Strong winds, heavy rain on way for parts of South
Another bout of severe weather for the South Island is expected to bring strong winds and some heavy rain to parts of Otago.
Act calls for inquiry into proposed social media ban
Act calls for inquiry into proposed social media ban
The Act Party is calling for Parliament to conduct an inquiry into the harms of social media for young people, a day after a proposal from National to ban it for the same group.
Man flees police after ignoring pepper spray warnings
Man flees police after ignoring pepper spray warnings
An agitated man fled police at speed after being pulled over last night, despite a threat he would be pepper sprayed.
Abduction attempt 'every parent's worst nightmare'
Abduction attempt 'every parent's worst nightmare'
A South Auckland primary school will be holding safety talks with students today, after a stranger tried to abduct a student while he was walking home from school on Monday.
'Incomprehensible': NSW town reels after young boys killed
'Incomprehensible': NSW town reels after young boys killed
A rural New South Wales town is being urged to stay strong as shattered residents come to grips with the "incomprehensible" killing of two young boys.
Heavy shelling reported across India-Pakistan border
Heavy shelling reported across India-Pakistan border
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Pakistan claims to have shot down two Indian aircraft in response to Indian attacks on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, where at least three people are dead and 12 others...
Cocaine with street value of $9m uncovered in South Island
Cocaine with street value of $9m uncovered in South Island
More than 25 kilograms of cocaine has been intercepted in Christchurch.
Person dies in South Canterbury quad bike accident
Person dies in South Canterbury quad bike accident
A person is dead following a quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury.
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Sports bodies demand leaky roof fix
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Sports bodies demand leaky roof fix
National sporting competitions will dodge Dunedin unless the council urgently repairs the roof of the leaky Edgar Centre, councillors have been told.
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
The volunteer driver of Dunedin’s campaigning ambulance has called out councillors for showing a lack of respect and laughing while he presented at a hearing.
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Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
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Concerns after urgent doctors cuts hours
A Dunedin city GP is predicting a ‘‘wave’’ of presentations to the hospital emergency department as the city’s busiest after-hours services announces it is cutting its operating hours.
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
Bubble tea shop falls foul of cup ban
A bubble tea shop in the Link at the University of Otago says it is being unfairly targeted by the university’s disposable cup ban.
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
‘Exceptional warmth’: temperature records tumble in April
Temperature records were toppled left, right and centre across the southern regions during April, giving locals a welcome extension to summer.
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Desire to push trail project forward
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Desire to push trail project forward
Dunedin's tunnels trail doesn’t need to be a ‘‘Rolls-Royce’’, it just needs to be done, the city council had been told.
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.
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Response urged to ensure future of coast
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Response urged to ensure future of coast
Otago's coast is experiencing ‘‘some of the most intense ocean warming’’ anywhere in NZ and a co-ordinated response is required to ensure its future health, an environment group says.
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
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No ‘significant decline’ in city gull numbers yet
Gull numbers may have passed their peak at Dunedin’s landfill, but the council says it has not yet seen any evidence of a significant decline in their numbers citywide.
Up, up and away
Up, up and away
A crane hoists away a section from one of two chimney stacks at Ravensdown’s Dunedin fertiliser plant yesterday.
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons recipe for disaster
Adding wontons to meatballs turned out to be a recipe for a kitchen fire in a north Dunedin flat.
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Multiple crews called to battle farming shed blaze
Firefighters from around the city were last night working to extinguish a fire in a large farming shed in Green Island.