Patient not drug tested hours before second killing, father alleges
A mental health patient was not drug tested on the day he committed his second killing because the staffer believed he was "acting cagey", his father alleges.
'Really devastating' - digging deep to clean up Motueka flood damage
'Really devastating' - digging deep to clean up Motueka flood damage
Motueka locals are digging deep to put their lives back together and raise money for their neighbours, as the region reels in the wake of severe flooding.
Long Covid sufferers disappointed to be left out of inquiry
Long Covid sufferers disappointed to be left out of inquiry
People with Long Covid are disappointed they will not be prioritised as part of public hearings about the government's pandemic response.
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Une nuit fantastique
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Une nuit fantastique
Dunedin businesses say it was their "busiest day of the year" when the All Blacks came to town on Saturday.
Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool
Bystander feared ‘stabbing spree’ at pool
A patron at Dunedin’s Moana Pool was worried a knife-wielding woman was going to go on a "stabbing spree" when he stepped in to negotiate with her yesterday afternoon.
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
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Caution urged over tenancy agreements
A group of Dunedin students who unwittingly signed up to live with a "flatmate from hell" are warning others to take a careful look at their tenancy agreements.
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
Hope festival will be starting point for lasting curiosity
The directors of the New Zealand International Science Festival are urging attendees to remain curious, as the festival wraps up for another year.
Art, science meld in workshop
Art, science meld in workshop
Māori stories about the night sky help weave art and science together, a Dunedin potter says.
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
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Change vital after hoiho die in set nets, trust says
Calls for the government to stamp out the bycatch problem in the country’s wild waters and fisheries are mounting after it was revealed three yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho had been found caught in set...
Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries
Crash into pine trees results in serious injuries
Two people were transported to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after a car left the road and crashed down a bank into a stand of pine trees on Friday night.
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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights
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Simms suspends call to cut voting rights
A Dunedin mayoral hopeful has suspended his call for unelected council committee representatives to lose their voting rights.
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
Sale ‘cool’ way to connect during winter
If you had something to sell out the back of your boat, the Otago Yacht Club was the place to be on Saturday.
Lotto 2496
Lotto 2496
Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw.
Games week chance to reconnect
Games week chance to reconnect
Nearly 300 Malay students from across New Zealand descended on Dunedin recently to compete in a games week steeped in tradition.
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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry
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Group takes action on Surrey St slurry
Dunedin’s council calls it a bottleneck of diluted wastewater but residents use stronger words to describe the slurry on Surrey St.
Having a ball
Having a ball
Islay Little flings a tennis ball for Katie as they walk together through Opoho Park on a misty Saturday morning.
MetService to continue ‘as normal’ for now
MetService to continue ‘as normal’ for now
The MetService and Niwa are finally working together on weather forecasting, even though Niwa technically no longer exists.
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Flowers from her garden provided the inspiration for Otago Arts Society winner Rod Eales.
World in pictures
World in pictures
Recent photographs from Reuters
Loving le rugby
Loving le rugby
All Blacks and French fans were in good spirits before, during and after the big test under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.