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Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on...

Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss

Kristi Noem, who oversaw an aggressive immigration crackdown and faced bipartisan criticism in hearings, will leave her role as homeland security chief at the end of the month.

Former MP quits National to join Opportunity party

Jackie Blue has also been the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner. Photo: Supplied

Former MP quits National to join Opportunity party

Former National MP Jackie Blue is changing her political allegiances, saying the government's handling of pay equity changes was her breaking point.

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

Smoke rises above the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...

Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies

US President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated further.

Farmers died days apart in similar accidents

Golden Bay farmer Melvin "Speedo" Robinson, was killed in December 2023 after the vehicle he was...

Farmers died days apart in similar accidents

The son of a farmer crushed under a vehicle he was working on said his father "could have died a thousand times" in other ways, so it was a shock his life ended the way it did.

NZ woman in major airport meth bust hid drugs under towels

Dozens of vacuum-sealed bags were found hidden underneath towels. Photo: Supplied / Australian...

NZ woman in major airport meth bust hid drugs under towels

A New Zealander is one of two women facing an Australian court after an alleged attempt to import 38 kilograms of methamphetamine by hiding it under some towels in suitcases.

Initiative out to bring women to fly-fishing

Otago Anglers Association president Mark Barrett shows a rabbit tail streamer fly to Carrie...

Initiative out to bring women to fly-fishing

Women are being encouraged to learn the cast, select the right nymph and get the drift.

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Alarm over mental health field staffing

Mental health for older persons specialist Dr Yoram Barak is worried about the lack of staffing...

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Alarm over mental health field staffing

Mental healthcare for older people in the South is ‘‘dangerously under-resourced’’ at a time when demand is at its highest, a senior clinician says.

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Disappointment as storied Otago student mag downsized

Former editor Joel MacManus with an edition of the Critic. Photo: Craig Baxter

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Disappointment as storied Otago student mag downsized

An award-winning Otago University student magazine has been significantly cut down in size just one year after celebrating its centennial.

Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied

Best Cafe’s chef Lisa Chan serves up a plate of Bluff oysters a day after the shop received their...

Oysters arrive in Dunedin after Southlanders supplied

Dunedin has finally been granted access to the South’s favourite seafood delicacy, after the lion’s share were gobbled up quickly by Southland.

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Bid to ban taking cockles over fears group is 'gutting' fishery

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Bid to ban taking cockles over fears group is 'gutting' fishery

Shutting down the taking of shellfish at Moeraki is needed to stop the ‘‘gutting’’ of a local resource by newcomers to New Zealand, an iwi leader says.

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Staff in dark as engineering firm liquidated

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Dunedin staff in dark as engineering firm liquidated

Dart Engineering Ltd was put into liquidation yesterday with staff still in the dark about their future.

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Parking tech set to boost coffers

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Parking tech set to boost coffers

The chances of getting caught by Dunedin’s parking police will soon be significantly higher, because of new technology.

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Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site

Developer Liam Horne is set to build some town houses on the site of the former North East Valley...

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Thirteen town houses set to occupy Baptist site

Work will start next week on the construction of 13 town houses on the site of the now demolished North East Valley Baptist Church.

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Assault while on bail adds to jail time

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Assault while on bail adds to jail time

A high-profile criminal who beat up his former partner in front of their children has been granted name suppression.

Flat stones put to use

Flat stones put to use

A relic of the past holds a mob of sheep at Longford, near Middlemarch.

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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal

A Mosgiel pin oak tree poses an urgent risk to people and property, the owners say. PHOTO: GERARD...

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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal

An arboreal verse penned for a protected Mosgiel pin oak has joined artificial intelligence in backing the tree’s removal.

Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually

Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually

Firefighters work to clear fog from the On the Spot dairy in Taieri Rd, Wakari about 11.30am yesterday.

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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child

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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child

A day after attacking someone he believed had abused his child, an Oamaru man pinched his own daughter so hard he drew blood.

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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery

The teenager was violated at a party and then at the Northern Cemetery. Photo: Google Maps

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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery

A man in his late 30s violated a 15-year-old girl in the bathroom at a family party in Dunedin and the next day repeated the act after picking her up from school.

Watchdog 'horrified' at beer wrongly labelled

More than 2500 cases have been recalled. Photo: MPI/supplied

Watchdog 'horrified' at beer wrongly labelled

Alcohol Healthwatch's executive director says he is "horrified" after tens of thousands of Steinlager beer bottles were mislabelled as alcohol free.

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