First product to help quit vaping approved
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has welcomed the move as "an important step in the fight against New Zealand's vaping epidemic".
Ding, ding, ding: Cars shunted in fender bender
Ding, ding, ding: Cars shunted in fender bender
A Dunedin fender bender shunted a parked car forwards into two other parked vehicles this morning.
Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties
Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties
A US judge says Bank of America must face part of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of knowingly aiding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking by providing banking services.
Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?
Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?
The statue of a corgi sniffing an ice cream is one of three bronze dogs installed in central Christchurch.
One critical in rollover crash near Outram
One critical in rollover crash near Outram
A person in a ‘‘critical condition’’ has been transported to Dunedin Hospital after a car rolled into a paddock near Outram this morning.
'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police
'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police
Police are investigating a suspected arson after discovering a fire inside an allegedly stolen BMW in Mosgiel.
NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace
NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand won't be joining US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
Change needed over disaster response: experts
Change needed over disaster response: experts
As floodwaters recede and damage assessments continue after last week's deadly storms, scrutiny is turning to whether NZ is prepared for the next disaster - and how it'll pay for it.
Watch: Ed Sheeran fan nicks sign after being booted from bar
Watch: Ed Sheeran fan nicks sign after being booted from bar
Security camera footage of a patron ejected from a Christchurch bar taking off with the establishment’s footpath sign in an Uber has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook.
Dunedin travellers worried about UK passport changes
Dunedin travellers worried about UK passport changes
Agents say travellers are confused by the changes and some are considering skipping the UK altogether.
Truck hit by train at level crossing
Truck hit by train at level crossing
A train collided with a truck and trailer unit this morning at a level crossing in Rolleston.
Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him
Wife laughing with husband when tree fatally hit him
The family of a hop grower killed during a storm say his life's work remains rooted in the land the family have farmed for generations.
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‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms
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‘Enshittification’ seen in health reforms
A Dunedin pharmacist is concerned about the ‘‘enshittification’’ of NZ's healthcare system, which is slowly dissolving services to people and increasingly serving ‘‘scale, profit and efficiency’’ instead.
Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital
Builder’s career stretches hospital to hospital
Trevor Ellison reckons if you stand next to a concrete mixer long enough, your working career is bound to turn full circle at some stage.
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DCC backs new business approach
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DCC backs new business approach
Economic development in Dunedin should be supported through a ‘‘bold’’ change of approach that keeps council input at arm’s length, most councillors agree.
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
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Driver seen 'bolting' as crash victim lay unconscious
A resident of a Dunedin street has described people ‘‘bolting’’ from a crash where a woman was found lying unconscious in the street.
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
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Councillors reject Ong’s naming-rights plan
A push to award naming rights of Dunedin public assets has failed, with one councillor confessing he was still baffled despite reading the plan two dozen times.
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Uni welcomes lab rules reform
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Uni welcomes lab rules reform
A promise to make changes to ‘‘impractical’’ government health and safety regulations in science labs has been welcomed by the University of Otago.
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
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Strait repeat could still be on the cards
Despite nursing aches and pains, a bad sunburn and quite a ‘‘nasty’’ bit of chafing yesterday, David Hutchinson is not ruling out another attempt at swimming across Cook Strait.
Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock
Taskforce on course to de-rock Hancock
Taskforce Green members pick up rocks in Hancock Park, near St Kilda Beach, yesterday.