The spooky reason red balloons are popping up in Dunedin drains
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Parents, keep your children on a leash — lest they get lured down into Dunedin’s drainage system.
Govt announces new charter school for students with autism
Govt announces new charter school for students with autism
The country's first school for teenagers with autism will open next year.
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
A young Queensland woman has died after being struck by lightning amid warnings of more extreme weather ahead over the weekend.
World record in sights at Canterbury classic car show
World record in sights at Canterbury classic car show
Canterbury's classic Jaguars will be in the spotlight at a free event in Christchurch on Saturday to mark 75 years since the first MkVII was produced.
Bungling boozer leads cops on 'very short foot chase'
Bungling boozer leads cops on 'very short foot chase'
An allegedly intoxicated man causing chaos in the main street of an Otago town twice attempted to flee police on foot.
Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill
Public-pooping pensioner caught in act after threats to kill
A pensioner who threatened and pushed a woman working in central Dunedin was soon tracked down by police while ‘‘excreting’’ in a bush.
Picton pensioner died after kerosene fridge exploded
Picton pensioner died after kerosene fridge exploded
A Picton great-grandfather died after contaminated fuel in a kerosene fridge exploded, causing fatal burns.
Prince no longer: Andrew stripped of royal titles
Prince no longer: Andrew stripped of royal titles
King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle.
'Traitor' soldier should be in prison: Crown
'Traitor' soldier should be in prison: Crown
A "traitor" soldier who tried to spy on NZ and came to the attention of authorities after the Christchurch mosque attacks should be sent to prison, the Crown says.
Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash
Hundreds without power after South Dunedin crash
A father and son were in a car which was believed to have been speeding when it slammed into a pole cutting power to hundreds in South Dunedin this morning.
No ordinary Halloween set-up
No ordinary Halloween set-up
It takes three weeks for Carmen and Chris Sperandio to put together their Halloween-themed installations in their house — but the reactions are worth it.
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Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair
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Jetskiers defy gravity at St Clair
Jules Bennett defies gravity on his jetski at St Clair Beach yesterday afternoon.
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Call for changes to campaign spending
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Call for changes to campaign spending
"Extraordinary" levels of election campaign spending mean changes are required to ensure a level playing field, a Dunedin city councillor says.
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‘Rescued’ food on market menu
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‘Rescued’ food on market menu
Beef shin, by-catch fish tacos and planter box pastries were on the menu at last night’s Otago Polytechnic food market.
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Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter
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Season mixed bag for longtime whitebaiter
The pick of spots and buckets of experience does not always necessarily fill the whitebait pail for Neri Wall.
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'He’s either going to kill himself or kill someone else'
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'He’s either going to kill himself or kill someone else'
A methed-up truck driver who caused a fatal fiery crash has been locked up, but a former employer says the tragedy could have been prevented.
Hurunui overcomes storm to be ready for garden festival
Hurunui overcomes storm to be ready for garden festival
North Canterbury is back on its feet just in time for one of its biggest weekends of the year, the Hurunui Garden Festival.
History curriculum proposed changes slammed by teachers
History curriculum proposed changes slammed by teachers
History teachers have slammed the government's proposal to water down the teaching of New Zealand history in schools with the study of topics including Ancient Egypt and the French Revolution.
Sign vandalism costing DOC over $500k per year
Sign vandalism costing DOC over $500k per year
Vandalism to signs is costing the Department of Conservation (DOC) hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
Trump orders US to resume testing nuclear weapons
Trump orders US to resume testing nuclear weapons
US President Donald Trump today ordered the US military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons, for the first time in 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with...