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    Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. Photo: RNZ

    Labour MP booted from the House after challenging Speaker

    Labour MP Kieran McAnulty was ordered to leave the House during a tense session that included many challenges on the Speaker's rulings.

    Carmen Houlahan announces by-election bid

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    'Ready to roll up my sleeves': Carmen Houlahan announces by-election bid

    Former Dunedin councillor Carmen Houlahan has joined the race for the Dunedin City Council's vacant seat.

    'Running through the house in my underwear' after $5m Lotto win

    'Running through the house in my underwear' after $5m Lotto win

    A man says he ran through the house screaming in his underwear after winning a $5.08 million Lotto prize at the weekend.

    Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust

    Police at the premises in Willis St. Photo: NZ Police

    Trio rounded up in Dunedin 'organised crime' bust

    Three men face drugs and stolen property charges after police targeting "organised crime" raided a Dunedin commercial premises.

    Britain changes passport rules again

    PHOTO: RNZ

    Britain changes passport rules again

    The British government is now allowing dual nationals to have a lifelong digital stamp in their NZ passport instead of buying a new UK one.

    Peters 'aghast' at Australia's 'ego-driven' politics

    NZ First leader Winston Peters: "The public service exists to serve New Zealanders - not to be a...

    Peters 'aghast' at Australia's 'ego-driven' politics

    New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says he is "aghast" at the "inexcusable" turmoil in Australian political ranks which he attributes to "ego".

    Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man

    Emergency services at St Clair Beach this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Swimmer who died at St Clair thought to be local man

    Tourists with surfboards brought the stricken swimmer ashore but he could not be resuscitated.

    Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists

    Refreshed following a free fuel-up, Emily Cambridge with son Henry (2) and Artie their dog leave...

    Bike brekkie fuels up city cyclists

    A free breakfast was served up in central Dunedin - all you had to do was ride a bike.

    Govt dials back Auckland housing intensification

    Newly released documents show a radicalised teen had a list of about 80 potential Auckland...

    Govt dials back Auckland housing intensification

    The government has agreed to lower the maximum number of houses in Auckland from 2 million to at least 1.6 million.

    Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer

    The incident unfolded in Carlyle St. Photo: Google Maps

    Dunedin man threatens cops with hedge trimmer

    A man who burst out of a Dunedin property carrying what police thought was a chainsaw was actually wielding an electric hedge trimmer.

    Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'

    File photo

    Arrest after bike seat wielding man 'chased car'

    Two women were chased down in their car by an ‘‘aggressive’’ man wielding a bike seat, police say.

    Otago Uni expert sees irony in four-year term backdown

    Prof Andrew Geddis. Photo: Supplied

    Otago Uni expert sees irony in four-year term backdown

    Otago Uni law expert Andrew Geddis says it's ironic the coalition appears to have run out of time to put a four-year Parliamentary term to a referendum.

    Flood-hit residents ask why lake wasn't opened to sea

    Lake Forsyth in Banks Peninsula following the bad weather. Photo: Nathan Mckinnon / RNZ

    Flood-hit residents ask why lake wasn't opened to sea

    Little River residents are questioning why Christchurch City Council again waited until the settlement was flooded before opening a nearby lake to the ocean.

    SPCA says funding for desexing dogs needed

    Photo: file

    SPCA says funding for desexing dogs needed

    The SPCA is calling for an overhaul of dog control laws and for the government to reinstate funding for the desexing of menacing and roaming dogs.

    Gunshot confirmed in Christchurch gang clash

    Gunshot confirmed in gang clash that left one critically hurt

    Updated 3.10 pm

    Police have confirmed a gun was fired during an incident between rival gangs Black Power and Mongrel Mob that left four people injured in Christchurch.

    Home off limits after landslip

    Belmont Lane resident Lynette Johnston, pictured with her Pomeranian Tina, was told to leave her...

    Home off limits after landslip

    One Dunedin resident has been told she will not be able to return home after her house was red-stickered in the wake of a landslip on a Musselburgh cliff.

    Relief apartment safe to stay in

    Abdullah Alenezi, pictured with his father Tareq Alenezi, of Kuwait, was moving into the Belmont...

    Relief apartment safe to stay in

    It was probably a shaky night for Abdullah Alenezi.

    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

    Feminist Ōtepoti punk band SEEK HELP! members (from left) Lucy Hughes, Maggie Caldwell, Phia...

    Foo Fighters support gig ‘mind blowing’

    Members of a Dunedin secondary school band say they are "mind blown" to be supporting the Foo Fighters in Christchurch next year.

    Car smashes concrete fence

    Car smashes concrete fence

    There were no hard feelings from a Dunedin homeowner who offered a ride home to a young woman driver whose car became stuck in their concrete fence.

    Beautiful plumage

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Beautiful plumage

    Mural artist Koryu Aoshima puts the finishing touches on his forest-themed artwork in Carey Ave, South Dunedin.
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