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    Dunedin collie comes in from cold after 147 days in bush

    Lauren Moses with Amira after the Border Collie was found. Photo: Supplied

    Dunedin collie comes in from cold after 147 days in bush

    It was third time lucky in the pursuit of a Dunedin dog which evaded capture in the bush north of the city for nearly 150 days.

    Deal reached to extend ceasefire, pending Trump approval

    US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

    Deal reached to extend ceasefire, pending Trump approval

    The US and Iran have reportedly reached an agreement to extend their ceasefire, though US President Donald Trump has yet to approve it.

    Top of South Island braced for 44 hours of rain

    Top of South Island braced for 44 hours of rain

    Orange heavy rain warnings have been issued for parts of the South Island, with heavy downpours forecast in the Tasman district.

    50,000 more Kiwi kids suffering from material hardship than three years ago

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    50,000 more Kiwi kids suffering from material hardship than three years ago

    An expert on the impacts of child poverty says 50,000 more NZ children are suffering from material hardship than three years ago.

    Man jailed over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria

    Taylor Swift performing her recent The Eras Tour. Photo: Reuters

    Man jailed over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria

    An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna to 15 years in prison.

    'What the f***!': Dame Lynda Topp blasts government in awards speech

    Dame Lynda Topp blasts the government's arts funding at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Photo: RNZ...

    'What the f***!': Dame Lynda Topp blasts government in awards speech

    Surviving Topp Twin, Dame Lynda, has delivered a blistering impassioned volley at the government for overlooking the arts in this year's Budget.

    Treatment in US could save young NZ woman's life

    Maddie relies on a hemodialysis machine every night to keep her alive. PHOTO: DANIEL ALVEY

    Treatment in US could save young NZ woman's life

    After an 18-year battle with kidney disease, a miracle treatment may provide a Canterbury 22-year-old with a normal life.

    Deadly blaze that started in bedroom 'not suspicious'

    Rose-Maree Couch, 23, and her 3-year-old daughter, Sapphire-Hope. Photo: Supplied

    Deadly blaze that started in bedroom 'not suspicious'

    A fire that claimed the life of a young Christchurch mum and her pre-schooler daughter started in a bedroom but police say it was not suspicious.

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    'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm

    Dr Bryce Edwards. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    'Excessive and unconvincing': Otago blocks OIA requests over Israel-linked tech firm

    A critic of Otago University’s proposed arrangement with tech giant Palo Alto has called out the institution’s use of ‘‘commercial sensitivity’’ to block official information requests.

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    Excitement greets new climbing wall

    Otago Girls’ High School students and climbing club members (from left) Holly Seal and Jasmine...

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    Excitement greets new climbing wall

    A long year without a rock climbing wall has finally come to an end for keen climbers at a Dunedin secondary school.

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    Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges

    Ravensbourne brothers Scott (left) and Warwick Graham have been maintaining the suburb by...

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    Brothers attack suburb’s unkempt verges

    Two Ravensbourne retirees have had a gutsful of slippery pavements, blocked drains and out-of-control grass verges and have set out to fix them.

    Budget no frills and no thrills

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    Budget no frills and no thrills

    Finance Minister Nicola Willis promised that Budget 2026 would not be one to get the pulse racing, and boy did she deliver.

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    'Big conversation': Prospect of replacing Moana Pool raised

    Work on repairing windows on the frontage of Dunedin’s Moana Pool yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    'Big conversation': Prospect of replacing Moana Pool raised

    The prospect of replacing Dunedin’s ageing Moana Pool with a new facility was floated at a council meeting this week.

    Dunedin bus veers off road

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Dunedin bus veers off road

     Emergency services at the scene in Quarry Rd, Mosgiel where a bus veered off the road yesterday.

    Budget prompts nostalgia not optimism

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    Budget prompts nostalgia not optimism

    If Budget 2026’s Economic and Fiscal Update document came with a soundtrack it would be The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand.

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    Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says

    Prof Robin Gauld. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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    Health spend not as rosy as it seems, prof says

    An academic specialising in health systems is worried this year’s Budget is ‘‘playing it very risky’’ with health spending over the next few years.

    Investment will enhance disaster resilience: expert

    Contractors work on the Nevis Bluff earlier this month. $400 million has been set aside in the...

    Investment will enhance disaster resilience: expert

    Investing in provincial highways could prevent vulnerable communities from being isolated and prevent major disruption to supply routes, a disaster risk specialist says.

    Man jailed after causing crash which killed friend

    Tangaroa Paki caused a Tauranga crash that killed his best friend, Brayden Tawa. Photo: Open...

    Man jailed after causing crash which killed friend

    The young daughter of a man killed by his best mate in a high-speed, drug-fuelled crash says she will never forgive him.

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    DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’

    Participants in the Five Eyes combined digital leadership summit, held in Washington in earlier...

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    DoW AI war project info ‘delusional’

    "Delusional" and a possible "piss-take" is how geopolitical and security analysts are describing information from the United States Department of War (DoW) about an artificial intelligence-enabled,...

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    Unlocking drivers’ impulse to pick up the phone

    University of Otago student Olivia Adie has been named the 2026 Yellow Ribbon Youth Safety Hero...

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    Unlocking drivers’ impulse to pick up the phone

    After her friend crashed while texting and driving, Olivia Adie has made it her mission to prevent others from repeating the mistake.
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