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    Police seek help to find missing Mosgiel man

    Updated 6.44 pm

    Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing Mosgiel man who they say is vulnerable.

    Bare-arsed Aussies brave icy waters for solstice swim

    About 3000 people wearing nothing but bathing caps took an icy plunge in the River Derwent. Photo...

    Bare-arsed Aussies brave icy waters for solstice swim

    Swimmers have stripped off and braved brisk Tasmanian waters on the shortest day of the year.

    Destiny Church protesters set flags alight at Auckland rally

    Protesters at the Destiny Church rally in Auckland on Saturday. Photo: RNZ

    Destiny Church protesters set flags alight at Auckland rally

    Fire crews have been called to a Destiny Church march in downtown Auckland after flags were set on fire.

    One dead in North Island house fire

    One dead in North Island house fire

    A person died in a house fire in Marton, in the North Island's Rangitikei District, on Saturday morning.

    Search area narrowed for missing Christchurch woman

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    Search area narrowed for missing Christchurch woman

    Police say they have narrowed down the search area for missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls.

    Nurse cons cash from colleagues, jets off to Taylor Swift

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    Nurse cons cash from colleagues, jets off to Taylor Swift

    A nurse who took more than $100,000 from three sympathetic colleagues after claiming her mother had died spent the money on gambling and trips overseas.

    Trump contradicts spy boss on Iran nuke programme

    US President Donald Trump talks to reporters upon his arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in...

    'She's wrong': Trump contradicts spy boss on Iran nuclear programme

    US President Donald Trump says his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is wrong in suggesting there was no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.

    Arrest after woman found dead in Tūrangi

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    Arrest after woman found dead in Tūrangi

    Police have made an arrest after a woman was found dead at a property in Tūrangi in the central North Island on Friday.

    British MPs back assisted dying bill

    Supporters in London react after Britain's parliament voted in favour of a bill to legalise...

    British MPs back assisted dying bill

    Britain's parliament has voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for the country's biggest social change in a generation.

    House 'a total loss' after St Clair fire

    House 'a total loss' after St Clair fire

    Updated 7.06 pm

    A Dunedin man who lost his home to a blaze in St Clair overnight says he is relieved the family got out safely.

    Scam victim ‘blessed’ by free wood delivery

    A tearful Visha Webster (right) hugs Affordable Firewood owner Pete Thompson and colleague Stacey...

    Scam victim ‘blessed’ by free wood delivery

    A Dunedin woman left in the cold after falling victim to a firewood scam is thanking an "angel" who came out of nowhere and saved the day.

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    10 housing projects cut locally

    Kāinga Ora has cancelled plans to turn this Carroll St site into a 42-home state housing...

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    10 housing projects cut locally

    Ten Kainga Ora state housing projects in Dunedin bringing 120 homes have been scrapped in what has been described as another "kick in the guts" to the city.

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    ‘Brilliantly diverse’ crowd celebrates Matariki

    Teawa Tehau-Meroiti, 7, of Dunedin, ensures her toy has a good view of the Matariki celebrations....

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    ‘Brilliantly diverse’ crowd celebrates Matariki

    A seasonal shift and cultural dimensions of Matariki were acknowledged by people from all walks of life at Tūhura Otago Museum, its director says.

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    Former jet-sprint world champ jailed for assault

    David Hopkins in 2014 after returning from the United States as Union Internationale...

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    Former jet-sprint world champ jailed for assault

    A former world champion jet-sprinter has been jailed after dragging his partner by her hair and smashing her face into the floor.

    Marathon effort raises funds for charity

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Marathon effort raises funds for charity

    Scott Casey-Wooldridge, 27, completes a 42km row on a rowing machine, as part of a marathon fundraising campaign yesterday.

    Baa-d move: errant sheep do a ewe-turn on SH1

    Vehicles pass a mob of escaped sheep on State Highway 1, north of Dunedin yesterday. PHOTO:...

    Baa-d move: errant sheep do a ewe-turn on SH1

    Disaster was averted when a mob of sheep escaped their paddock and started roaming on State Highway 1, north of Dunedin.

    Inquiry after man burnt in car fire

    Police cordon off the Karitane lookout early on Friday morning following a car fire. A male with...

    Inquiry after man burnt in car fire

    Police are investigating after a man received extensive burns in a car fire near Karitane.

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    OUSA rep running for council criticised

    University of Otago student Fergus Parks says the Otago University Student Association should...

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    OUSA rep running for council criticised

    A Labour candidate for the Dunedin City Council has become the target of a campaign calling for him to stand down as a student representative.

    ‘Gift’ of Olveston celebrated on Matariki

    Lynda Short, left, with daughter Catherine Short, and granddaughter Grace Thompson, take a tour...

    ‘Gift’ of Olveston celebrated on Matariki

    Nearly 200 people stepped back in time on Matariki yesterday.

    Discards redesigned for charity auction

    Otago Polytechnic student Emily Gilbert shows off the papier mache  torso she created, at the...

    Discards redesigned for charity auction

    Dozens of previously unwanted or unsellable items have been brought back to life.
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