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    Wayward branch causes disruption

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Wayward branch causes disruption

    Emergency services monitor a split branch from a tree which closed Highcliff Rd, Portobello yesterday afternoon.

    Students say Tenancy Tribunal not fit for purpose

    Zoe Eckhoff recently won a Tenancy Tribunal case, but says she was only able to do it with the...

    Dunedin students say Tenancy Tribunal not fit for purpose

    University students in Dunedin who come into conflict with their landlords over the state of their flats say the Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for purpose.

    Far-right threat exposed by rallies across Australia

    A strong police presence kept protesters separated during a rally in Melbourne at the weekend....

    Far-right threat exposed by rallies across Australia

    Australia has been urged to take the threat of far-right extremism seriously after nationalists marched alongside neo-Nazis at anti-immigration rallies.

    Health NZ's delay in releasing data 'politically motivated'

    Reducing staff leave balances benefits an organisation's balance sheet - Health NZ is expected to...

    Health NZ's delay in releasing data 'politically motivated'

    The nurses' union says Health NZ's attempt to suppress information about under staffing in hospitals was politically motivated.

    Arrest after shots fired at police in Palmerston North

    A firearm was located on the roadside after the shooting incidents. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

    Arrest after shots fired at police in Palmerston North

    A man has been arrested after gunshots were fired towards police in two separate incidents in Palmerston North in the past 48 hours.

    'Understandings' reached at Alaska summit open way to peace: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a photo...

    'Understandings' reached at Alaska summit open way to peace: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says "understandings" he reached with US President Donald Trump at a summit in August have opened a way to peace in Ukraine.

    Govt announces new exemption to foreign buyers' ban

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

    Govt announces new exemption to foreign buyers' ban

    Some wealthy foreigners will be allowed to buy a luxury home in New Zealand once more after the government confirmed a new exemption to the foreign buyers' ban.

    More than 600 killed in Afghanistan quake

    More than 600 killed in Afghanistan quake

    More than 600 people have been killed and more than 1500 injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, authorities say.

    Woman dies after breathing tube mistakenly inserted in food pipe

    Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

    Woman dies after breathing tube mistakenly inserted in food pipe

    A woman died when a breathing tube was inserted into her food pipe instead of her wind pipe for 17 minutes during an operation surgery at an Auckland hospital.

    Wife's plea as search for accused cop killer continues

    Wife's plea as search for accused cop killer continues

    Victoria Police are throwing everything at their bushland hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman, who has been on the run for seven days after two officers were killed. 

    Driver's near-miss with child caught on camera

    Photo: Police

    Driver's near-miss with child caught on camera

    A driver caught on camera nearly hitting a child crossing the road in Christchurch has handed themself in to police after a public appeal.

    Frustration, delays after flights cancelled

    Auckland Airport. File photo: RNZ

    'This close to murder': Frustration, delays after dozens of flights cancelled

    Flight disruptions following high winds in Auckland could take a couple of days to clear, Air New Zealand says.

    Truck driver on phone before fatal crash

    Truck driver on phone killed migrant season worker

    The truck driver who killed a 9-year-old boy's father when he crashed into a van on SH1 near Blenheim last year was on his phone and travelling at more than 70km/h, the police summary of facts shows.

    'Neighbours at war': rocks fly and threats made, police say

    'Neighbours at war': rocks fly and threats made, police say

    A Dunedin woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a rock through her neighbour’s window during a dispute, police say.

    Man being 'inappropriate' towards women at bus hub arrested

    Hopes of Oamaru getting a direct bus service to Dunedin have been set back, for now at least....

    Man being 'inappropriate' towards women at bus hub arrested

    A man making ‘‘inappropriate comments and gestures’’ towards women at Dunedin’s bus hub allegedly spat at and tried to kick officers after being arrested, police say.

    Man arrested while wearing stolen hoodie: police

    Photo: Getty Images

    Man arrested while wearing stolen hoodie: police

    A man who allegedly shoplifted from five Dunedin businesses was arrested while wearing a hoodie with the price tag still attached, police say.

    Dunedin ED wait times among worst in country: data leak

    Photo: ODT files

    Dunedin ED wait times among worst in country: data leak

    Dunedin Hospital's emergency department wait times have been shown to be among the poorest in the country, leaked health data has revealed today.

    Ski-plane business marks 70 years

    The airline, founded in 1955, is New Zealand’s second-oldest after Air New Zealand. Photo: Supplied

    Ski-plane business marks 70 years

    Christchurch pilot Sir Harry Wigley pulled off a daring landing on the Tasman Glacier in 1955, deploying homemade retractable skis below his Auster Aiglet to slide to a stop on a glittering mass of snow and ice.

    Reserve Bank chairman's resignation 'not unusual': Luxon

    Christopher Luxon and Neil Quigley. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Samuel Rillstone

    Reserve Bank chairman's resignation 'not unusual': Luxon

    The prime minister says he has confidence in the management of the Reserve Bank, in spite of the departure of the bank's governor and chairperson within six months of each other.

    Company had 80 warnings before worker's death: report

    Wesley Tomich was trapped under a metal frame and asphyxiated. Photo: Supplied / Givealittle

    Company had 80 warnings before worker's death: report

    A major fertiliser company was told 80 times in a single report that its conveyor belt safety standards were not up to scratch, months before a worker died on one of its huge belts.
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