Fraud conviction would have been 'hugely disastrous'
A respected Dunedin professional has avoided a conviction for insurance fraud, and her identity will be permanently kept under wraps.
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
All officers to do alcohol breath test training
The move follows revelations more than 100 police staff are being investigated for falsifying 30,000 tests.
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
A crime scene has been declared after four people died in a Queensland house fire, the second blaze to kill multiple people in the state in less than a month.
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour pledges free cervical screening for all
Labour is promising to make cervical screening free for everyone, if elected next year, through its previously-announced Medicard scheme.
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
Dunedin pensioner who blacked out aided by Good Samaritan
An injured pensioner was whisked away from his crashed car by a vigilant member of the public before an ambulance arrived.
Castle St mayhem: Firefighters retreat as fireworks shot at them
Castle St mayhem: Firefighters retreat as fireworks shot at them
Firefighters were forced to withdraw from Dunedin's student quarter when fireworks were shot at a crew dousing a blazing couch.
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
Queenstown restaurants on Michelin's radar
For the first time in 125 years the Michelin guide will include restaurants from Queenstown, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
Extent of police falsifying breath tests 'unfathomable'
A leading employment lawyers says she's never seen anything on the same scale as the investigation into 120 officers involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests across NZ.
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scout group fed up with freedom campers' mess
Scouts in Auckland are sharing a carpark with freedom campers, some of whom are urinating in public and even defecating behind their hall, a leader says.
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Nurses under pressure
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Nurses under pressure
Dunedin's under-pressure emergency department is still waiting to fill positions, but a war of numbers is being fought by both the nurses’ organisation and the governing health body.
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New cameras to make roads safer
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New cameras to make roads safer
Drivers with a heavy right foot may soon start receiving speeding tickets from a new type of speed camera being installed around the southern regions.
Second visitor of the season
Second visitor of the season
The second cruise ship of the season, Celebrity Edge, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30am yesterday.
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
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Fireworks incidents fuel ban calls
Incidents such as police and fire appliances being shot at by fireworks, which happened in Dunedin this week, does nothing to help those who want them to remain on public sale, an Otago firefighter says.
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
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Portfolio structure will work better: Calvert
A "cumbersome" relic of Otago Regional Council’s previous term has been replaced by a governance structure critics say lacks detail and leaves mana whenua out of the conversation.
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Lower interest rates key to boost
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Lower interest rates key to boost
Buyer confidence is picking up in Dunedin’s steady property market on the back of lower interest rates, sales agents say.
Belief Tomahawk blaze was started by fireworks
Belief Tomahawk blaze was started by fireworks
Fireworks are believed to have started a large vegetation fire at Tomahawk Lagoon last night.
Making the best of it
Making the best of it
Otago Girls’ High School Japanese teacher Bronwyn Thomson gives blood while taking part in a half-day strike yesterday
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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history
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Service commemorates ‘dark day’ in country’s history
Dunedin residents from all walks of life made time to gather together and remember a "dark day" in New Zealand history.
Lotto 2531
Lotto 2531
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Landing on course
Landing on course
An Otago Rescue Helicopter lands at the Otago Golf Club on Wednesday.