Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home
Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland home
A lightning strike set fire to a house in Auckland as thunderstorms hit the region last night.
Historical Canterbury hotel reopens
Historical Canterbury hotel reopens
The new director of a historic Canterbury hotel shut for more than a year is determined to bring the site back to life.
The Cure musician Perry Bamonte dies
The Cure musician Perry Bamonte dies
Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at 65, the English indie rock band have confirmed through their official website.
Joshua driver charged over fatal crash
Joshua driver charged over fatal crash
The driver of the vehicle in a crash that injured boxer Anthony Joshua and killed two friends in Nigeria has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, police say.
Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar
Scrutiny turns to safety set-up at Swiss bar
Witnesses to a deadly fire in Switzerland have recounted seeing bar staff carrying sparkling fountain candles attached to champagne bottles.
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Public input wanted for future New Year’s Eve celebrations
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Public input wanted for future New Year’s Eve celebrations
Public opinion is being sought on how Dunedin City Council runs future New Year’s Eve celebrations, as the mayor says it is time for a rethink.
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Signage dispute ‘targeted’
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Signage dispute ‘targeted’
Dunedin's highest-polling councillor says the city council’s failed bid to pursue him for legal costs relating to election sign rules was "vindictive".
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ACC call for biker, driver safety
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ACC call for biker, driver safety
The first three months of each year is traditionally when the sun decides to come out and the heat comes on, creating the perfect environment to ride a motorcycle.
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Family runs away with hill titles
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Family runs away with hill titles
Winning runs in the family for one fleet-footed Dunedin trio named three-way champions of this year’s Aramoana cliff run.
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One person’s waste is another’s working life
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One person’s waste is another’s working life
It may not sound like glamorous work, but three people helping to keep Dunedin’s sewerage system operating in the holiday season sure seem to be upbeat about it.
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Firefighters’ strike ‘only option now’
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Firefighters’ strike ‘only option now’
Going on strike is the "only option now", a Dunedin firefighter says, as union negotiations enter a new year.
Fresh air fun
Fresh air fun
Taieri Mouth friends Leon Perquin (left) and Kiptyn Garner, both 12, enjoy some air time on the Signal Hill mountainbike tracks yesterday.
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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets
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More spending not a guarantee of council seats for election tickets
A well-funded campaign is no guarantee of electoral success. Dunedin City Council election results provided proof of that.
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Bolsonaro leaves hospital
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was discharged from a hospital in Brasilia and returned to prison yesterday, according to CNN Brazil
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Painful task of identifying bodies begins in Switzerland
Investigators have set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy
Obituary: Lan Yuan Chinese garden his legacy
There was never much doubt John Henderson would follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in his choice of occupation.
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
Obituary: DNA co-discoverer dogged by dubious race views
The Francis Crick Institute is a cathedral of biomedicine in the heart of London, a centre for 2000 scientists to push the limits of research and a monument to one of the men who made it possible.
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Obituary: Sam Lovell, Aboriginal leader
Nyikina elder Sam Lovell was regarded as the founder of Aboriginal tourism.
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Mamdani sworn in as New York mayor to chants of 'tax the rich'
Democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York City's mayor, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation's largest city more affordable for working people.
Card-skimmers being smuggled into NZ in air-fryers, TV antennas
Card-skimmers being smuggled into NZ in air-fryers, TV antennas
Customs is warning organised criminal groups are continuing to smuggle card-skimming equipment into the country.