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    Students gambling away rent after getting 'bombarded' by betting ads

    More university students are getting into financial trouble because they are being bombarded by ads for sports betting companies, the Problem Gambling Foundation says.

    Person critical after fall from Christchurch library

    Christchurch's central city library. Photo: RNZ

    Person critical after fall from Christchurch library

    A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a fall at Christchurch's central Tūranga library.

    'Grave concerns' for missing woman last seen in Christchurch

    Rowena Walker Photo: Supplied / NZ Police

    'Grave concerns' for missing woman last seen in Christchurch

    Police have "grave concerns" for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility she may have been the victim of foul play.

    Sealion hijacking beach picnic spot

    Sealion hijacking beach picnic spot

    Doctors Point beach on Saturday afternoon - a sealion took over this picnic spot and had a nap on the rug for an hour before departing!

    Surge of UK passport applications causing post delays

    Some people following their applications' progress using online trackers noticed they were being...

    Surge of UK passport applications causing post delays

    NZ Post says the volume of British passport applications is causing delays to them being sent to the UK.

    Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

    Flo-Week kicked off with a back-to-school themed party in an area shared by many flats nicknamed...

    Student's head cut by flying bottle as parties rev up again

    A Dunedin student had to be taken to hospital with a "decent cut" after a bottle was thrown at his head on the first night of Flo-Week parties.

    Date set for John Campbell's return to RNZ

    Date set for John Campbell's return to RNZ

    John Campbell will make his return to RNZ, joining Ingrid Hipkiss as the new co-host of Morning Report, on April 13.

    Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president

    Police officers remove a protester as demonstrators gather at Sydney's Town Hall Square to...

    Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president

    Protesters were pepper-sprayed, arrested, beaten and shoved by police as they gathered at Sydney Town Hall to speak out against Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who arrived in the harbour city on Monday.

    Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance

    Photo: Supplied

    Man dies in 100-minute wait for ambulance

    An Auckland man called 111 struggling to breathe but by the time an ambulance got to him, about an hour and 40 minutes later, he was dead after what a coroner said was a "cascade of errors".

    Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

    Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to heed calls to quit after a second aide resigned from a team in crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.

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    ‘Wee bit expensive’ but ‘relief’ cat allowed

    Dunedin woman Emily Dixon’s beloved 11-year-old cat, Nala. PHOTO: EMILY DIXON

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    ‘Wee bit expensive’ but ‘relief’ cat allowed

    For a Dunedin renter and cat owner, the introduction of a pet bond has lifted a large weight off her shoulders — despite the price.

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    Dunedin painting company on market

    Celebrating 130 years of Wrens are (from left) shareholder Blair Mitchell, majority owner Richard...

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    Longstanding Dunedin painting company on market

    They probably did not have a cake big enough for all the candles.

    Quick response to burning tractor

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    Quick response to burning tractor

    Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff attend a tractor fire above Concord, in Dunedin, which sent large plumes of thick black smoke across the area yesterday afternoon.

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    Rents drop despite dip in supply

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    Rents drop despite dip in supply

    Rental properties in the southern regions appear to be turning the economic principle of supply and demand on its head.

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    Mosgiel roads on NZTA radar

    Motorists sometimes have trouble around Quarry Rd getting in or out of Mosgiel. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Mosgiel roads on NZTA radar

    Significant investment in Mosgiel’s roads could be on the cards, as initial work to deal with increasing congestion may not be enough.

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    Decapitated fur seals found on Dunedin beach

    A New Zealand fur seal. PHOTO: RNZ

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    Sharks or humans: anger, questions over seal deaths

    Department of Conservation staff are not ruling out human involvement in the decapitation of at least two New Zealand fur seals found dead on a Dunedin beach.

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    Child sex offender denied parole

    Paiea Waihirere, pictured here at his sentencing in 2017, was declined parole at his most recent ...

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    Child sex offender denied parole

    A Dunedin sex offender who photoshopped his victim’s face on to child pornography images has been declined parole again.

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    Contest win down to ‘story in the image’

    Waitahuna freelance photographer Susan Church holds up her Australia New Zealand Sony Alpha...

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    Contest win down to ‘story in the image’

    Concerned, encouraging, inquisitive, disbelieving, holding on for dear life — the facial expressions in Susan Church’s award-winning photo say it all.

    ‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school

    Otago Boys’ High School Librarian Kelly Kinghorn died suddenly last week, aged 39. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    ‘Kind, dedicated, humble’ librarian mourned by school

    A Dunedin secondary school is mourning its "deeply passionate" and "extremely caring" librarian after her sudden death last week.

    'Just your usual student antics'

    Thanks to the joint effort of a bunch of strangers, a car was covered by cones in Dundas St on...

    Car's cone covering 'just your usual student antics'

    Covering a random Dunedin car completely in road cones was a joint effort by a bunch of strangers, a woman who lives in the area says.
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