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    Labour leader Chris Hipkins. His party has estimated a net cost of $65 million a year for its...

    Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing

    Chris Hipkins has rejected a suggestion the Labour Party has blown its first election-year policy announcement.

    Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim

    Associate Education Minister David Seymour. Photo: RNZ

    Seymour apologises for violent rhetoric in email to abuse victim

    Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has apologised to a woman after he emailed her saying: "Are you ready to accept you've just had a beating?"

    New podcast helps people tell their sleep stories

    Dr Liesel Mitchell in the studio at OAR FM.

    New podcast helps people tell their sleep stories

    When Dr Liesel Mitchell was diagnosed with a sleep condition called narcolepsy, little did she know it would provide the inspiration for helping others with their sleep.

    Mum's last hope: Family appeals for help funding life-saving cancer treatment

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    Mum's last hope: Family appeals for help funding life-saving cancer treatment

    Tracey Buist-Eastwick aged 58, is the heart of her family.

    Waikouaiti’s Silver Silkies

    Waikouaiti’s Silver Silkies

    These three senior and very hardy women were out body boarding at Waikouaiti beach this morning in quite cool temperatures.

    Eight believed dead after B-52 bomber crash

    Smoke rises from a blackened part of Edwards Air Force Base after the crash. Photo: Reuters

    Eight believed dead after B-52 bomber crash in California

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    Eight crew members are believed to have died in a B-52 bomber crash at California's Edwards Air Force Base, CNN reports, citing the base.

    Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor

    Man can't claim full insurance after fall through bathroom floor

    A homeowner who stepped out of his shower and fell through the bathroom floor is one of a growing number of people caught out by insurers' approach to gradual damage.

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    Concerns after hospital builder loses Corrections work

    Pete Hodgson. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Concerns after hospital builder loses Corrections work

    Health New Zealand is brushing aside concerns about massive contracting company CPB, after the firm lost its contract to oversee the building of a North Island prison.

    Library ‘hive of activity, a haven’

    8-month-old daughter Daisy at the South Dunedin Library yesterday.  PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

    Library ‘hive of activity, a haven’

    A local mother has skipped trips to the city centre in favour of the new South Dunedin library facilities thanks to all the toys available.

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    Building permits plummet in South Dunedin over flood fears

    Russell Lund. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Building permits plummet in South Dunedin over flood fears

    Building permits in South Dunedin have plummeted more than 80% amid fears the impact of flooding has caught up with the low-lying suburb.

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    Rape accused’s defence claims woman lied to police

    Robert Anthony Scott. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Rape accused’s defence claims woman lied to police

    A woman who accused a Dunedin businessman of rapes and assaults has repeatedly lied to police and ‘‘manipulated’’ witnesses, the defence says.

    ‘Reasonable care’ could have saved baby: HDC

    HNZ Southern chief medical officer Dr David Gow was apologetic for the lack of care. PHOTO: ODT...

    ‘Reasonable care’ could have saved baby: HDC

    Health New Zealand Southern failed to provide the ‘‘reasonable care and skill’’ for a pregnant woman which could have saved her baby, the health and disability commissioner has ruled.

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    AI image use floated to prompt Caversham spruce-up

    Caversham Community Group leader Tony Culling with some AI-generated images that could make empty...

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    AI image use floated to prompt Caversham spruce-up

    Sticking pictures of people in busy shops, on the windows of empty shops in Caversham, may be the answer to changing the fortunes of the ‘‘rundown, embarrassing’’ area.

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    'Good to get it out around the community’

    Trinity Catholic College pupils James Black and Mana Moata’ane lift the Ranfurly Shield yesterday...

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    Shield tours Otago: ‘good to get it out around the community’

    A shield well travelled.

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    Possible extinction of hoiho put squarely in the frame

    Dunedin wildlife photographer Astrid Erasmuson stands beside some of the images she captured for...

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    Possible extinction of hoiho put squarely in the frame

    Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to witness the extinction of a species?

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    Dismay in Dunedin Iranian community

    Iranian Roozbeh Karimi, of Dunedin, is sceptical about whether ‘‘the deal’’ to end the war...

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    Dismay in Dunedin Iranian community

    ‘‘A lot of people have died, and nothing’s changed.’’

    Orokonui kākā make Dunedin their home

    A kākā feeds on feijoas in a Maitland St resident’s backyard last June. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Orokonui kākā make Dunedin their home

    After being extinct in Dunedin for about 150 years, encounters with endangered kākā are becoming increasingly common across the city.

    Setting the weld on fire

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Setting the weld on fire

    KiwiRail workers fuse rails together in a fiery display at St Leonards yesterday.

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    ‘Spiritual connection’ as generations meet

    Hendrika Weegenaar, who turned 100 last Thursday, with her signed card from King Charles in her...

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    ‘Spiritual connection’ as generations meet

    Meeting her first great-great-grandchild during her 100th birthday celebration was a special moment for a Dunedin woman.

    Stepson of Norway's Crown Prince found guilty of rape

    Marius Borg Hoiby. Photo: Getty Images

    Stepson of Norway's Crown Prince found guilty of rape

    The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince has been found guilty of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a trial that has dented the royal family's once picture-perfect image.
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