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Families turn to court in bid to silence mosque shooter

Families turn to court in bid to silence mosque shooter

The coronial inquest investigating the Christchurch mosque shootings is a safe space for victims’ families and one where the terrorist should have no voice.

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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data

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HNZ withholds Wakari Hospital worker assault data

A refusal to release information on the number of staff being assaulted at Wakari Hospital shows the national health body has something to hide, a union says.

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Effects being felt of rising fuel costs

Solo mother Nicole Chappell says rocketing fuel prices are going to affect the activities of her...

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Effects being felt of rising fuel costs

Rising petrol prices are pushing people in the South already struggling with the cost of living close to the brink.

Tests to raise awareness

Staff from Kidney Health New Zealand will be at Wall Street Mall today between 10am and 3pm doing kidney function tests in a bid to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease.

Lotto 2567

Lotto 2567

Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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Rules cited as Ong ejected from workshop

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Rules cited as Ong ejected from workshop

Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong was ejected from a council workshop because he failed to abide by the rules, the meeting’s chairman says.

I’m flying, Donald

I’m flying, Donald

A 3.6m-tall Titanic-themed statue of United States President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, entitled The King of the World, appeared on the National...

Evacuation to defuse WW2 bomb

Explosive ordnance disposal workers walk along the construction site at the demolished Carola...

Evacuation to defuse WW2 bomb

About 18,000 people will evacuate an area of central Dresden today after a World War 2 bomb was discovered in the city, police said yesterday.

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Public flat initiations down: proctor’s report

There has been a reported increase in couch fires in the student quarter over the past year,...

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Public flat initiations down: proctor’s report

The University of Otago believes it has broken the back of the "flat initiation" practices, but couch burning has re-emerged as a growing concern.

Fringe festival: fortnight for fun

Some of the performers in this year’s Dunedin Fringe enjoy themselves at last night’s gala...

Fringe festival: fortnight for fun

The Dunedin Fringe is good to go for another year.

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Closed meetings held on South Dunedin climate change adaptation

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Closed meetings held on South Dunedin climate change adaptation

Meetings have been held behind closed doors about how South Dunedin might best adapt to climate change in the long term.

Top job

Top job

Contractors work on the roof of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday, continuing planned, routine maintenance already under way for a few weeks.

Otago University confirms meningococcal case

Otago University confirms meningococcal case

The University of Otago has confirmed a case of meningococcal disease within the student community.

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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study

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Cannabinoid gave relief: pain study

For those with endometriosis, medicinal cannabis may offer "life-changing" relief from chronic and severe pelvic pain, new research has found.

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Fortnightly shared marae kai to resume

Dunedin’s Āraiteuru Marae is preparing to host its first Pātaka Ora community meal of the year,...

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Fortnightly shared marae kai to resume

A community event returning to a Dunedin marae aims to bring people together over a shared meal.

Six dead in bus fire that may have been deliberate, police say

Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly bus fire in Kerzers, Switzerland., Photo: Reuters

Six dead in bus fire that may have been deliberate, police say

At least six people died and three others were injured in a bus fire today in a small town in western Switzerland.

Mosque attack terrorist is 'like no other witness', lawyer says

Al Noor Mosque where 51 people were killed in a terrorist attack in 2019. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Mosque attack terrorist is 'like no other witness', lawyer says

The families of victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings say the terrorist is a witness "like no other" and he should not be allowed to give oral evidence at a coronial inquest.

NZ cancer patient makes last chance dash to Australia

Tawhai Reti says being away from his children to get treatment in Australia has been "horrible"....

NZ cancer patient makes last chance dash to Australia

A New Zealand blood cancer patient has been forced to leave his four children behind and make a last chance dash to Australia for treatment.

Teacher asked inappropriate questions before students' bedtime

A teacher asked students inappropriate questions, including "how long would you wait to have sex with a dead girl?", as a way to wind the students down before bedtime.

Person dies in hospital after Canterbury e-scooter crash

A person has died following a crash involving an e-scooter.

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