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Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

Rescue workers search for victims amidst debris of a damaged house in Mazar Dara, Kunar province,...

Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.

Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

The wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, were the worst seen for 30 years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

'Right on the fire-front': Kiwi volunteer firies battling Canadian blazes

Five long weeks of battling wildfires in Canada day after day had an impact on seasoned Canterbury volunteer firefighter Tim Clark.

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Student council representatives (from left) Leighton Scott, Greta Lewis, and Ruby McLoud, with...

Pupils take action to slow speeding drivers

Pupils at a Christchurch school have petitioned the local community for action to slow traffic that is "too fast and too dangerous".

'Wrong message': Clark, Key at China's military parade

A Canterbury University professor has criticised Helen Clark and John Key's appearance at a military parade in China attended by the likes of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

Thousands of Epstein files released

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Photo: Getty Images

Thousands of Epstein files released

A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee has released more than 33,000 pages of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th...

China's Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he kicked off his country's largest-ever military parade in Beijing.

'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told

'Abnormal bone' likely cause of baby's fractures, court told

A medical expert says an infant’s fractures were likely caused by “normal force on abnormal bone” rather than abuse from a prominent sportsman.

Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

Thomas Sewell, leader of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, speaks at the March for...

Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

Police are fighting to keep a New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.

Major changes for disability support system

Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

Major changes for disability support system

Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.

Chopper fleet in city flyover

The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

Father Ted creator arrested in UK

Father Ted creator arrested in UK

Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

Sarah and Ben Sims want harsher fines for outlets that serve minors. Photo: Nick Monro

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

Dylan Holdaway has been living in his car on the Petone foreshore for five months. Photo:...

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

ED nurse Oliver (Ollie) Alexander wants better conditions and resourcing for his fellow nurses....

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.

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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

Bathgate Park School band Ōreo members (from left) Anthony Coriakula, 10, Faith Merquita, 12, Joy...

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.

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