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Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave for Christmas

Staff at Palmerston North Hospital say they feel frightened and unsafe. Photo: RNZ

Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave for Christmas

The family of a mental health patient who killed herself after being allowed to go home for Christmas was not aware of her suicide attempt a week previously.

Report calls for 'stronger consequences' for under-performing schools

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Report calls for 'stronger consequences' for under-performing schools

The Education Review Office wants tougher action on struggling schools that do not improve.

BBC boss resigns over bias claims

Tim Davie has resigned as BBC director general. File photo: Reuters

BBC boss resigns over bias claims

The director general of Britain's BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation.

'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro

Smoke rises into the sky, as seen from Waimarino Village on Sunday. Photo: RNZ/Jimmy Ellingham

'Truly devastating': Blaze hits Tongariro

A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village.

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NZDF’s new base in city opened

Defence force members and others march towards the Cenotaph in Dunedin yesterday. PHOTOS: GERARD...

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NZDF’s new base in city opened

A new chapter for the defence force in Dunedin began yesterday with the official opening of the force’s new headquarters in Cumberland St.

Tree assessment, removal work remains ongoing

An Otago Regional Council contractor removes trees, from Lovells Stream, northwest of Balclutha,...

Tree assessment, removal work remains ongoing

Otago Regional Council staff have been busy assessing tree damage across Otago and there is still plenty of work ahead.

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Marksman has NZ team spot in sights

Dunedin Clay Target Club shooter Henry Sim with his Beretta DT11 competition shotgun. PHOTO:...

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Marksman has NZ team spot in sights

Henry Sim keeps it simple when he takes his shots.

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Coward punch left victim with plates in his head

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Coward punch left victim with plates in his head

A University of Otago student who "coward punched" a man left him with plates in his head.

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Results from Saturday night's Lotto draw

Former National MP, minister Roger McClay dies

Former National MP Roger McClay has died, Stuff reported last night.

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Mayor's move 'sidelining me': Simms

"This move is more about sidelining me than it is about making the best decision for the future...

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Mayor's move 'sidelining me': Simms

Mayoral runner-up Andrew Simms has telephoned Dunedin’s new mayor saying he will not accept his deputy portfolio position as he believes he has been "sidelined".

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Themed wedding ‘in the place that we love’

Broad Bay couple Rolien Ham-Geliefde and Lee Russell walk down the aisle as Oamaru Coastal...

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Themed wedding ‘in the place that we love’

"Operation lifelong" is under way for a Dunedin couple who fell in love re-enacting historic war battles.

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Desks to be kept in new ORC office

Workers installing a panel on the new Otago Regional Council building in August. Photo: Stephen...

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Desks to be kept in new ORC office

The Otago Regional Council is going to take its desks with it when it moves into its new building.

Pride enhances performance

Pride enhances performance

A near capacity crowd filled Knox Church to relish the singing of Jonathan Lemalu, with the Dunedin RSA Choir.

Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival

Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival

A 6000-strong sold-out crowd gathered at the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival on Saturday.

Tight fleet in dinghy race

Dunedin Finn-class sailors Andrew Duncan (No 30) and Richard Hawkins (No 93) take the lead in the Vauxhall Yacht Club Saturday series race.

Still missing after crash

Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International...

Still missing after crash

The owner of one of the businesses hit in the UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday said three of his employees were still missing as of Saturday afternoon (local time).

US Senate advances bill to end shutdown

On Sunday senators advanced a House-passed bill that will be amended to fund the government until...

US Senate advances bill to end shutdown

The US Senate has moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.

New Bolivian president pledges close US ties

Bolivian President-elect Rodrigo Paz (right) and vice-president-elect Edmand Lara raise their...

New Bolivian president pledges close US ties

Rodrigo Paz was sworn in yesterday as president of Bolivia, ending two decades of almost uninterrupted socialist rule and setting the stage for a renewal in relations with the United States.

Talks break down

Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their border dispute have ended without breakthrough, both sides said yesterday, putting a fragile ceasefire at risk.

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