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World anxious to open shipping waterway

A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat...

World anxious to open shipping waterway

Dozens of countries have sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive attacks on Iran.

Christchurch store ram-raided

Christchurch police are appealing to the public for help after a store was ram-raided in the city overnight.

Arrest after two found dead at Hamilton property

Arrest after two found dead at Hamilton property

Police investigating two deaths in Hamilton East have arrested a 34-year-old man.

Nigel Latta's widow finding her way

Clinical psychologist Dr Natalie Flynn is the author of Smart Mothering and the co-creator (with...

Nigel Latta's widow finding her way

Almost six months after parenting expert Nigel Latta died of cancer, his wife clinical psychologist Dr Natalie Flynn is having more good days.

No ODT paper on Good Friday

The Otago Daily Times will not be published on Good Friday.

Police employee took booked vehicle on camping trip

Police employee took booked vehicle on camping trip

A police employee misused a police vehicle by taking it to go camping with a friend, despite it being booked for a search and rescue exercise.

Former Highlander died with brain disease

Former Highlander Shane Christie died with brain disease linked to repeated head knocks

Former Highlander Shane Christie had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

Missing Dunedin primary school boys found

Missing Dunedin primary school boys found

Two Dunedin primary school boys who went missing today have been found, the school says.

Interislander delays expected to be over by weekend

The Interislander website showed delays of up to three hours and 45 minutes for ferries departing...

Interislander delays expected to be over by weekend

KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and passenger numbers are leading to delays on Interislander ferries.

Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan

The results of the study showed prohibition was not working. Photo: Getty Images

Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan

An alleged dealer on a cannabis run to Invercargill was busted after police smelled the scent of marijuana wafting from his car.

Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war from the White...

Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

President Donald Trump says the US military has nearly completed the goals it set out to accomplish in its war with Iran and that the conflict will soon be ending.

Households face $55 a week rise in living costs

Households face $55 a week rise in living costs: report

Households face a $55 a week rise in living costs this year partly because of the Middle East conflict, according to ASB economists.

Holiday alcohol restrictions lifted

Holiday alcohol restrictions lifted

The relaxing of alcohol restrictions on public holidays has cleared the last legislative hurdle and will come into force in time for Easter weekend.

NZ signs defence declaration with Cook Islands

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown (left) and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters...

NZ signs defence declaration with Cook Islands

New Zealand will resume about $29.8 million in annual funding to the Cook Islands.

Penny Simmonds promoted to Cabinet

Penny Simmonds joins Cabinet with responsibility for Tertiary Education and Science, Innovation...

Penny Simmonds promoted to Cabinet

Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds has been elevated to Cabinet.

Top exec who paid underage girl for sex named

Former Auckland executive Greg Hornblow was convicted of receiving "commercial sexual services"...

Top exec who paid underage girl for sex named

A former Auckland executive who was convicted of receiving "commercial sexual services" from a person aged under 18 can now be named.

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket...

NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida this morning on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade

Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

People using trams in Melbourne this week. Photo: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty...

Aussies asked to take public transport, don't stockpile fuel

Australia's PM has warned economic shocks of the war in the Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation.

Cigarette concerns after vape study

Jadam Ltd, trading as The Vaper’s Nest in Invercargill, has been liquidated owing more than $50...

Cigarette concerns after vape study

While vapes may cause cancer - as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded - they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says.

Free laundry service new point of connection

Orange Sky national co-ordinator Emah Butler at a new Dunedin laundry pod at the Salvation Army’s...

Free laundry service new point of connection

A free laundry service will offer a new point of connection for people experiencing hardship across Dunedin, an organiser says.

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