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    Work on restoring building begins

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    Work on restoring building begins

    After lying dormant for decades, the Sims building in Port Chalmers has become a hive of activity again.

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    Pen-stabber prisoner strips off mid-hearing

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    Pen-stabber prisoner strips off mid-hearing

    A convicted murderer, who repeatedly stabbed an Otago prison officer with a pen, removed all his clothes at his court hearing yesterday.

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    Pharmac considers extension to free vaccination programme

    Pharmac says it's exploring ways to extend a free meningoccocal B vaccine programme, with an estimated 100,000 eligible pre-schoolers still not protected.

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    Sunshine set to make a return soon, but temperatures still low

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    More denials from mushroom murder-accused

    Disagree. Disagree. Disagree. Those were Erin Patterson's responses to the prosecution's final three questions in her murder trial.

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    Gasworks Museum to reopen after repairs

    New Zealand's only gasworks museum will reopen after repairs to its 25m-high chimney.

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    Dealer sickened by plan to destroy half a million books

    The country's largest second-hand book business wants to save half a million books from being disposed of by the National Library of New Zealand.

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    Swell time for kayakers on Dunedin's Leith

    The swollen Water of Leith has again proved an irresistible lure to Dunedin kayakers.

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    Collins coy over possible Aukus pact review

    The Defence Minister says there's no reason for New Zealand to comment on reports the Pentagon is reviewing the Aukus defence alliance.

    Soldier sentenced over intimate recording of woman

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    Soldier sentenced over intimate recording of woman without consent

    A soldier has been sentenced to two months detention in a military jail for making an intimate visual recording of a woman without her consent.

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    Drone almost hits plane at Auckland Airport

    The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is calling for tighter rules and standards after a drone nearly collided with a passenger plane.

    Man's ‘campaign of violence and terror’ against woman and child

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    A mother was in tears as she shut her eyes and blocked her ears in when a man’s campaign of terror over her family was revealed in Christchurch court.

    Armed police swarm Dunedin property

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    Armed police swarm Dunedin property

    Armed police have swarmed a property in Gladstone Rd in north Dunedin this morning.

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    Drunk Dunedin teen had passengers in boot

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    Tourism NZ campaign has familiar 100% Pure flavour

    Tourism New Zealand has launched a new global campaign with a familiar twist, inviting the world to find their 100% Pure New Zealand.

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    Aratere ferry passengers stuck on board for hours

    Passengers on the beleaguered Aratere ferry were stuck on board for hours overnight after it broke down on its way to Wellington.
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