Brawling Aussie pair pulled from burning house
Brawling Aussie pair pulled from burning house
Two men caught in a physical altercation have been rescued from a burning house in Sydney.
Principal 'proud and excited' as new Sara Cohen school opens
Principal 'proud and excited' as new Sara Cohen school opens
Seven years, three prime ministers and one dream later a new site for a Dunedin school for children with special needs has been opened.
War lessons ending as historians lose jobs
War lessons ending as historians lose jobs
Two historians who teach thousands of children about the NZ Wars, Gallipoli and Vietnam are losing their jobs, while the role of bell ringer at the carillon is being cut after Anzac Day.
Dunedin cops hunt mystery speeding biker
Dunedin cops hunt mystery speeding biker
Police are hunting for a speeding black-clad motorcyclist who allegedly fled from officers at over 150kmh north of Dunedin.
Education Minister rejects Treaty claim
Education Minister rejects Treaty claim
By John Gerritsen of RNZ Minister of Education Erica Stanford has refused to accept claims the government is reducing mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi in education documents.
Student with meningitis had been in Dunedin
Student with meningitis had been at Dunedin schools tournament
A Christchurch high school student admitted to hospital with meningococcal meningitis had been at a rugby tournament in Dunedin.
Gang hat lands Dunedin man court date
Gang hat lands Dunedin man court date
A Dunedin man allegedly wearing a red hat with gang insignia snapped himself up a court date after refusing to take it off.
Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers
Girl given visa to live with suspected people-traffickers
Immigration NZ helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking.
Health workers on strike for second day
Health workers on strike for second day
More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants will walk off the job again today, demanding better pay and increased staffing.
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Clark: 'Relief' not to meet Putin or Kim at China parade
Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark has defended attending a commemoration in China marking 80 years since Japan's surrender and the end of World War 2.
15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash
15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash
At least 15 people have died and about 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed.
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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret
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Care worker who exposed himself keeps name secret
A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.
Choppers take to the skies
Choppers take to the skies
The skies over Dunedin were buzzing with a showcase of one Australasia’s finest rescue helicopter fleets.
Fudge still looking for forever home
Fudge still looking for forever home
A new home for a friendly pooch living at the Dunedin SPCA for months on end has fallen through — again.
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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged
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Bullying of candidates by pressure group alleged
Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.
Lotto 2513
Lotto 2513
Results from last night's Lotto draw
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
Academics at odds over Clark, Key’s Beijing visit
New Zealand politics academics are at loggerheads over whether former prime ministers Helen Clark and Sir John Key should be rubbing shoulders with "authoritarian axis" rulers in China.
Dry, warm spring predicted
Dry, warm spring predicted
Inland Otago could be in for quite a dry spring if the long-term forecast plays out as expected.
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
Patient slams five-week wait for GP
A Dunedin woman who was asked to wait more than a month to see her GP says her experience reflects a "broken" health system.
Polytech claims win on future independence
Polytech claims win on future independence
Otago Polytechnic is hailing a breakthrough with the government but staff are still living in a "culture of anxiety" worried about the next cuts.