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Set netting closure area doubles

The hoiho yellow-eyed penguin. Photo: Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust

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Set netting closure area doubles

The closure area for set netting off the Otago coast has doubled as the process for consultation on long-term measures to protect hoiho from the effects of fishing gets under way.

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Alleged abuser ‘grandfatherly figure’

The trial is being heard at the Timaru District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Alleged abuser was ‘grandfatherly figure’

A prominent Otago man was "a grandfatherly figure" to a teenage boy he allegedly sexually abused, the complainant’s mother says.

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Residents angered at sale of site

More than 30 people gathered in Albertson Ave at the weekend to protest Kāinga Ora’s decision to...

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Residents angered at sale of site

Angry Port Chalmers residents are putting words into action against a planned sale of a site once set aside for a public housing project, but Kāinga Ora is sticking to its decision.

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Chidgey, Iti among festival’s guest speakers

In the engine room of the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival in Broad Bay are (from left) co...

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Chidgey, Iti among festival’s guest speakers

Acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey and activist and artist Tāme Iti are among the guests at this year’s Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival.

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Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

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Trampers lost, cold, lucky to get phone coverage: police

Five young Dunedin trampers were "too cold to move" as they awaited rescue after getting lost in harsh weather near Middlemarch, police say.

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Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries Dawson Kalayjian, 19 (left), and...

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Missionary says sacrifices of his calling worth it

A young missionary came to Dunedin knowing he was unlikely to see his mother alive again.

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Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

Former Dunedin-based soprano soloist Anna Leese (right) rehearses with mother Carolyn Leese...

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Together on stage ‘weird’, but special

A former Dunedin opera singer’s homecoming was made extra special by performing with her mother on stage.

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Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

University of Otago paleogeneticist Associate Prof Nic Rawlence holds a moa bone extracted from a...

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Further smear bid over moa ‘de-extinction’ criticism

An Otago paleogenetics researcher who has been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plan to "de-extinct" the giant moa, continues to be targeted by online articles aimed at discrediting him.

Doc taking steps to mitigate large beech seeding

Yellowhead/mohua (above). Below are some other examples of native birds and mammals the...

Doc taking steps to mitigate large beech seeding

The Department of Conservation will step up predator control in South Island forests as the largest beech seeding in seven years is expected to put native species at high risk.

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Council hopes camp will reopen by Xmas

Waikouaiti Beach Motor Camp. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Council hopes camp will reopen by Xmas

A Waikouaiti campsite is on track to reopen before Christmas after an archaeological discovery brought upgrade work to a halt, the Dunedin City Council says.

Primary school teachers vote to strike

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Primary school teachers vote to strike

The union for primary school teachers has confirmed its members will strike for a day next month.

Man injured after shooting at Auckland supermarket

Police outside the Hobsonville Woolworths on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: RNZ

Man injured after shooting at Auckland supermarket

A man has been injured and a gun was fired, during a fight in the carpark of an Auckland supermarket.

Chch man charged over incident that led to fatal police shooting

The scene of the shooting in August. Photo: RNZ

Chch man charged over incident that led to fatal police shooting

Police have charged a Christchurch man with possession of an offensive weapon after a police shooting that left a woman dead in the suburb of Bryndwr last month.

'Gaza is burning': Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza City

Smoke rises from the evacuated Al-Ghefari tower, as it collapses after it was hit by Israeli air...

'Gaza is burning': Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza City

Israel announced the start of its long-awaited ground operation into Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring "Gaza is burning".

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Vocal local

A tūī sings at Orokonui Ecosanctuary.

UN inquiry finds Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press briefing with US Secretary of State...

UN inquiry finds Israel committing genocide in Gaza

A UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts.

'Medical migrant' leaves for Australia to access cancer meds

Jo Neep receiving treatment in Australia in the past year. Photo: Supplied

'Medical migrant' leaves for Australia to access cancer meds

A myeloma cancer patient said she felt no choice but to move to Australia to access life prolonging drugs that are not funded in New Zealand.

Tamihere defends Te Pāti Māori MP's controversial comments

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. Photo: RNZ

Tamihere defends Te Pāti Māori MP's controversial comments

Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has defended controversial comments made by MP Tākuta Ferris, saying he agrees with the "substance" of his statements.

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Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

Mayor Jules Radich and councillors beside the site of the new Dunedin hospital rebuild. PHOTO:...

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Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

Grant Miller has been to a lot of Dunedin City Council meetings in the past three years.

Serial rapist cleared of kidnapping, despite confession

Frankie Edwards pictured in the Waitakere District Court in 2006. Photo: Kenny Rodger

Serial rapist cleared of kidnapping, despite confession

Almost 20 years ago, a woman was getting into her car when a man wielding a knife jumped into her passenger seat and ordered her to drive, or her family would be killed.

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