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Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

Thomas Sewell, leader of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, speaks at the March for...

Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

Police are fighting to keep a New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

'Unprecedented demand': St John hit with record callouts

Hato Hone St John has had the busiest winter on record with a rise in respiratory illness creating "unprecedented demand" for ambulances.

Major changes for disability support system

Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ

Major changes for disability support system

Assessment processes and allocations for services helping the disabled are set to be standardised throughout NZ, the govt has announced.

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

Student pilot makes 'hard landing' at aero club

A student pilot had "a hard landing" when the plane they were flying came down heavily and tipped on to its nose at a Taieri airfield this morning.

Chopper fleet in city flyover

The sky above Dunedin has been buzzing with helicopters as HeliOtago takes its fleet out for a run.

Father Ted creator arrested in UK

Father Ted creator arrested in UK

Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

Sarah and Ben Sims want harsher fines for outlets that serve minors. Photo: Nick Monro

Parents' plea after son's drink-driving death

The night 16-year-old Silas Sims died he and his friends were sold alcohol multiple times despite being under-age and drunk.

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

Dylan Holdaway has been living in his car on the Petone foreshore for five months. Photo:...

Homeless workers resorting to living in cars

"Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got."

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

ED nurse Oliver (Ollie) Alexander wants better conditions and resourcing for his fellow nurses....

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Conditions in Dunedin ED ‘often unbearable’: nurse

An emergency department nurse at Dunedin Hospital says conditions are "often unbearable" for overworked staff as more patient horror stories emerge.

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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

Bathgate Park School band Ōreo members (from left) Anthony Coriakula, 10, Faith Merquita, 12, Joy...

Novice musicians triumph in school band contest

A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.

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'Too tough for Smiths City'

Smiths City Dunedin is among nine stores nationwide that have closed temporarily after the...

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Smiths City: stores shut amid voluntary administration

Competing with massive foreign-owned rivals eventually proved too tough for Smiths City, a Dunedin commercial property investor says.

Feedback sought on park plan

The Caledonian Ground, at the forefront of the sports hub at Logan Park in 2007.

Feedback sought on park plan

Plans are being firmed up for the future management of Dunedin’s busy Logan Park sports complex.

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Alison Gremmel joins other striking nurses pleading for better staffing and work conditions...

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Staff shortages taking toll: nurses

Striking nurses say workers are regularly having to skip breaks to help out in understaffed departments.

On the lookout

On the lookout

Armed police swarm Turnbull St, Brockville yesterday morning.

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Clips offer quick way for voters to get to know candidates

Short videos of all 56 candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty or city councillor positions have been created for voters to look through.

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

Sandy Graham. File photo: Linda Robertson

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DCC capital underspend ‘regrettable’

A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.

Taking the stage

Taking the stage

North East Valley Normal School pupil Ihaia Ford pulls a pukana while John McGlashan and Columba Colleges’ kapa haka group Te Tira Haere o te Hahi perform during Otago Polyfest yesterday.

Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise

Auckland Council data shows 6079 dogs were euthanised in the year to July. Photo: Auckland Council

Thousands of dogs put down in Auckland as roaming numbers rise

Thousands of dogs have been put down in Auckland in a year as the region grapples with the problem of roaming animals and an increase in attacks on people.

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Injuries caused at birth: US expert

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Injuries caused at birth: US expert

A medical expert is "certain" an infant’s fractured ribs were caused during birth, not by violence at the hands of a prominent sportsman.

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