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    Val Muskett, of Hampden, just keeps on running ultramarathons. She is pictured training at the...

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    Still running ultramarathons at 71

    At 71, ultramarathon runner Val Muskett would be forgiven for putting her feet up when she reached 160km in a shade over 25 hours.

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    Job-hunters doing it tough

    Dunedin jobseeker Olivia Edmonds, 19, says the job market "feels like every door is locked before...

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    Job-hunters doing it tough

    Struggling Dunedin job-hunters say the market is "impossible" to crack as entry-level jobs attract more than a hundred applications.

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    Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use

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    Robots at the gates: uni academic group uneasy on AI use

    The University of Otago wants to open the door to artificial intelligence, but a group of academics would rather keep it closed.

    Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified

    A stretcher-bearing party carrying a wounded soldier through the mud near Boesinghe during the...

    Lost World War 1 soldier’s grave identified

    New research has dug up the final resting place of a Lawrence soldier who died on New Zealand’s blackest day of World War 1.

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    Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin

    Semi-retired Middlemarch farmer Lindsay Carruthers is encouraging all eligible voters to have...

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    Hopes for last-minute voting surge in Dunedin

    By noon it will all be over.

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    Students’ product aids fractions learning

    St Leonards School pupils (from left) Adam Turner-Dlask, 11, William MacKnight, 9, and Chloe...

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    Students’ product aids fractions learning

    They say good design, is "thinking made visual".

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    Musical meeting set tone

    Macandrew Bay couple Peter and Evelyn Steers celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. PHOTO:...

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    Musical meeting set tone

    The Steers’ chance first meeting took place at the height of Beatlemania in Dunedin and involved clambering through an opened window and a brush with the law.

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    Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula

    The Otago Peninsula with Taiaroa Head (foreground) and the Spit (right) looking towards Port...

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    Wildlife tour operator looks to peninsula

    Another venture for tourists to view mammals on the Otago Peninsula will be the 12th permitted tourism operator working in the area as a monitoring plan is developed to measure activity.

    Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

    The processed sand is loaded into an open-top container at Walton Park. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Blackhead sand set to replenish Wellington beach

    Some golden southern sand is heading north to the capital.

    Quest to find two relatives after decades

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    Quest to find two relatives after decades

    An Australian woman is "desperately seeking Susanne and Victoria Fletcher" — her long-lost penpals and distant relatives originally from Dunedin.

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    Expo to emphasise whānau in business

    Kuma board member Clinton Chambers prepares for the Māori business network’s 20th anniversary...

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    Expo to emphasise whānau in business

    A Māori-led business network hopes to bring a different kind of expo to Dunedin by broadening its scope to the whānau behind businesses.

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    Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

    Pure Padel co-founder Thomas Price and doubles partner Rachel Bowden before playing a game of...

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    Move aside pickleball, new racquet sport padel is here

    A racquet sport growing at great speed globally is set to make its way to Dunedin.

    What's in a name?

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    What's in a name?

    Hawksbury, a small village on the site of the former Cherry Farm psychiatric hospital, rebranded with a historical name for nearby Waikouaiti.

    Science grads forced overseas as job market shrinks

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    Science grads forced overseas as job market shrinks

    Newly graduated scientists are finding it next to impossible to find work amid a perfect storm of economic hardship and a major sector shake-up.

    NZ Gaza flotilla members arrive home

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    NZ Gaza flotilla members arrive home

    Three New Zealanders who were detained in Israel after taking part in an international flotilla heading to Gaza, have arrived back home safely.

    Major quake hits Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

    The quake's epicentre was near the southern Philippine city of Davao. Image: USGS

    Major quake hits Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

    A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck offshore in the southern Philippines, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to evacuate to higher ground.

    Teens trash elderly couple's home after breaking in to host party

    One of the teens claimed she had rented the property from Airbnb, a media report says. Photo:...

    Teens trash elderly couple's home after breaking in to host party

    A mother has apologised and said she is "beyond disgusted and embarrassed" after one of her teens allegedly took part in the trashing of an elderly couple's home.

    Corin Dann to leave RNZ's Morning Report

    Corin Dann joined RNZ's Morning Report in 2019. Photo: RNZ

    Corin Dann to leave RNZ's Morning Report

    Well-known broadcaster Corin Dann is to become RNZ's new Business Editor.

    Protester accused of smashing Winston Peters' window pleads not guilty

    The smashed window at Winston Peters' home. Photo: RNZ

    Protester accused of smashing Winston Peters' window pleads not guilty

    A protester accused of smashing a window at Winston Peters' Auckland home has pleaded not guilty and will face a trial by jury.

    Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg

    Witnesses sought to crash in which man broke leg

    Police investigating a North Dunedin crash between a car and a moped in which a man broke his leg are asking for public help.
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