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    Christchurch pensioner death a 'perplexing case'

    Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

    Christchurch pensioner death a 'perplexing case'

    The man found dead at a Christchurch property on Saturday was a gun-collecting pensioner.

    Police swarm property after officer shot

    Police swarm property after officer shot

    Police have swarmed a south Auckland property where an officer has been shot.

    Call for child support changes

    Divorce coach Bridgette Jackson says parents often feel that the child support formula does not...

    Call for child support changes

    A mother says she is in severe hardship as an increasing number of parents raise concerns about the system.

    'Terrifying': Up to 100 shots fired on Sydney suburban street

    'Terrifying': Up to 100 shots fired on Sydney suburban street

    A man is under police guard in hospital after firing up to 100 shots at police and multiple cars in a "serious and terrifying" incident.

    North Dunedin death: Victim identified, murder accused in court

    Police at the scene in North Dunedin on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    North Dunedin death: Victim identified, murder accused in court

    A man charged with a North Dunedin murder has had his name suppressed while he undergoes mental-health assessments. 

    Christchurch actor on boat to Gaza

    Christchurch actor on boat to Gaza

    A fear of the unknown was front of mind for a Christchurch actor-turned-activist on board another humanitarian flotilla setting sail for the Gaza Strip.

    HNZ proposing alcohol harm staff, campaign cuts: union

    PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

    HNZ proposing alcohol harm staff, campaign cuts: union

    Health New Zealand is proposing to cut staff working on alcohol harm by a third and end its alcohol research and social marketing campaigns, the public service union says.

    Teachers express concern over proposed food subjects cuts

    Teachers express concern over proposed food subjects cuts

    Teachers are worried proposed NCEA and curriculum changes will narrow students' options and cause job cuts in the three food-related subjects.

    Businesses 'crying out' for young people: PM

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston at the...

    Businesses 'crying out' for young people: PM

    'We love these young people," the Prime Minister says, but a youth advocate believes they're being "punished for and economic crisis they didn't create."

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    Hundreds hooked despite weather

    Children’s area MC Pip Milford-Hughes, or Pippity-Pop, tucks into seafood fried rice, which she...

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    Hundreds hooked despite weather

    The weather was not ideal for a seafood festival, but many hundreds of people were still hooked.

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    Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’

    Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’

    A downward satisfaction trend since 2019 in how Dunedin is perceived will have to be arrested by the next council, a mayoralty candidate says.

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    Police stay tight-lipped over homicide investigation

    Police at the scene of a sudden death in North Dunedin on Friday afternoon. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Police stay tight-lipped over homicide investigation

    Police are unable to say what weapon may have killed a man whose body was found in North Dunedin last week.

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    All blessed dogs go to heaven, cats too

    Four-year-old wheaten terrier George wanders the pews of St Paul’s Cathedral during the...

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    All blessed dogs go to heaven, cats too

    St Paul's Cathedral is really going to the dogs.

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    Fudge finally finds forever home

    Dunedin woman Miriama Toia pats her one-year-old mixed breed dog Fudge who waited at the SPCA for...

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    Fudge finally finds forever home

    After almost half a year living at the Dunedin SPCA, an "incredibly sweet" pooch named Fudge has found her forever home.

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    Year a turning point for airport: chairman

    Dunedin Airport chief executive Daniel De Bono. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Year a turning point for airport: chairman

    Welcoming back international flights was key to a defining year for Dunedin’s airport, its chairman says.

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    Astronaut shares space stories

    Veteran astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria speaks to a crowd of about 120 at Tūhura Otago Museum...

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    Astronaut shares space stories

    Just when Michael Lopez-Alegria was winding down for retirement, the former record-breaking Nasa astronaut found himself in the hot seat again, preparing humans for future space flight.

    Police kept busy in student quarter

    Emergency services respond to an assault in Dundas St during a student party yesterday. PHOTO:...

    Police kept busy in student quarter

    Police are disappointed by behaviour at a street party in Dunedin’s student quarter, where a person was assaulted and property damaged.

    And then there were none

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN / REPORT: RUBY SHAW

    And then there were none

    The 58 broadleaf shrubs planted at Queens Gardens by Dunedin man Steve Macknight were removed yesterday morning.
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