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    Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

    Owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston are leaving the Carey’s Bay Hotel. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Couple calling it a day as Carey’s Bay publicans

    Time is about to be called for Carey’s Bay Hotel owners Steve Little and Jo Kidston.

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    Fortune building to go on market

    The building at 231 Stuart St in Dunedin started as the Trinity Methodist Church in 1870 and was...

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    Fortune building to go on market

    The heritage of a landmark central Dunedin building dating back to 1870 will need to be respected as options for its future are considered, councillors say.

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    Power lines need to be safe from trees: minister

    Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

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    Power lines need to be safe from trees: minister

    New Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants to get on top of the issue of falling trees landing on powerlines.

    Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

    Norcombe Barker at Sandfly Bay on Otago Peninsula. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Norcombe Barker new head of hoiho trust

    Norcombe Barker is leading the charge to save the hoiho from extinction on the New Zealand mainland.

    Health NZ tables offer to nurses union

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    Health NZ tables offer to nurses union

    Health New Zealand has sent nurses, midwives, and health care assistants their first offer since June last year.

    David Seymour floats giving teens $500 to invest

    Act Party leader David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

    David Seymour floats giving teens $500 to invest

    Act Party leader David Seymour has floated dishing out $500 to every year 11 student for an investment account, to promote investing at a younger age.

    Child seriously hurt in Tokoroa hit-and-run

    Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

    Child seriously hurt in Tokoroa hit-and-run

    A young child is in hospital with serious injuries after a hit-and-run in the central North Island this afternoon.

    Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in UK agreed

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    Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in UK agreed

    Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.

    Shane Jones apologises for Nicola Willis weight loss jibe

    New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ

    Shane Jones apologises for Nicola Willis weight loss jibe

    Shane Jones has apologised after making a jab at the finance minister's weight loss as the coalition ructions shift gears into personal attacks.

    Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds

    Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. Photo: RNZ

    Integrity reset 'urgently needed' at police, scathing review finds

    A scathing review of police has found an "integrity reset is urgently needed" with a perceived culture that holds seniors to a "lesser standard than juniors".

    Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

    New Years Eve fireworks light up the Octagon in this file photo. Photo: Christine O'Connor

    Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

    Fireworks are back for Dunedin's next New Year's Eve celebrations and will light up the sky above the Octagon to bring in 2027.

    Gas stations profiling customers as fuel thefts surge

    Gas stations profiling customers as fuel thefts surge

    Petrol station owners admit they are profiling people at the pump before letting them fill up, amid a surge in fuel thefts and drive-offs.

    Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute

    The officer rode to work at the Christchurch Central Police Station on a horse named Kitty. Photo...

    Canter-bury tails: Cop saddles up for work commute

    A Christchurch police officer arrived at work on an unusual mode of transport this morning - a horse named Kitty.

    Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman

    Rowena Walker. Photo: File image

    Items found in search for missing Christchurch woman

    Police are working to determine if items found in a search of Christchurch's red zone are linked to missing woman Rowena Walker.

    Extreme Aussie weather fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

    January fires in Victoria destroyed some 300 structures and 300,000 hectares of bush and farmland...

    Extreme Aussie weather fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

    Lifeline Australia says it has seen an uptick in extreme weather events affecting the mental health of people across the country.

    Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police

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    Pet goats likely killed by dogs, not shot: police

    The 18 pet goats killed on a north Waikato property last week were likely attacked and killed by dogs rather than shot, as initially thought.

    NCEA shake-up could cause students to drop out

    NCEA shake-up could cause students to drop out

    A Canterbury school principal fears students could fall through the cracks of the Government’s planned NCEA shake-up.

    Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire

    A screen capture from a video said to show the seizure of the container ships MSC Francesca and...

    Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire

    Iran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting.

    Chain Hills Tunnel, Dunedin

    Once built for trains...now made for exploring.

    Chain Hills Tunnel, Dunedin

    Carved through the hills in the 1870s, the Chain Hills Tunnel is a 462-metre Victorian brick tunnel that carried rail traffic until 1914, when a newer double-track route replaced it.
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