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'Terrified' NZ mum detained by ICE hopes son can be released

A GoFundMe has been set up for New Zealand woman Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son Isaac. Photo...

'Terrified' NZ mum detained by ICE hopes son can be released

A friend of Sarah Shaw, a New Zealander detained at the US-Canada border, says they're expecting to hear today whether her six-year-old son will be released.

Aussie bags world-record trout in Twizel

Paul Rahman with his record brown trout he caught in Ōhau Canal.  Photo: Supplied...

Aussie bags world-record trout in Twizel

After 30 minutes battling a river monster in Ōhau Canal, Aussie angler Paul Rahman decided to take matters into his own hands - literally.

Education minister bans Māori words from junior books

Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

Education minister bans Māori words from junior books

Education Minister Erica Stanford has imposed a near total ban on Māori in new additions to a series of books used to teach five-year-olds to read.

One injured after car hits bank on motorway

One injured after car hits bank on motorway

One person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the Dunedin to Waitati motorway (SH1) this morning.

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‘Urgent need’ for more staff cuts, polytech told

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‘Urgent need’ for more staff cuts, polytech told

Otago Polytechnic’s bruising round of redundancies has not gone far enough and further staff cuts are "urgently" needed, cabinet papers say.

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Economic development agency set for change

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Economic development agency set for change

Major change is needed to enable Dunedin’s economic development agency to thrive, councillors agree.

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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

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Council seeks trial for social housing at lodge

The Dunedin City Council is pushing to lead a trial of social housing at a former holiday park after the government left it "sitting empty".

ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’

ACC staff protest ‘unacceptable pay offer’

ACC employee and PSA union member Amy Murray, of Dunedin, stands with about 60 protesters outside the new ACC building at Queens Garden yesterday.

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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents

Mosgiel residents and frequent bus-users (from left) Becky Campbell, Vicki Clinch, Theo Campbell,...

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New book-a-seat bus service ‘unreliable’: residents

Mosgiel residents are being left high and dry thanks to the botched rollout of a new on-demand bus system, a regular user of the service says.

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Students’ business taking on sunburn

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Students’ business taking on sunburn

Two Dunedin secondary school students are taking the fight to summer sunburn.

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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’

"I think if you talk to referees, they’d say they cop a bit of abuse every game, whether it’s...

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Refs ‘don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused’

Referees are walking away from community sports because they "don’t want to give up their Saturdays to be abused on the sideline", an Otago sporting leader says.

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Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery

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Residents in for ‘heck of a shock’ over cost of water delivery

Dunedin residents are in for a "heck of a shock" when they see the cost of delivering water services, councillors say.

Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration

Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have agreed to collaborate on...

Industry tick for SIT, polytech collaboration

In a bid to build a more consistently trained construction workforce in the South, Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) have agreed to collaborate on their trades...

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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces

Disabled Persons Assembly policy adviser Chris Ford is unhappy about people using mobility spaces...

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Able-bodied urged to avoid mobility spaces

A Dunedin disability advocate says there is no excuse for non-permit holders to use a mobility parking space, even if it is just for a drop-off.

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Band set to make noise in China

Members of Dunedin band Dale Kerrigan (from left) Josh Nicholls, Joel Field, Connor Blackie and...

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Band set to make noise in China

Getting their lyrics vetted by the Chinese government was among the hurdles a Dunedin band faced in taking their music to the global stage.

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Child sex offender admits breach of order

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Child sex offender admits breach of order

A high-risk Dunedin child sex offender has admitted breaching another court order.

Still as good as gold after 50th donation

Cancer patient Adrian Hood looks on as Terry Taylor makes his 50th plasma donation. Also enjoying...

Still as good as gold after 50th donation

Terry Taylor enjoys the act of giving, but yesterday was a special occasion.

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Man calling himself 'Lucifer, God' stripped off and stole from Dunedin store

The man pleaded guilty to shoplifting from Macpac — although he claimed he did not commit the...

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Man calling himself 'Lucifer, God' stripped off and stole from Dunedin store

A Dunedin man claimed he was God after he was arrested for stripping in the middle of a store and stealing clothes.

Man jailed for abuse of 11-year-old girl

A woman has told the man who sexually abused her when she was 11 his offending has affected her so greatly she will continue to "cry until there are no tears left".

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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds

University of Otago marketing researchers Associate Prof Leah Watkins and Prof Rob Aitken say a...

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Living simply leads to better wellbeing, study finds

Picture this: You are sitting on the multimillion-dollar superyacht you bought last week, sipping margaritas off the coast of Monte Carlo, while your personal chef prepares dinner.

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