago Polytechnic is hailing a breakthrough with the government but staff are still living in a "culture of anxiety" worried about the next cuts.

Repairs at iconic Dunedin site on track for summer

This aerial view shows several of the slips which caused the closure of the Tunnel Beach walking...

Repairs at iconic Dunedin site on track for summer

Repairs to a popular Dunedin walking track are expected to be completed in time for the busy summer visitor season.

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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’

The Taieri Gorge Railway train makes its way to Middlemarch in this 2022 file photo. PHOTO:...

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Train trips back on track after ‘hibernation’

After five years in "hibernation", Dunedin Railways has come out roaring and ready to roll again.

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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years

Children from the four Pioneers early childcare centres perform at the 2025 Otago Polyfest at the...

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Performance a ‘special’ way to celebrate 50 years

A Dunedin preschool’s polyfest performance was its unique way of celebrating 50 years since opening.

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Young people who got good-quality sleep, ate more fruit and vegetables and stayed physically...

Sleep, diet, exercise key to lifting wellbeing: research

Leaving home, educational pressures, financial stress and social tensions - they are all unique strains that can lower "happiness levels" in young adults.

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