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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal
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Poetic submission backs tree’s removal
An arboreal verse penned for a protected Mosgiel pin oak has joined artificial intelligence in backing the tree’s removal.
Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually
Where there’s smoke, there isn’t fire, actually
Firefighters work to clear fog from the On the Spot dairy in Taieri Rd, Wakari about 11.30am yesterday.
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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child
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Year’s home detention for assault and injuring child
A day after attacking someone he believed had abused his child, an Oamaru man pinched his own daughter so hard he drew blood.
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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery
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Dunedin man violated teenager at family party and cemetery
A man in his late 30s violated a 15-year-old girl in the bathroom at a family party in Dunedin and the next day repeated the act after picking her up from school.
Watchdog 'horrified' at beer wrongly labelled
Watchdog 'horrified' at beer wrongly labelled
Alcohol Healthwatch's executive director says he is "horrified" after tens of thousands of Steinlager beer bottles were mislabelled as alcohol free.
Cromwell College student second in national poetry competition
Cromwell College student second in national poetry competition
Year 9 Cromwell College Student Katie Anne Ley has come second place in the Junior Section of a National Poetry Competiton with her poem, 'A Love Letter to Colours'.
Minister quizzed about exchange with TVNZ chair
Minister quizzed about exchange with TVNZ chair
Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith says he "may have grunted" at TVNZ's board chair Andrew Barclay, who raised a crime story with him.
Equipment to fix sewage plant not yet ordered: company
Equipment to fix sewage plant not yet ordered: company
A fault at the Wellington wastewater plant caused it to shut down, sending up to 70 million litres of untreated sewage into the sea daily.
Former All Black sells home for $2.45m with brother's help
Former All Black sells home for $2.45m with brother's help
Former Crusaders and All Blacks captain Sam Whitelock has teamed up with his brother Adam again - but this time it was to sell Sam's Christchurch home for $2.45 million.
Health worker forced to dip into son's account
Health worker forced to dip into son's account
About 5500 staff in Waikato didn't get paid due to a glitch.
Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together
Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together
Canada's Prime Minister has signed Australia up to a powerful global alliance of critical minerals producers and urged the nations to boost their co-operation on a range of fronts.
Humpback population showing signs of recovery
Humpback population showing signs of recovery
More than 50 years after the last whale was caught and killed in NZ, humpbacks are showing promising signs of recovery.
Family want settlement for alleged abuse
Family want settlement for alleged abuse at Christchurch school
The family of a former St Bede's College student who was offered $7k after he complained of being sexually abused by a teacher want an apology and a "very substantial financial settlement".
Construction worker pulls man from house fire in Auckland
Construction worker pulls man from house fire in Auckland
A construction worker has described pulling someone from a burning house in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby this morning.
Athlete who survived Mt Cook fall dies after cycling crash
Athlete who survived Mt Cook fall dies after cycling crash
A multisport athlete who survived a harrowing fall on Mt Cook several years ago has died this week after a cycling collision in Christchurch last month.
Pair arrested over Auckland shooting
Pair arrested over Auckland shooting
Two people have been arrested after a man was injured in a shooting in South Auckland.
Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies
Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies
Australia's social cohesion is under "sustained pressure", a new report warns, as terrorism, foreign conflict and the lingering effects of Covid-19 intensify pre-existing fractures in trust.
Service station snoozer busted for boozing
Service station snoozer busted for boozing
A man napping in his car at a Dunedin petrol station with an open bottle in his hand blew over the legal alcohol limit when roused, police say.
Watch: Six times Vandervis left a meeting early
Walked out or kicked out: Six times Vandervis left a meeting early
In the wake of yesterday's early departure from a Dunedin City Council meeting, we've collected six of Cr Lee Vandervis's notable exits.
Killer Southland stalker revealed as convicted murderer's nephew
Killer Southland stalker revealed as convicted murderer's nephew
The Southland man jailed for killing a Christchurch mother in front of her children in July last year is the nephew of a convicted murderer, it has been revealed.