'Bandaid': Govt announces winter health funding boost
The government has announced that hospitals will get hundreds more staff and extra beds as the health system prepares for winter pressure.
Sex trial halted after jury questions underwear, sexual history
Sex trial halted after jury questions underwear, sexual history
What began as a routine trial quickly veered off course as jurors appeared to fixate on the complainant, her underwear choice and her sexual history.
Report shows 'extreme risk' in rapid changes to Health NZ
Report shows 'extreme risk' in rapid changes to Health NZ
Papers show that Health New Zealand faces the "extreme risk" of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government's order to decentralise rapidly.
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Submitters oppose parking proposals
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Submitters oppose parking proposals
Nearby businesses have lodged their opposition against ‘‘unreasonable and unfair’’ parking changes for a new North Dunedin dairy.
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Police out from 5am on St Patrick’s Day
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Police out from 5am on St Patrick’s Day
After four couches were set alight before dawn on St Patrick’s Day last year, police will be on patrol from as early as 5am today to counter this year’s expected madness.
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Budget secrecy claims ‘mischievous’
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Budget secrecy claims ‘mischievous’
Claims about secrecy around Dunedin City Council budgets have been labelled mischievous and ignorant, but the council now faces a call to publicly disclose 30 items of potential cost savings.
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Wine, sleep key to ‘a long life’
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Wine, sleep key to ‘a long life’
While you can argue sex, drugs and alcohol are the key to a happy life, Rosa Marshall says sleep, prescription medicines and lots of good wine are the key to ‘‘a long life’’.
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Trust keen to lease leaning railway station
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Trust keen to lease leaning railway station
The Middlemarch Railway Station is on a lean but, unlike a certain Italian tower, it is not attracting many tourists.
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Masseuse says clients lying about alleged groping
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Masseuse says clients lying about alleged groping
A Dunedin masseuse accused of groping two clients says the women made up the allegations.
Call for help to get project over the line
Call for help to get project over the line
As the cost of living continues to rise and housing affordability declines, secure retirement living is increasingly out of reach for many older people.
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‘Nothing funny’ about play-fighting
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‘Nothing funny’ about play-fighting
A knife-wielding Dunedin teen appeared to attack someone just metres from where a fatal stabbing took place at the city’s bus hub, a court has heard.
Sarkozy to appeal against conspiracy conviction
Sarkozy to appeal against conspiracy conviction
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing a conviction for criminal conspiracy over attempts to procure campaign funds from Libya, for which he received a five-year jail sentence last year.
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Above average rain bolsters lake levels
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Above average rain bolsters lake levels
Well into autumn Meridan Energy says the hydro system is in good shape for the coming winter.
US allies 'not planning' to sent ships to Hormuz
US allies 'not planning' to sent ships to Hormuz
President Donald Trump says US is talking to nations about securing the Strait of Hormuz, but allies Japan and Australia say they're not planning to send vessels to escort ships through the vital waterway.
Luxon moves on from 'miscommunication' over matai title
Luxon moves on from 'miscommunication' over matai title
NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is putting the question of whether or not he asked for a matai title in Samoa behind him, saying it was a miscommunication.
Mama Hooch rapists' appeals thrown out
Mama Hooch rapists' appeals thrown out
Lengthy prison sentences for two of Christchurch's most prolific sex offenders have been upheld by a High Court judge.
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Hollywood honours the unconventional
Darkly comic thriller One Battle After Another won best picture at the Academy Awards, leading a haul of six trophies on a night when Hollywood’s top honours went to unconventional fare.
Hipkins seeks advice over ex-wife's claims: report
Hipkins seeks advice over ex-wife's claims: report
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is seeking legal advice about a series of unsubstantiated claims made by his ex-wife on social media, RNZ understands.
Killer twice ruled insane named
Killer twice ruled insane named
Warning: graphic details. A man who has twice been ruled insane after committing two separate killings can now be named.
Pair facing drug charges after searches
Pair facing drug charges after searches
Two people have been arrested on drugs charges after searches in Christchurch and Marlborough.