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    Secret to peace puts mind over matter

    His eminence Ling Rinpoche at the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre in Dunedin yesterday morning. PHOTO:...

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    Secret to peace puts mind over matter

    The secret to peace can only be found within oneself.

    Theatrical gesture counts

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    Theatrical gesture counts

    Emily Bennett, 10, of East Taieri School, dresses up for a fundraiser for the Playhouse Theatre at the school yesterday.

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    Treat accessible seesaw with respect, council urges

    The accessible seesaw has returned to George St’s playspace following a four-month absence after...

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    Treat accessible seesaw with respect, council urges

    The Dunedin City Council is pleading for people to "just be nice" to George St’s accessible seesaw, which has returned after damage took it out of action months ago.

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    Elected representatives where buck stops

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    Elected representatives where buck stops

    Rising rates while residents face a cost-of-living crisis could focus the minds of voters on council spending. Grant Miller asked Dunedin mayoralty candidates for...

    University of Otago, Graduands

    University of Otago graduands were joined by family and friends as they walked down George St on...

    University of Otago, Graduands

    In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today, 251 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in subjects including teaching, arts, law and commerce....

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    Lilt at glory

    Dunedin Performing Arts Competitions Society Senior Vocal Festival competitors sing at Knox Church yesterday.

    Schools for refugee children closed

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    Schools for refugee children closed

    Nine-year-old Nahima Bibi wants to be a doctor, but is one of nearly 500,000 Rohingya children who can't go to school.

    Kiwi DJ duo say denied entry to US

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    Kiwi DJ duo say denied entry to US

    Auckland DJ duo the Katayanagi Twins have reportedly been denied entry into the US.

    Dog day afternoons in doubt

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    Dog day afternoons in doubt

    St John's proposed axing of its pet therapy service is disappointing for Hawke's Bay rest home, where residents eagerly await the visits of Cleo the dog.

    Taser used on man after officers bitten: police

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    Taser used on man after officers bitten: police

    An officer was nearly hit by a vehicle and two others bitten while trying to arrest a man in Lower Hutt, police say.

    Tourism business fined after workers injured

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    Tourism business fined after workers injured

    Whale Watch Kaikōura has been fined $246,500 in the Christchurch District Court after it admitted safety failures following two workplace incidents.

    'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

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    'No tsunami threat' after South America quake

    Civil Defence says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after an earthquake off the coast of South America.

    Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

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    Global Insight: Fears law of the jungle could prevail

    The failure of global leadership in response to the Gaza war could precipitate a ‘‘descent into the law of the jungle’’ if NZ and like-minded countries don't step into the gap, Prof Robert Patman warns.

    NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza

    Vigils around the world paid tribute to media workers killed in Palestine and honoured those who...

    NZ joins call for foreign media access to Gaza

    New Zealand has joined more than two dozen other countries to call for "immediate and independent" foreign media access to Gaza.

    New 111 technology could be 'difference between life and death'

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    New 111 technology could be 'difference between life and death'

    Hato Hone St John believes a new emergency services technology to help locate people faster will mean the difference between life and death.

    'Nervous wines': Tipsy driver had Tinder jitters

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    'Nervous wines': Tipsy driver had Tinder jitters

    A Dunedin woman with the pre-date jitters was slapped with a ticket by police after downing some glasses of wine to loosen her nerves.

    More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

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    More Americans applying for refugee status in Canada, data shows

    More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024.

    Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

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    Strikes show Russia's intentions in war, Zelenskyy says

    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

    Israeli-made drones not ruled out by NZDF

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    Israeli-made drones not ruled out by NZDF

    The NZ military has not ruled out buying drones from Israel during the Gaza conflict.

    Kiwis in the dark over social media account suspensions

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    Kiwis in the dark over social media account suspensions

    A dancer, a dumpling restaurant owner and a makeup-artist are among New Zealanders whose Instagram and Facebook accounts have been suspended.
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