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    Cosy Dell sex attacker named

    Breaking News 9.28 am

    A man who broke into a Dunedin student flat and violated a young woman can now be named. 

    Kimmel back on air after suspension

    Jimmy Kimmel. File photo: Reuters

    Kimmel back on air after suspension

    Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to TV screens after ABC suspended the popular talk-show host over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

    Lifesaving surgeries delayed after Chch ICU beds reduced

    Christchurch Hospital. Photo: Geoff Sloan

    Lifesaving surgeries delayed after Chch ICU beds reduced

    Christchurch cardiac patients awaiting lifesaving operations are having their surgery delayed, sometimes several times, due to a lack of intensive care unit beds in the city.

    Parital solar eclipse

    The eclipse, as seen from Bluff. Photo: Parag Tambe

    Parital solar eclipse

    It was a wonderful experience to watch the sun rise- partially eclipsed early morning today.

    Solar eclipse from harbour and Otagon

    The eclipse seen from the harbour. Photo: Andy Smith

    Solar eclipse from harbour and Otagon

    Partial solar eclipse this morning.

    Charities drop Fergie over Epstein email

    Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Prince Andrew at the recent funeral of Katharine, Duchess of...

    Charities drop Fergie over Epstein email

    Several charities have cut their links with Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, after media reports that she had described the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a "supreme friend" in...

    Thousands of senior doctors begin strike action

    Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: Calvin Samuel / RNZ

    Thousands of senior doctors begin strike action

    Six thousand senior hospital doctors and dentists began a 48-hour strike just after midnight Monday, as the battlelines hardened in their long-running pay dispute with Health NZ.

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    Events put stadium’s versatility to test

    Dunedin Venues Ltd chief executive Paul Doorn kicks a ball on the green grass of Forsyth Barr...

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    Events put stadium’s versatility to test

    One day dirt, the next — the green, green grass of Shield country.

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    People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’

    Otago Regional Council candidate Alex King is working with various other candidates in Dunedin at...

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    People’s Hub a ‘progressive alternative’

    An alternative alliance of council candidates in Dunedin has come together to promote shared values such as climate action and social justice.

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    Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

    NZ673 an Auckland to Dunedin flight on Sunday 21/09/2025 that was impacted by turbulence. IMAGE:...

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    Turbulence ‘pure terror’: passenger

    Four minutes of "absolute pure terror".

    Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

    Former prime minister Helen Clark (standing) and Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust trustee Amanda...

    Clark’s patronage of festival celebrated

    Dunedin's reputation as the "wildest city in New Zealand" has been cemented, after former prime minister Helen Clark was named patron of the Wild Dunedin Festival yesterday.

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    Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

    With life-long lessons and memories of her own Koru Care Otago trip to the Gold Coast in 2008,...

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    Koru Care trip will take nurse full circle

    Tara Cheung thought her life was "pretty bad" when she woke up in hospital after stomach surgery, and found the surgeons had not stitched her back up again.

    Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

    A Fire and Emergency New Zealand crew from St Kilda attends to a smoke-filled car after a battery...

    Fire in car sparks warning about lithium-ion batteries

    Emergency services are warning the public to be vigilant after a battery pack caught fire in the back of car parked in a busy public place in South Dunedin.

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    Fears fare rise will lower bus patronage

    Gretchen Robertson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Fears fare rise will lower bus patronage

    Bus patronage has risen by more than 50% in the past five years in Dunedin and Queenstown, but fears remain it will sink when fares are increased.

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    Fate of cycleway on council agenda

    Jim O’Malley. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Fate of cycleway on council agenda

    Amid fears of legal challenges, the fate of a controversial central Dunedin cycleway could rest on one councillor.

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    Event a dress rehearsal for the big one

    Early risers were treated to a view of yesterday morning’s partial solar eclipse at St Clair...

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    Event a dress rehearsal for the big one

    A partial eclipse was the perfect test run for a Dunedin astronomer ahead of the big one in less than three years’ time.

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    New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’

    The Pholcomma genus spider (right) next to a tarantula the size of a stamp. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

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    New itsy bitsy discovery came down in ‘spider rain’

    A Dunedin researcher’s spider senses were left tingling when a species new to science began falling from the sky.

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    ORC salaries ‘way out of step’: Vision Otago

    Michael Laws. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    ORC salaries ‘way out of step’: Vision Otago

    An annual report has laid bare why rates are going up, one regional councillor says — too many staff, earning big pay rises and pocketing more than $100,000 annually.

    European airports still facing disruptions after cyber attack

    Travellers wait yesterday near a check-in area at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, amid flight delays...

    European airports still facing disruptions after cyber attack

    Several of Europe's biggest airports still faced disruptions today after hackers knocked out automatic check-in systems provided by Collins Aerospace.

    Unlicensed dentist treated 500 patients

    Unlicensed dentist treated 500 patients

    A man treated by an imposter dentist described his encounters as “bizarre and unusual,” saying he questioned whether the person drilling his teeth knew what he was doing.
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    • The start of the Dunedin half-marathon at the Caledonian Ground last Sunday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

      Not-quite half-marathon for many runners

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      Female farmers enjoy victory over boys

    • At the site of 11 new community housing units at the Loan and Mercantile building (inset) are ...

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      11 new ‘life-changing’ social housing units being built

    • The building in Dunedin Central has been the scene of several fires since it was abandoned in 2011.

      Derelict Dunedin hospital hit by further vandalism

    • Maheno Tavern owners Johnny Johnston and Georgia Rea are excited to reopen the country pub. PHOTO...

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      New owners reopen pub: ‘life’s too short’

    • Mayor Jules Radich and councillors beside the site of the new Dunedin hospital rebuild. PHOTO:...

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      Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors

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