Winning big to be harder with Lotto changes
Changes coming for Lotto will make it less likely people will win the big prize — but more likely they will collect a small one.
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Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban
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Man who flung dog through window gets pet ban
A man who flung a dog and shattered a window has been banned from pet ownership for a year.
Former Games athlete denies murder
Former Games athlete denies murder
A former Commonwealth Games athlete has denied murdering a Clutha vet and can now be named as her partner.
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Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’
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Extra $50 per week ‘isn’t going to go far’
An extra $50 a week to help ease the pain of soaring fuel prices will not go very far, a Dunedin mother of three says.
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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm
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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm
A group of University of Otago academics are calling for the institution to reconsider its ties to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) in the wake of the company’s connections to the war in Gaza.
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Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned
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Husband, wife’s 11 medals auctioned
Sometimes it is the tales behind certain objects that help fetch the best prices at auctions.
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Composer to retire from university role
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Composer to retire from university role
Anthony Ritchie may be retiring from the University of Otago, but that does not mean the prominent composer will be repurposing his copious quantities of empty manuscript.
Flu jab lowers heart attack risk: doctor
Flu jab lowers heart attack risk: doctor
Most people think of the annual influenza vaccination as a way to prevent an unpleasant week of fever, head colds, coughing, aches and pains.
Kim lauds nuclear deterrent
Kim lauds nuclear deterrent
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state.
Ice agents at airports
Ice agents at airports
United States President Donald Trump yesterday rejected a bipartisan deal that could end the partial US government shutdown.
Cosby to pay damages
Cosby to pay damages
Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted a former waitress in 1972 after escorting her to one of his shows, a civil jury in California concluded yesterday.
Small eruption at Whakaari-White Island
Small eruption at Whakaari-White Island
There has been a small eruption at Whakaari-White Island, with a plume of ash briefly visible.
No tsunami expected after massive quake near Tonga
No tsunami expected after massive quake near Tonga
A tsunami was not expected after a deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Tonga islands on Tuesday, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Peters denies NZ has signed up to secure Strait of Hormuz
Peters denies NZ has signed up to secure Strait of Hormuz
Winston Peters says people shouldn't be alarmed that "somehow we're going to be engaged in some military exercise" following statements by the head of NATO including NZ as one of 22 countries "coming together" to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Man tortured family cat as relationship broke down
Man tortured family cat as relationship broke down
A man bought his partner a cat only to subject it to serious acts of cruelty as their relationship broke down, including pulling it’s teeth out with pliers.
Locals push against mine on doorstep of national park
Locals push against mine on doorstep of national park
Golden Bay locals are continuing to campaign against a proposed gold mine, fearing it will harm the region's famed Te Waikoropupū Springs.
Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, Israel's finance minister says, as Israeli troops bomb bridges and destroy homes in an escalating military assault.
Warnings issued: 33 hours of rain in store for Northland
Warnings issued: 33 hours of rain in store for Northland
Some heavy rain watches forecasted for the upper North Island have been upgraded to an orange heavy rain warning.
Raft of sex charges laid against man connected to religious group
Raft of sex charges laid against man connected to religious group
Police have laid several serious charges against a man connected to a religious organisation with links around the Pacific.
Fuel prices to stay high for months, Labour told
Fuel prices to stay high for months, Labour told
It will be months of hiked up fuel prices at the pump even if the conflict in the Middle East was to end today, according to government officials.