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    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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    Public’s need to know overruled

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

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    Public’s need to know overruled

    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 union alleged

    Tory Relf. Photo: supplied

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    Bullying of candidates by union 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

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    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

    Otago Polytechnic. Photo: ODT files

    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.

    Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season

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

    Track repairs expected to be finished for summer season

    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

    Tamlin Conner. Photo: supplied

    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.

    Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

    The bus stop at 151 Princes St tops the list for stops due to be revamped by the Otago Regional...

    Bus stop upgrade priority list approved

    Bus stops across Dunedin are in line for a facelift as the Otago Regional Council sets the wheels in motion for public transport safety improvements.

    Now we see you

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Now we see you

    Security cameras installed on scaffolding around Dunedin’s Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre to deter people performing parkour are working a treat, representatives have been told.

    Store manager attacked while restocking shelves

    Woolworths NZ says the unprovoked attack on a staff member at one of its Nelson stores was ...

    'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves

    A supermarket duty manager was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked him as he lay on the ground, in a brutal surprise attack.

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    The wife of Australia's most-wanted man was present when he allegedly shot and killed two officers, police have revealed as their search effort grows.

    Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

    Photo: RNZ

    Loafers Lodge murder-accused previously convicted of attempted arson

    The man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire told a forensic psychiatrist voices in his head told him to burn the place down, a court has heard.

    Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.
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