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Attitude to eye health criticised

Blind and low vision advocate and Dunedin resident Julie Woods says marketing research by Roche...

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Attitude to eye health criticised

A multinational pharmaceutical company has stooped to "punching down" on New Zealand’s disabled community while promoting its vision loss treatment, a Dunedin advocate says.

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Ban fair enough: bar owner

A screengrab from a video circulating on social media showed people drinking from the ice...

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Ban fair enough: bar owner

A Dunedin bar owner has admitted helping patrons glug "excessive" amounts of Champagne from an ice sculpture.

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ORC opposes mine expansion

Rock is dropped on to a dump truck at Macraes gold mine. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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ORC opposes mine expansion

The planned expansion to an East Otago gold mine should be "declined in full", the Otago Regional Council says.

Rapid repair of main wins award

Three Waters project engineer Harley Corfield (left) and project manager Dean Scott yesterday...

Rapid repair of main wins award

A rapid response to an imminent crisis that would have left an entire Dunedin borough without water has earned a construction company a top regional award.

Pair taken to hospital after kitchen fire

Pair taken to hospital after kitchen fire

Two people sustained moderate injuries after a fire at a property in Market St, St Kilda, yesterday.

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Planned exotic conversion limit supported

"Look, to be honest, the carbon scheme, to me, is just a great big Ponzi scheme for polluters to...

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Planned exotic conversion limit supported

An Otago regional councillor has called carbon farming a giant "Ponzi scheme" amid government changes to the sector.

Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying

Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying

Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been accused of lying about throwing up remains from a beef Wellington and serving herself on a different plate.

US student missing from Palmerston North

Concerns for US student missing from Palmerston North

Private investigators are concerned for the safety of a missing US aviation student who vanished from Palmerston North over a week ago.

Warning of phone scammers impersonating cops

Police reviewed more than 6000 records. Photo: RNZ

Warning of phone scammers impersonating cops

Police are warning New Zealanders to keep an ear out for cold callers impersonating police officers.

QEII National Trust set to dramatically scale back work

The Remarkables Station near Queenstown is protected with a QEII covenant - having been gifted to...

QEII National Trust set to dramatically scale back work

Landowners are being told their requests for help conserving precious native land may have to wait, as the QEII National Trust faces a funding crunch.

Severe storms, flooding likely in parts of North Island

Much of the upper North Island is forecast to be hit by severe thunderstorms and possible surface flooding late on Tuesday.

Elderly man killed in Upper Hutt house fire

Emergency services were called to Tararua St just before 2.30am on Tuesday and found the home...

'A great loss': Elderly man killed in Upper Hutt house fire

Police have confirmed an elderly man is dead after a house fire in Upper Hutt overnight.

Two charges against Christchurch soldier dropped

Corporal Manu Smith during the hearing. Photo: Pool / Stuff / Kai Schwoerer

Two charges dropped against soldier accused of covert filming

Two of the charges against a Christchurch soldier accused of taking sexual videos without consent have been dropped.

Answers sought after woman killed with axe

Faye (Frances Anne) Phelps and her late husband Bill. Photo: Supplied

Answers sought after Hillmorton patient killed woman with axe

A cousin of an elderly mental health patient who murdered a pensioner at her Christchurch home believes more could have been done to ensure the man was supported in the community.

Man found dead in Wellington was dubstep musician

The man who died at a property in Newtown in Wellington on Saturday night was 40-year-old dubstep musician Oliver Hayes.

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Kākā spread their wings, trade sanctuary for urban living

A kākā makes itself at home in a Dunedin garden, near the Kensington Oval yesterday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Kākā spread their wings, trade sanctuary for urban living

Telling people you have seen a flying pig is probably not a good idea.

RFK Jr sacks US vaccine committee

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. File photo: Reuters

RFK Jr sacks US vaccine committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all 17 members of a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts, drawing protest from many vaccine scientists.

Man admits murdering baby, trying to kill woman and child

Police and forensics staff at the scene following the incident. Photo: RNZ

Man admits murdering baby, trying to kill woman and child

A 34-year-old man has admitted murdering a baby and trying to kill a woman and another child in a New Year’s Day attack this year.

Mental health patient gets life in jail for axe murder

Elliot Cameron in the High Court at Christchurch this morning for sentencing. Photo: Pool / NZME ...

Mental health patient gets life in jail for axe murder

An elderly mental health patient who murdered a pensioner at her Christchurch home with an axe says he's "extremely sorry that I've done what I did" - but doesn't recall the event.

Vault 21 licence suspended after 'extreme' ice sculpture stunt

A Dunedin nightclub has had its liquor licence temporarily suspended after patrons were filmed drinking champagne excessively from an ice sculpture in the street.

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