Woman accused of killing mother to begin trial
Woman accused of killing mother to begin trial
The trial of a 53-year-old accused of killing her mother is set to begin at the High Court in Wellington today.
Former Lake Alice nurse charged over ill-treatment of children dies
Former Lake Alice nurse charged over ill-treatment of children dies
The only staff member at the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit to face prosecution over the horrors at the Rangitīkei institution in the 1970s has died.
Iran weighs retaliation against US as Trump raises regime change
Iran weighs retaliation against US as Trump raises regime change
Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braces for Tehran's response to the US attack on its nuclear sites and Trump raised the idea of regime change in the Islamic republic.
‘Glad everyone is safe’ after fire destroyed home
‘Glad everyone is safe’ after fire destroyed home
A Dunedin man who lost his home to a blaze in St Clair overnight says he is relieved his family got out safely.
Hospital stall due to contract
Hospital stall due to contract
The government bungled the opportunity to crack on with the new Dunedin hospital’s in-patient building last year by blowing up contract negotiations in sight of the finish line, sources say.
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Living life to the fullest after beating all the odds
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Living life to the fullest after beating all the odds
Phoebe Finlay looks pretty good for someone who has died several times.
Sing it with some country soul for the South
Sing it with some country soul for the South
Meila Scully, 12, of Riversdale, was a finalist in the junior gospel, junior solo and open western sections of the Southern Country Music Awards (SCMA), at the Taieri Bowling Club on Saturday night.
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Accident numbers putting pressure on ACC
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Accident numbers putting pressure on ACC
Nearly half the population of Otago had active Accident Compensation Corporation injury claims last year, prompting the government agency to raise concerns about the financial pressure it was...
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City celebrates Matariki at park
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City celebrates Matariki at park
Trees sparkled and there was a plentiful supply of food from trucks, but it was really the drones that drew crowds to Dunedin’s Logan Park.
Access to file on police woman’s death abused
Access to file on police woman’s death abused
An internal police investigation has revealed 50 employees snooped into the file relating to the death of Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming without good reason.
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US attack on Iran will worsen conflict: prof
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US attack on Iran will worsen conflict: prof
The United States attacks on three principal nuclear sites in Iran will likely worsen conflict in the Middle-East, the University of Otago’s leading international relations academic says.
Korean society, veteran mark war’s 75th anniversary
Korean society, veteran mark war’s 75th anniversary
Joined by family and members of the Dunedin Korean Society at WongGok Restaurant yesterday are Changsik Kim, Ken Wright, Avro Carman and Euija Kim.
Direct flights across the Ditch set to leave the runway
Direct flights across the Ditch set to leave the runway
Fasten your seatbelts Dunedin, it is almost time for liftoff.
Housed youth commit less crime: study
Housed youth commit less crime: study
Having a safe, stable roof overhead appears to be one of the key factors in curbing New Zealand’s high rate of youth offending.
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Pacific relationship will ‘remain constant’: Peters
Few people are as well placed to comment on the shifting sands of international politics in the South Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Hatching of condor chicks at zoo ‘a conservation win’
Hatching of condor chicks at zoo ‘a conservation win’
Once there were only 22 condors left on Earth. Last week, the Los Angeles Zoo hatched 10 chicks, reports Summer Lin, of the Los Angeles Times.
Censoring signs Trump’s attempt to rewrite history
Censoring signs Trump’s attempt to rewrite history
US President Donald Trump has banned "negative" signage at national parks and is asking visitors to snitch on unpatriotic text, reports Jack Dolan, of the Los Angeles Times.
World in pictures: recent photographs
World in pictures: recent photographs
Photos by Reuters and Getty Images
Defence Force deploying plane to Middle East
Defence Force deploying plane to Middle East
The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel.
Body found in search for missing Christchurch woman
Body found in search for missing Christchurch woman
Police searching for a missing 79-year-old woman in Christchurch have today found a body they believe to be hers.