'What the f***!': Dame Lynda Topp blasts government in awards speech
Surviving Topp Twin, Dame Lynda, has delivered a blistering impassioned volley at the government for overlooking the arts in this year's Budget.
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Treatment in US could save young NZ woman's life
Treatment in US could save young NZ woman's life
After an 18-year battle with kidney disease, a miracle treatment may provide a Canterbury 22-year-old with a normal life.
Deadly blaze that started in bedroom 'not suspicious'
Deadly blaze that started in bedroom 'not suspicious'
A fire that claimed the life of a young Christchurch mum and her pre-schooler daughter started in a bedroom but police say it was not suspicious.
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'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm
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'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm
A critic of Otago University’s proposed arrangement with tech giant Palo Alto has called out the institution’s use of ‘‘commercial sensitivity’’ to block official information requests.
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Excitement greets new climbing wall
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Excitement greets new climbing wall
A long year without a rock climbing wall has finally come to an end for keen climbers at a Dunedin secondary school.
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Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges
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Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges
Two Ravensbourne retirees have had a gutsful of slippery pavements, blocked drains and out-of-control grass verges and have set out to fix them.
Budget no frills and no thrills
Budget no frills and no thrills
Finance Minister Nicola Willis promised that Budget 2026 would not be one to get the pulse racing, and boy did she deliver.
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'Big conversation': Prospect of replacing Moana Pool raised
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'Big conversation': Prospect of replacing Moana Pool raised
The prospect of replacing Dunedin’s ageing Moana Pool with a new facility was floated at a council meeting this week.
Dunedin bus veers off road
Dunedin bus veers off road
Emergency services at the scene in Quarry Rd, Mosgiel where a bus veered off the road yesterday.
Budget prompts nostalgia not optimism
Budget prompts nostalgia not optimism
If Budget 2026’s Economic and Fiscal Update document came with a soundtrack it would be The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand.
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Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says
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Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says
An academic specialising in health systems is worried this year’s Budget is ‘‘playing it very risky’’ with health spending over the next few years.
Investment will enhance disaster resilience: expert
Investment will enhance disaster resilience: expert
Investing in provincial highways could prevent vulnerable communities from being isolated and prevent major disruption to supply routes, a disaster risk specialist says.
Man jailed after causing crash which killed friend
Man jailed after causing crash which killed friend
The young daughter of a man killed by his best mate in a high-speed, drug-fuelled crash says she will never forgive him.
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DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’
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DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’
‘‘Delusional’’ and a possible ‘‘piss-take’’ is how geopolitical and security analysts are describing information from the United States Department of War (DoW) about an artificial intelligence...
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Unlocking drivers’ impulse to pick up the phone
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Unlocking drivers’ impulse to pick up the phone
After her friend crashed while texting and driving, Olivia Adie has made it her mission to prevent others from repeating the mistake.
PTSD studies reveal gap in patient support
PTSD studies reveal gap in patient support
Three of New Zealand’s largest post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) studies on major trauma patients have exposed a hidden toll of trauma recovery.
Budget 'doing nothing' for struggling families: Salvation Army
Budget 'doing nothing' for struggling families: Salvation Army
Budget 2026 has nothing that will really make a difference for struggling families, the Salvation Army says.
Kenya school fire kills at least 15 students
Kenya school fire kills at least 15 students
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing at least 15 students, police said today.
Iran, US trade strikes as Trump dismisses report of deal
Iran, US trade strikes as Trump dismisses report of deal
Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted a US airbase today after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz.
Former Highlander appeals sex offence conviction
Former Highlander appeals sex offence conviction
Public prosecutors say they will fight an appeal by a former Highlander and Manu Samoa head coach, following his recent conviction for multiple sex offences.