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Dunedin-based Iranian expat describes brutal crackdown

An overturned car and multiple fires burn as protesters chant outside a police station during...

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Dunedin-based Iranian expat describes brutal crackdown

An Iranian expat living in Dunedin says the Islamic Republic regime in his country is now going to hospitals to arrest injured protesters.

Man treks 40km through mud after car bogs down

The mud which bogged the man's car was ankle to knee-high in depth in many areas. Photo: LIFEFLIGHT

Man treks 40km through mud after car bogs down

A man walked almost 40km in knee-high mud before being rescued after his car became bogged in flood-hit Queensland.

Summer School in full swing at university

University of Otago Summer School students Caitlin Proctor, 21, and Thomas Boyte, 19, make the...

Summer School in full swing at university

Some University of Otago students have cut their summer holidays short to get ahead in their degrees.

Otago researchers aiming to develop phage therapy

University of Otago biomedical sciences researchers Prof Peter Fineran (left) and Dr Robert...

Otago researchers aiming to develop phage therapy

Not many research projects come with a cherry on top.

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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar

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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar

Items stolen during burglaries are largely predictable — jewellery, electronics, alcohol. They are usually not the fossilised bone of an extinct flightless bird.

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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’

Tawera Johnson told the Parole Board he wanted to be released to a residential rehabilitation...

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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’

A samurai sword-wielding Dunedin man who left his victim scarred for life says he has forged gang links in prison for security.

Japanese coming-of-age ceremony to be held

University of Otago Japanese student Maria Miya, 20, does some calligraphy while her peers Naoki...

Japanese coming-of-age ceremony to be held

University of Otago exchange students are celebrating a Japanese coming-of-age tradition that is more than 1300 years old.

Wanted man thought to be in Dunedin

Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Caleb Lynn. Photo: NZ Police

'Do not approach': Wanted man thought to be in Dunedin

Police say a man wanted for aggravated robbery is thought to be in Dunedin, and they are urging people not to approach him.

Choppers join search for missing tramper

Graham Garnett failed to return from a tramp in the Baton/Ellis River area of Kahurangi National...

Choppers join search for missing tramper

Police have expanded the search for a tramper missing in a South Island national park since the end of last year.

Snow causes travel chaos in Amsterdam and Paris

People walk in the snow-covered Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photo: Reuters

Snow causes travel chaos in Amsterdam and Paris

Heavy snowfall has disrupted air, road and rail travel in France and the Netherlands, with hundreds of flights cancelled in the countries' capitals.

Many sport clubs risk being dissolved as deadline looms

Tennis clubs are among those that need to register. Photo: RNZ

Many sport clubs risk being dissolved as deadline looms

Fewer than half of New Zealand's incorporated community sport organisations have registered under new legislation, with the deadline just 13 weeks away.

Strong quake rattles western Japan

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

Strong quake rattles western Japan

A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has hit western Japan, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the meteorological agency says. No tsunami warning has been made.

Bike ramp replaces stairs to Sydney Harbour Bridge

Cyclists looking to ride across Australia's most famous bridge are in for a treat as a design tweak decades in the making is complete.

Holiday road toll rises after woman dies in hospital

Holiday road toll rises after woman dies in hospital

The holiday road toll has risen to eight with the death of a woman in hospital yesterday.

Alleged Bondi gunman moved to supermax prison

Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram. File photo

Alleged Bondi gunman moved to supermax prison

Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram has been moved to a notorious jail reserved for the state's worst criminals.

'Extreme heatwave': Temps to top 45C across Australia

The heat band has been building across Western Australia for days. File photo: Getty

'Extreme heatwave': Temps to top 45C across Australia

Parts of Australia are forecast to hit temperatures above 45C this week, in what is expected to be the worst heatwave since the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

Health hack: Concern for vulnerable people

The hacking of medical data could potentially re-traumatise vulnerable people. Photo: Getty Images

Health hack: Concern for vulnerable people

Sexual violence and family harm victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, an advocate says.