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    Former political figure in dock over alleged Dunedin bar brawl

    A former political figure has pleaded not guilty to charges following an alleged Dunedin bar brawl. 

    Bodies recovered from chopper crash site

    The area where a helicopter crashed. Photo: RNZ

    Bodies recovered from chopper crash site

    Two bodies have been recovered from the site of a fatal helicopter crash near Wellington.

    Man swept away in river found by family

    Flowers at the scene where the car was washed away. Photo: RNZ

    Man swept away in river found by family

    There was three days of dedicated searching by authorities, but eventually it was Tekanimaeu Arobati's family that found him.

    Quarter of Kiwis have trust issues with police: poll

    Police conduct has recently been in the spotlight. Photo: RNZ

    Quarter of Kiwis have trust issues with police: poll

    A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows, but most people's positions were not rattled by the recent Jevon McSkimming scandal.

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    Council needs to fix ‘basics’ first

    Street furniture is part of the active travel in Dunedin’s Town Belt. Photo: supplied

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    Council needs to fix ‘basics’ first

    An attempt to make a car-free section of the Town Belt more attractive to pedestrians and cyclists has been labelled "damn ugly" and a waste of money by a council falling behind on the basics.

    Mural to add to ‘colourful’ South Dunedin

    A draft design for a mural set to adorn a building on the corner of Prince Albert Rd and Bellona...

    Mural to add to ‘colourful’ South Dunedin

    A new piece of "democratic art" will mark South Dunedin as the coolest, most colourful part of town, an organiser hopes.

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    Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich

    Rob Fitzpatrick (foreground) hopes a series of poles can be installed at St Clair Beach as a...

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    Installing groyne pitched as ‘tribute’ to Radich

    A memorial for former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich should be installed at a Dunedin beach and take the form of a groyne, advocates say.

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    Concern over chopped trees at Ross Creek

    Braeview Cres resident Marie Ballagh looks at the trees cut down in the Ross Creek reserve. PHOTO...

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    Concern over chopped trees at Ross Creek

    A Dunedin architect is apologising for a mess of chopped trees in the Ross Creek reserve he created, but says the ultimate result will look "beautiful" once the work is finished.

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    Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait

    David Hutchinson aboard his support vessel yesterday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Conditions thwart fundraising swim across strait

    David Hutchinson refused to treat himself with a beer after abandoning a nearly eight-hour effort to complete one of the world’s most difficult ultramarathon swims.

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    Call for council to make Enterprise Dunedin decision

    Mike Collins. Photo: supplied

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    Call for council to make Enterprise Dunedin decision

    A Dunedin business leader says a decision on the future of the city’s economic development agency needs to be made with urgency.

    Lotto 2555

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    Lotto 2555

    Results from last night's Lotto draw.

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    Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations

    John Chambers, Photos: supplied

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    Chambers to answer Ong’s allegations

    A Dunedin city councillor accused of making "discriminatory remarks" could have his first chance to answer the complaint tomorrow.

    DNA work reveals more lizard species

    The Fiordland Sinbad skink population appears to have disappeared from areas where it once lived,...

    DNA work reveals more lizard species

    DNA analysis of native geckos and skinks by the University of Otago has led to previously recognised species being split into new species.

    Storm impacts UK

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Storm impacts UK

    A search and rescue team helps locals on a boat as floodwater runs through a street in Enniscorthy, Ireland yesterday after the River Slaney burst its banks during Storm Chandra.

    Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll

    Six major fires continue to burn across the state of Victoria. Photo: CFA

    Hundreds of homes lost as Aussie bushfires take toll

    Hundreds of Australian families have lost their homes to bushfires across recent months, and authorities are warning the danger period still has months to run.

    First landslide victim formally identified

    Max Furse-Kee would have turned 16 today. Photo: Supplied

    First Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified

    One of the victims of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified, on what would have been his 16th birthday.

    October storm payout set to climb to $50m

    A property badly damaged in last October's storm. Photo: RNZ

    October storm payout set to climb to $50m: Insurer

    The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG's 120-year history.

    New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine

    New Zealander Khol Gillies had to wait days to be evacuated from the battlefield in Ukraine....

    New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine

    A New Zealander who was severely injured while fighting in Ukraine said he sang the national anthem to keep himself going as he was rescued.

    Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in

    Flood damage in Punaruku, Te Araroa on the East Coast. Photo: Supplied

    Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in

    Local authorities say the adrenaline has worn off and in its place is the scale of the damage in flood-hit communities on the North Island's east coast.

    Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system

    Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

    Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system

    Scrutiny has again come on the 111 emergency call system, which still runs on an operating model set up in 1958.
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      Mixed reaction to McDonald’s consent

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