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US issues new sanctions targeting Venezuela

A satellite image shows the VLCC Skipper, which maritime risk management group Vanguard said was...

US issues new sanctions targeting Venezuela

The United States has issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers.

Woman killed by Southland man named

Nathan Boulter admitted murdering a woman in Christchurch earlier this year. Photo: Open Justice ...

Name suppression lifts for woman killed by Southland man

A possessive stalker who stabbed a Christchurch mother 55 times after she broke off their relationship will be sentenced for murder in February.

Reward, bravery bring back Bo after ram raid

Kathrine Calder-Ritchie and her pet ram Bo who is home safe and sound after being stolen. Photo:...

Reward, bravery bring back Bo after ram raid

Pet ram Bo is like a child to Kathrine Calder-Ritchie and her husband. So when the knobbly-kneed 3-year-old was stolen from a paddock in Little River, they were absolutely devastated.

Toddler strangled by strapping on unsafe bed

The coroner said the boy's slat bed from The Warehouse was not inherently safe. Photo: Supplied

Canterbury toddler strangled by strapping on unsafe bed: coroner

A Canterbury toddler who was strangled by loose strapping hanging under an unsafe bed sold by The Warehouse died in a preventable accident, a coroner has ruled.

'No apology' over checkpoint staffing amid crime wave

Eight police officers were tied up in a 75min traffic stop in Christchurch - at a time when the city’s top cop says "every available resource" was being used to fight an outbreak in youth crime.

Carpark floated to ease parking woes

Carpark floated to ease parking woes

A multi-storey carpark has been floated by Dunedin City Council to address parking concerns around the new hospital.

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Dozens of student flats found wanting

An aerial view of the University of Otago and some of the student quarter. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Dozens of student flats found wanting

A major government-led inspection of flats in Dunedin’s student quarter has found dozens of breaches of healthy homes legislation, but no financial penalties have been dished out.

Thunderstruck: region left shakin’ at the knees (or wet, anyway)

Lightning strikes above Vogel St in Dunedin. PHOTO: ALICIA SOUTHEE

Thunderstruck: region left shakin’ at the knees (or wet, anyway)

Many in the Dunedin area got a drenching yesterday afternoon after a major thunderstorm swept across the city and surrounding areas.

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‘Sick to the stomach’: Frustration brews at council meeting

Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker at yesterday's meeting. PHOTO: YOUTUBE

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‘Sick to the stomach’: Frustration brews at council meeting

Frustration was brewing at yesterday’s Dunedin City Council meeting, much like the storm clouds grumbling outside.

Design prowess proves a winner

Annabel van Baalen, 13, sports her winning vest design. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Design prowess proves a winner

A touch of western class has won a Dunedin secondary student a national fashion award.

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Kitten kicker avoids jail sentence

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Kitten kicker avoids jail sentence

A Dunedin man has avoided imprisonment for violent offending, including drop-kicking a kitten and mutilating its corpse.

Overnight closures planned for SH1 in January

Dunedin's Southern Motorway at Fairfield. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Overnight closures planned for SH1 in January

Overnight closures are scheduled for parts of State Highway 1 in Dunedin next month as essential roadworks are carried out.

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Competition-winning project reshaping archaeological research

The Otago Boys’ High School robotics team (from left) Stuart Scott, 14, Ryder Greig, 15, Jack...

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Competition-winning project reshaping archaeological research

A group of Dunedin secondary school students’ cutting-edge research has won them a national engineering competition and a trip to Texas.

New tug sails into future with nod to history

Port Otago has called its new tug Ōtepoti. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New tug sails into future with nod to history

It has a name and will be on its way to the new home within the week.

Deep Stream upgrade an exciting step forward

Train at the Deep Stream stop. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Deep Stream upgrade an exciting step forward

Sometimes it is the most subtle changes that make the biggest differences.

Watch: Terror at 4500m as skydiver dangles

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

An Australian skydiving company has committed to improved safety measures after a terrifying incident which left a man dangling from the tail of a light aircraft 4500 metres in the air.

Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin

Department of Conservation staff, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and volunteers carry a...

Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin

Some alert KiwiRail workers led to a dolphin being successfully rescued from the edge of Blueskin Bay on Wednesday afternoon.

Aussie teens brag about still being on social media after ban

Australian social media feeds were flooded with comments from people claiming to be under 16,...

Aussie teens brag about still being on social media after ban

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday took aim at young people parading themselves on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live

Christchurch couple targeted vulnerable in $4m Ponzi scheme

Dozens of people suffered “devastating” heartbreak after discovering they had been scammed out of millions by a couple they trusted with their savings

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