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    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds an image of a rendering of the new White House...

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    After paving over the Rose Garden and adding gold leaf in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is building a $NZ340m ballroom at the White House.

    Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club

    Daytona Thompson appearing in court today. Photo: supplied

    Manslaughter charge after fatal punch outside rugby club

    A 22-year-old who fatally punched another man in an allegedly unprovoked attack outside a rugby clubroom has been charged with manslaughter.

    Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

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    Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

    Flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in 2024 are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries.

    Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

    President Donald Trump has tapped emergency powers, pressured foreign leaders and pressed ahead...

    Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

    US President Donald Trump has slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy.

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    University of Otago Te Rangihīroa College assistant warden George Jackson outside the actual...

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    Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action

    Te Pati Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngawera-Packer. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

    Te Pāti Māori pursuing two-pronged legal action

    Te Pāti Māori's lawyers have clarified exactly what legal action it's taking over reports of missing enrolments from the Māori roll.

    Dunedin teen turns tables on middle-aged attacker

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    Dunedin teen turns tables on middle-aged attacker

    A teenager fought off a man well over twice his age after being lunged at in an unprovoked Dunedin street assault.

    'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured

    The baby is in Auckland's Starship Hospital. Photo: ODT Files

    'Someone knows what happened': Baby critically injured

    A three-month old baby from Masterton is in a critical condition, with what police suspect are "non-accidental" injuries.

    Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA

    Be wary of waterways over weekend: NEMA

    A tsunami advisory for NZ and the Chatham Islands has been cancelled after Russia's 8.8 quake, but "strong and unusual" currents will continue until Monday, NEMA says.

    Schools struggling to fill board positions

    Just 2000 parents have applied across 10,000 soon-to-be empty school board positions. Photo:...

    Schools struggling to fill board positions

    Schools around the country are struggling to recruit new board members, with deadlines looming.

    Two 'helping police' after armed callout

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Two 'helping police' after armed callout

    Two people are helping police with inquiries after armed officers descended on a Dunedin coastal settlement this morning.

    Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault

    The Dunedin Social Club. Photo: Gregor Richardson.

    Teen knocked out in Octagon bar assault

    A teenager was knocked unconscious outside a Dunedin nightclub early this morning after plucking a sombrero off another man's head.

    From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ

     Peter Hayden, Max Quinn, Neil Harraway and Rod Morris. Photo: NZNZ

    From Dunedin TV station to global powerhouse: the story of NHNZ

    For four decades Dunedin was home to a powerhouse of global documentary filmmaking.

    US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push

    Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Getty Images

    US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push

    US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis.

    Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says

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    Alternative alert system never given chance, founder says

    The founder of an alternative emergency alert framework says officials never gave it a look-in when they were setting up the under-fire Emergency Mobile Alert system.

    'Out of date' machinery laws under review

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    'Out of date' machinery laws under review

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    Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades

    New graphics reveal what a $7 million project to put safety balustrades on parts of Wellington's...

    Graphic shows potential Wellington waterfront safety balustrades

    Wellington City Council papers reveal what a $7 million project to put safety balustrades on parts of the waterfront might look like.

    Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital

    Hillmorton Hospital. Photo: Canterbury DHB

    Man considered dangerous understood to have escaped from Canterbury hospital

    A man who was missing for more than four hours had absconded from a mental health facility, it is understood.

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    Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

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    Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

    The days of unrestricted parking in St Clair have come to an end as the Dunedin City Council approves a raft of parking changes.

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    Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’

    Stewart Guthrie. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Becoming town’s community officer ‘was meant to be’

    Port Chalmers’ new constable says being stationed in the same town as his late great-uncle Sergeant Stewart Guthrie "was meant to be".
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