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    Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’

    Hannah Pearson, 12, of Dunedin, is a big blueberry fan and likes to pick her own at Blue Willow...

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    Mixed bag but ‘plenty of fruit yet to be picked’

    It has been a mixed bag for fruit growers in the South this summer, many blaming the poor weather for disappointing yields.

    DCC on alert as city cops a soaking

    Surface flooding in Abbotsford today. Photo: Peter McIntosh

    DCC on alert as city cops a soaking

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    Council contractors are checking Dunedin's water network amid heavy rain from the tail of the storm that ravaged the lower North Island.

    Support for major parties slumps in latest poll

    Labour leader Chris Hipkins (L) and National leader Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ

    Support for major parties slumps in latest poll

    The latest political poll has shown both major parties seeing their support slip, but the coalition government would be re-elected on these results.

    Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

    Gus Lamont. Supplied photo

    Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

    The search for a missing Australian four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and indicated they had identified a possible suspect. Gus Lamont was last...

    Argument led to murder and dismemberment, court hears

    Argument led to murder and dismemberment, court hears

    Animosity between two men led to one of them being murdered and dismembered, a Christchurch High Court jury has heard.

    Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor

    Trucks stopped in Taihape. Photo: Supplied

    Farmer clears path for trapped vehicles with tractor

    Cars blocked by a slip in rural Taihape are now free after a local farmer cleared a path for them with his tractor.

    Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch

    The requirement to boil water used for drinking, brushing teeth and food preparation is in effect...

    Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch

    A boil water notice affecting thousands of households in eastern Christchurch east has been lifted.

    Flooding possible in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula

    Flooding possible in Christchurch, Banks Peninsula

    Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being urged to prepare for possible flooding as the wild weather hammering the North Island tracks south.

    Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years

    Jack Willson was 10 years old when he was killed in a motocross accident at Digger McEwen...

    Youth motocross in spotlight after four deaths in two years

    The deaths of four young people in separate motocross accidents over a two-year span will be the focus of a joint Coronial inquest, placing the safety of the sport under scrutiny.

    Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital

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    Prisoner with burst appendix six days delayed going to hospital

    A prisoner with a burst appendix was told it was a stomach bug, and waited six days to be admitted to hospital for surgery.

    Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police

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    Vehicle search uncovers drugs, weapons - police

    A machete was found along with cannabis, a set of scales and an imitation firearm inside a vehicle searched in Dunedin this morning, police say.

    NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

    Police say the kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian is a case of mistaken identity. Photo: Supplied /...

    NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

    The search continues for a grandfather who was abducted by mistake, in a botched underworld kidnapping. 

    Officials warn of 'compromised' fast track prison expansion

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    Officials warn of 'compromised' fast track prison expansion

    A prison expansion is on such a fast track that it prompted officials to ask if compromises were being made.

    'Very full-on': Boil water notice's impact on mother with immunocompromised daughter

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    'Very full-on': Boil water notice's impact on mother with immunocompromised daughter

    Friends are delivering bottled water to a Christchurch mother whose immunocompromised daughter relies on sterile medical equipment for feeding.

    Judge catches arsonist using AI to write apology letters

    Judge Tom Gilbert wasn't impressed when he discovered an arsonist had used AI to pen apology...

    Judge catches arsonist using AI to write apology letters

    An arsonist has been confronted at sentencing by a judge who found she used artificial intelligence to pen apology letters for burning down her rental property and assaulting first responders.

    Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

    A week of wild weather comes amid warnings that marine heatwave conditions currently enveloping...

    Council readies sandbags as storm's tail bears down

    The Dunedin City Council is making sandbags available after news that the tail of a storm ravaging much of the lower North Island today is expected to hit the city tomorrow.

    Police, university brace for 'feral' behaviour

    Castle Street in Dunedin on a Sunday morning during O-Week. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton

    Police, university brace for 'feral' behaviour

    Police and the University of Otago will be monitoring student behaviour, with concerns about another year of out-of-control and dangerous behaviour during Orientation Week (O-Week).

    'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

    Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied...

    'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

    Israel's cabinet has approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation".

    Corrections labels staff's AI use as 'unacceptable'

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    Corrections labels staff's AI use as 'unacceptable'

    Corrections staff have been warned about the use of artificial intelligence tools after some staff were found to be using it to draft formal reports.

    Preparations begin as wild weather moves south

    Preparations begin as wild weather moves south

    The wild weather that has battered the North Island over the past 24 hours is making its way south.
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