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    Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Group chairman Hoani Langsbury (left) and Predator Free Dunedin...

    Peninsula proudly proclaimed possumless place

    Possums have had their final termination on the Otago Peninsula.

    Teens break into car

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    Teens break into car

    A Dunedin teenager allegedly spat in the face of a police officer after being caught red-handed breaking into a car.

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    Growing it out to support those living with cancer

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    Growing it out to support those living with cancer

    Fundraising can be a truly curly activity, but Daniel Lewis reckons there is no need for it to be a knotty affair — you just need to sit back and let it grow.

    ‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed

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    ‘Constant fear’: rapist jailed

    A woman who was raped by a stranger who broke into her Dunedin flat says she now lives in "constant fear".

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    Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’

    Dunedin pensioner Rob Donaldson holds his SuperGold Card outside Woolworths Dunedin South. Photo:...

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    Gold card discount issue ‘annoying’

    Customers at a South Dunedin supermarket are so incensed about their SuperGold cards not being accepted they are ditching their trolleys and storming out, a pensioner says.

    Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action

    Wattie Watson. Photo: supplied

    Fenz’s threat to cut wages halts action

    Striking firefighters were met with threats of a double-digit wage deduction after an attempt to change strike tactics went down in flames.

    Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed

    The judge said the man was driven by “emotional dysregulation and alcohol” on the night and...

    Identity of manslaughter-accused revealed

    A man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and can now be named.

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    Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab

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    Prisoner ‘exited’ from rehab

    A man who stabbed his flatmate to death is back in prison after getting kicked out of a Dunedin rehabilitation programme.

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    Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’

    More than 30,000 people marched in Dunedin on September, 28, 2024 against the government’s...

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    Reti’s retirement ‘predictable’

    A line can be drawn between Dr Shane Reti’s departure from politics and the backlash to the government’s handling of the new Dunedin hospital project, a pair of commentators say.

    Sacred send-off

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    Sacred send-off

    Andean spiritual leaders perform an ancestral ceremony in memory of the victims of the Bolivian military plane crash, in El Alto, Bolivia, yesterday.

    Teen involved in grisly farm killing has life sentence quashed

    Ethan Webster (centre) and William Candy (right) were sentenced in the High Court at New Plymouth...

    Teen involved in grisly farm killing has life sentence quashed

    A teen murderer will no longer serve a life sentence for the grisly killing of his farm colleague.

    Kapa-Kingi officially reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori

    Mariameno Kapa-Kingi challenged the party's president John Tamihere, and the process in which she...

    Kapa-Kingi officially reinstated as member of Te Pāti Māori

    MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has officially been reinstated to Te Pāti Māori, following a High Court decision that ruled her suspension and subsequent expulsion was "unlawful".

    Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies

    Fuel shortages and price hikes are creating headaches for some Australian farmers. File photo:...

    Warning fuel shortages could cause huge food price spikes for Aussies

    Fuel is running low in regional parts of Australia and farmers say shoppers could be in for a rude shock at the checkout as the war in the Middle East continues to have a global impact.

    Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court

    Convicted murderer Scott Watson has been in prison since 1999. Photo: Pool / John Kirk-Anderson

    Scott Watson granted leave to appeal to Supreme Court

    Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.

    Ceremony in Christchurch to remember mosque attack victims

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    Ceremony in Christchurch to remember mosque attack victims

    Christchurch City Council will hold a formal commemoration event this month to remember the victims of the 2019 mosque attacks.

    Former health minister Shane Reti to retire from politics

    Minister of Health Shane Reti. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

    Former health minister Shane Reti to retire from politics

    Former National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti has announced he will retire at this year's election.

    Covid response broadly effective but some flaws, inquiry finds

    Central Auckland during a Covid-19 lockdown in August 2021. Photo: RNZ

    Covid response broadly effective but some flaws, inquiry finds

    The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry has found the government's response was effective but late and not communicated well enough to people.

    Motorcyclist killed in Karitane crash named

    Calum Rate. Photo: Social media

    Motorcyclist killed in Karitane crash named

    The man who died in a crash near Karitane on Saturday has been identified as Dunedin man Calum Rate.

    No guarantee rates cap won't increase social housing rents

    Local Government Minister Simon Watts Photo: RNZ

    No guarantee rates cap won't increase social housing rents

    The local government minister cannot guarantee a rates cap will not cause higher costs for tens of thousands of social housing tenants.

    'Demons inside': Cosy Dell rapist gets rare open-ended jail sentence

    Keith Wicks-Cairns in court today. Photo: Rob Kidd

    'Demons inside': Cosy Dell rapist gets rare open-ended jail sentence

    A man with "psychopathic traits" who broke into a Dunedin flat and raped a student will be subject to a rare open-ended jail term. 
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