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    Donald Trump's hour-long speech before the UN was both grievance-filled and self-congratulatory, saying some world leaders' countries were “going to hell."

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    Foreign Minister Winston Peters listens to Donald Trump's hour-long speech at the UN General...

    Peters says Trump comments 'undiplomatic'

    By Anneke Smith of RNZ Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says US President Donald Trump's criticism of the United Nations is "undiplomatic".

    New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

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    New home for grieving family after Cyclone Gabrielle

    More than two years after Cyclone Gabrielle, and a flood that destroyed their Eskdale house and drowned two-year-old Ivy, the Collins family is moving home.

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    Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

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    Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn

    Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on, but a legal cloud hovers over the project.

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    Chasing ultimate goal one treadmill step at a time

    When Nick Chisholm took his first few "very wobbly", partially supported steps on a treadmill recently, he joked: "finally — it only took 25 years and 6 days of full-on rehab".

    Pre-bedtime advice called into question

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    Pre-bedtime advice called into question

    Just when we thought we had pre-bedtime routines all worked out, new research suggests avoiding screen time, exercise and food for an hour before sleep may not actually help.

    Candidates give views on theatre

    Sophie Barker. Photos: supplied

    Candidates give views on theatre

    Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.

    Car ‘flew over’ garden

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    Car ‘flew over’ garden

    A neighbour watched a car fly over a garden before slamming into a garage in Mosgiel yesterday.

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    Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

    Corinda Taylor. Photo: ODT Files

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    Call to remove suicide stigma after Dunedin 12-year-old's self-inflicted death

    The self-inflicted death of a Dunedin 12-year-old has sparked calls to remove the stigma around discussing suicide.

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    Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

    Lucy Telfar-Barnard. Photo: supplied

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    Firearms incidents costing $322m a year: study

    As the govt reviews gun control laws, Otago Uni researchers hope the panel will take notice of their latest study, which has found firearms incidents are costing NZ $322 million a year.

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    Mum’s the word

    The Riley family, (from left) Will, Bid and Andy, after Will completed his endurance fundraising...

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    Mum’s the word: son’s 100km effort raises funds for trust

    Will Riley did it for his mum and his mum did it for him.

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    Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

    Former Nasa astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria during a spacewalk (EVA) on the International Space...

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    Veteran astronaut to give talk at museum

    "You don’t have to be Superman, you don’t have to be Einstein, you don’t have to be Da Vinci."

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    Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

    Cruise ships berthed at Port Otago. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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    Milford call lauded as cruise visits fall 15%

    Cruise ship visits are down by about 15% in Dunedin this summer and Mickey and Minnie Mouse are not going to make an appearance as tourism businesses face a hit in the pocket.

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    Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

    Dunedin Railways general manager Rebekah Jenkins says business is back with a vengeance this year...

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    Dunedin Railways looking forward to bumper season

    After five years of hibernation, Dunedin Railways is back with a bang as train travel becomes trendy and tourists flock to travelling on the tracks.

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    Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

    Albums by seminal Dunedin Sound band The Bats including 1993’s Silverbeet and 1991’s Fear Of God...

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    Sour note: Dunedin bands leaving Spotify

    The number of Dunedin bands pulling their music from Spotify is on the rise amid concerns about its chief executive’s backing of an AI weapons company.

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    Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

    David Rozado. Photo: supplied

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    Award-winner ‘humbled and grateful’

    Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many amazing things, but it failed to predict David Rozado would win a major research award at the Aotearoa AI Awards.

    In tune with the seasons

    Photo: AP

    In tune with the seasons

    People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday.

    Putting a shine on history

    Photo: Gregor Richardson

    Putting a shine on history

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    Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

    Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

    Man jailed for role in 50kg meth scheme

    A man facing financial difficulties expected a $100,000 payday when he agreed to help import nearly 50kg of methamphetamine.

    Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

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    Cancer patients dying waiting for treatment: specialist

    Blood cancer patients waiting for stem cell transplants are being given extra rounds of chemotherapy and some are dying when that no longer works, a specialist says.
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