Advice on quitting encouraged for smoke packs
Advice on quitting encouraged for smoke packs
Government policymakers are being urged to follow Canada and Australia by putting inserts in packs of cigarettes showing New Zealanders how to quit smoking.
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Failed Dunedin startup’s creditors out $2.2m
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Failed Dunedin startup’s creditors out $2.2m
A former employee of a failed Dunedin wine startup hopes its founders will never run a business again as the company leaves creditors nearly $2.2 million out of pocket.
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More non-compliant student flats identified
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More non-compliant student flats identified
More properties in the student quarter have been identified as potentially breaching Healthy Homes legislation.
Deployment longtime ‘aspiration’
Deployment longtime ‘aspiration’
A Dunedin man is spending his days in a historically hotly contested zone between Syria and Israel, ducking missiles in bunkers and monitoring both sides for truce breaches.
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More changes planned for playground - but what about the dinosaur?
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More changes planned for playground - but what about the dinosaur?
Plans to turn Dunedin's Marlow Park into a destination include the removal of several longstanding features, but it's the fate of a 60-year-old concrete dinosaur that has got people fired up.
'Death by chicken' burger recalled
'Death by chicken' burger recalled
A "Death by Chicken" burger and Chicken Katsu Garden Salad sold by Pak 'N Save Rangiora in Canterbury have been recalled due to safety concerns.
UN: Israeli forces shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians
UN: Israeli forces shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians
Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to...
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‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
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‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
In a ‘‘powerhouse reunion’’, three University of Otago music graduates have hooked themselves leads in Opera New Zealand’s upcoming performance of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.
Trump booed at Knicks game
Trump booed at Knicks game
Donald Trump, the first sitting US President to attend the NBA Finals, has been booed by fellow New York Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden.
81-year-old found 'extremely cold' but safe
81-year-old found 'extremely cold' but safe
An 81-year-old Christchurch woman reported missing on Saturday has been found "extremely cold" but safe.
Ong facing third code of conduct complaint
Ong facing third code of conduct complaint
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has had a third code of conduct complaint laid against him.
Review launched into officer's involvement with Labour
Review launched into officer's involvement with Labour
A review will be carried out into Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo's engagement with the Labour Party, the Police Commissioner has announced.
Move-on orders: Call to exclude rough sleepers and beggars
Move-on orders: Call to exclude rough sleepers and beggars
Auckland councillors want begging and rough sleeping to be taken out of the government's proposed move-on orders for disorderly behaviour.
Funding boost for mental health
Funding boost for mental health
The government is putting $100 million of Health NZ's frontline service funding into mental health support workers, training and inpatient beds.
Lawyer who smuggled contraband to notorious killer fails appeal
Lawyer who smuggled contraband to notorious killer fails appeal
Struck-off lawyer Davina Reid has failed to satisfy authorities that she is fit to practise law after a sustained campaign to clear her name.
Mould, broken windows: Dunedin flats still not up to standard
Mould, broken windows: Dunedin flats still not up to standard
Living in poor quality housing shouldn't be part of Dunedin student life, the Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team says.
Homeowners call for Ashburton builder to be barred
Homeowners call for Ashburton builder to be barred
People in Ashburton are calling for a builder to be barred from future work, saying they have lost tens of thousands of dollars on unfinished jobs.
Simeon Brown promises 'downward pressure' on power bills
Simeon Brown promises 'downward pressure' on power bills
The minister of energy says the government's scrapping a planned power bill levy because he made the call that households should not have to pay to secure the country's electricity supply.
Top African referee denied entry to US for World Cup
Top African referee denied entry to US for World Cup
The United States denied entry over the weekend to soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup match.
Shoplifter with sweet tooth 'stole $3000 worth of chocolate'
Shoplifter with sweet tooth 'stole $3000 worth of chocolate'
A thief with a sweet tooth has been charged with stealing hundreds of bars of chocolate worth thousands of dollars.